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1980
Game & Watch
1980
Ten billion
1983
Family Computer
(1985 NES)
1981
Coin-op Donkey Kong
1989
Game Boy
1982
Game & Watch Multi-Screen
1990
Super Famicom
(1991 SNES)
1995
Virtual Boy
1986
Started selling the Family Computer Disk Drive System to expand the functions of the
Family Computer System in Japan. Released NES in Europe.
1987
Released the Legend of Zelda for NES in the U.S.
1988
On-line stock brokerage services utilizing the Family Computer Network System are
started in Japan jointly with Nomura Securities. Enlarged Uji plant and built Uji-Ogura
plant in Kyoto, Japan. Nintendo of America Inc. publishes the first issue of Nintendo
Power magazine.
1989
Introduced Game Boy, the first portable, hand-held game system with interchangeable
game paks, in Japan and the U.S.
1990
Nintendo enters the 16-bit console market with the release of the Super Famicom in
Japan. Established Nintendo of Europe GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Released Game
Boy in Europe.
1991
The 16-bit Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES), along with Super Mario
World, is released in the U.S.
1992
Released Super NES in Europe.
1993
Established subsidiaries in France, UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Australia.
The Nintendo Gateway program is introduced to provide Nintendo entertainment to
airline passengers and hotel guests in the U.S. Built Uji-Okubo plant in Kyoto, Japan.
 
1986
Started selling the Family Computer Disk Drive System to expand the functions of the
Family Computer System in Japan. Released NES in Europe.
1987
Released the Legend of Zelda for NES in the U.S.
1988
On-line stock brokerage services utilizing the Family Computer Network System are
started in Japan jointly with Nomura Securities. Enlarged Uji plant and built Uji-Ogura
plant in Kyoto, Japan. Nintendo of America Inc. publishes the first issue of Nintendo
Power magazine.
1989
Introduced Game Boy, the first portable, hand-held game system with interchangeable
game paks, in Japan and the U.S.
1990
Nintendo enters the 16-bit console market with the release of the Super Famicom in
Japan. Established Nintendo of Europe GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Released Game
Boy in Europe.
1991
The 16-bit Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES), along with Super Mario
World, is released in the U.S.
1992
Released Super NES in Europe.
1993
Established subsidiaries in France, UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Australia.
The Nintendo Gateway program is introduced to provide Nintendo entertainment to
airline passengers and hotel guests in the U.S. Built Uji-Okubo plant in Kyoto, Japan.
 
1994
Released the Super Game Boy, a peripheral for the Super NES, which enables Game Boy
software to be played on TV screen. Released Donkey Kong Country for Super NES that
uses proprietary Advanced Computer Modeling (ACM) graphics. Uji, Uji-Ogura and
Uji-Okubo plants received ISO-9002.
1995
Started selling SatellaView adapter for Super Famicom in Japan, enabling the system to
receive digital data from broadcast satellite. Nintendo introduced a 32-bit Virtual
Immersion system known as the Virtual Boy.
1996
Launched Nintendo 64 in Japan and the U.S. Launched Game Boy Pocket worldwide.
Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green (known as Pokémon Blue outside Japan) for Game
Boy are released in Japan.
1997
Launched Nintendo 64 in Europe. Pokémon TV series starts in Japan.
1998
Nintendo introduces Game Boy Color along with innovative devices Game Boy Camera
and Printer. Pokémon, a breakthrough game concept for Game Boy, is introduced
overseas and generates an international craze to “catch 'em all!” The first Pokémon
movie is released in Japan.
1999
Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, both Game Boy Color games, are introduced in
Japan.
2000
Pokémon Crystal for Game Boy Color is released in Japan. The headquarters of
Nintendo Co., Ltd. relocates from the Higashiyama-ward to the Minami-ward of Kyoto,
Japan.
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