Nintendo is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and manufactures both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began in 1889 when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi founded the company to produce handmade hanafuda playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business and becoming a public company, Nintendo began producing toys in the 1960s, and later video games.
Toys and playing cards
Amiibo
Arcade products
Electro-mechanical games
Arcade video games
Nintendo VS. System
PlayChoice-10
Nintendo Super System
Dedicated console
Color TV-Game
Game & Watch
Others
NES/Famicom
Famicom Disk System
Game Boy
Nintendo Power
Super NES/Super Famicom
Nintendo Power
Satellaview
Virtual Boy
Nintendo 64
64DD
Game Boy Color
Nintendo Power
Game Boy Advance
e-Reader
GameCube
Pokémon Mini
Nintendo DS
DS Download Play
All following Nintendo-owned licensed games were created as part of various Nintendo Game Seminars held from 2005 to 2010. These seminars were designed to teach students how to develop games by having them work in groups to create their own titles. Nintendo published these games through DS Download Stations in Japan. Games from seminars held before 2005 were never released, while those from after 2010 were made available on the Wii U eShop. Additionally, the 2009 and 2010 games were also downloadable via the Wii's Minna no Nintendo Channel and Nintendo Zones, alongside DS Download Stations.
DSiWare
Wii
WiiWare
Virtual Console
Nintendo 3DS
eShop exclusives
Virtual Console
Wii U
eShop exclusives
Virtual Console
Nintendo Switch
eShop exclusives
Nintendo Classics
Nintendo Switch 2
eShop exclusives
Switch game upgrades
Due to the backward compatibility of the Nintendo Switch 2, the vast majority of the Nintendo Switch library is playable on the system. Certain titles, however, have received updated versions optimized for Nintendo Switch 2 hardware. These updates may include visual enhancements, improved frame rates, and support for additional control features, such as mouse functionality. These releases are divided into two categories. The first consists of “Switch 2 Edition” titles, which are available as standalone physical releases for Nintendo Switch 2 and may also be obtained as paid upgrades via the Nintendo eShop by owners of the original Nintendo Switch version. Some editions may include new exclusive DLC. The second category includes free updates, which enhance existing Nintendo Switch titles when played on Nintendo Switch 2 without requiring a separate purchase.
Nintendo Classics
All Nintendo Classics games from the original Nintendo Switch are also available on the Switch 2. The list below includes only titles exclusive to the Switch 2.
Mobile & Smart Devices
Personal Computer
Browser
Developed but not published by Nintendo
Arcade Archives
Since May 15, 2014, Hamster Corporation has been developing and publishing a series of arcade game ports for modern consoles under the name Arcade Archives. Several Nintendo arcade games were ported to the Nintendo Switch between September 27, 2017, and December 18, 2020.
Officially-licensed without direct Nintendo involvement
There have been several commercially released video games officially licensed to use Nintendo-owned intellectual properties without the company or one of its subsidiaries being involved in the game's production or distribution.
Medal games, redemption games, slot machines
Electro-mechanical games
See also
- List of Game & Watch games
- List of Nintendo Entertainment System games
- List of Famicom Disk System games
- List of Game Boy games
- List of Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
- List of Super Game Boy games
- List of Satellaview broadcasts
- List of Virtual Boy games
- List of Nintendo 64 games
- List of Game Boy Color games
- List of Game Boy Advance games
- List of GameCube games
- List of Nintendo DS games
- List of Wii games
External links
References
- Revisit Nintendo’s roots with Hanafuda Nintendo of Europe SE, retrieved 2025-12-24^
- Rich Stanton. The History of Nintendo: 1889-1980 review Eurogamer.net, 2013-02-14, retrieved 2025-12-24^
- Nintendo Game Lists By System nindb.com, retrieved November 28, 2017