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In 1981, it created the popular arcade game "Donkey Kong", which brought it international attention, and introduced Nintendo to the American market.  Nintendo's products in the United States are released through Nintendo of America, their American subsidiary.
 
In 1981, it created the popular arcade game "Donkey Kong", which brought it international attention, and introduced Nintendo to the American market.  Nintendo's products in the United States are released through Nintendo of America, their American subsidiary.
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The word 'Nintendo' (任天堂株式会社) is said by the companies own sources to literally translate to 'leave luck to heaven'<ref>Touch Generations: [http://www.touchgenerations.com/enGB/discover_nintendo/what_nintendo_means.php What Nintendo Means]</ref>. The term has its origins in gambling done with Hanafuda cards; Nintendo's first product.
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The word 'Nintendo' (任天堂株式会社) is said by the companies own sources to literally translate to 'leave luck to heaven'<ref>Touch Generations: [http://www.touchgenerations.com/enGB/discover_nintendo/what_nintendo_means.php What Nintendo Means]</ref>. The term has its origins in gambling done with Hanafuda cards.
    
==Nintendo Video game systems==
 
==Nintendo Video game systems==
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