Nintendo

Nintendo is commonly known as one the major video game hardware and software manufacturers in the world.

Origins

Nintendo actually finds its roots in Hanafuda, a Japanese card game.

Nintendo Video game systems

NES - Nintendo Entertainment System
GAMEBOY - A classic handheld games console SNES - Super Nintendo / Super Nintendo Entertainment System
N64 - Nintendo 64, the World's FIRST 64bit console
GBC - GAMEBOY Color, evolution of the original with a colour screen
GBA - Gameboy Advance, a 32bit handheld. Gamecube - Nintendo's entry to the 128bit console war with Sony's PS2 (Playstation2) & Microsoft XBOX
NDS - Nintendo DS, an innovative 64bit handheld.
DS Lite - Nintendo DS Lite, an improved version of the original
Wii - Nintendo Wii, an innovative games console, and Nintendo's latest offering, with sales exceeding expectations against stuff competition between the XBOX360 & Playstation3