Nintendo Company, Ltd.

Nintendo Company, Ltd. was created in 1889, as a producer of playing cards. In the 20th century, they became a video game company, and their first big console was the Nintendo Entertainment System. It became a huge success in Japan and the USA, and was later released all over the world.

With their well known games featuring the characters Mario from the [http://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros. Super Mario Bros. series], Link from Legend of Zelda series, and Samus Aran from the Metroid series, Nintendo became a household name, and the biggest video game company of its age. Another game that was first released on the NES was the original  game, by a little company known as Squaresoft which became another success, along with the cult-followed Chrono series.