Games & Toys
9 Eggciting Facts About Nintendo’s Yoshi
Did you know that in the Japanese version of Super Mario World, Yoshi can eat dolphins?
Nintendo is an electronics & video game company based in Japan. The company was founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade playing cards.
Here you’ll find facts about your favorite Nintendo franchises, consoles, and games.
Games & Toys
9 Eggciting Facts About Nintendo’s Yoshi
Did you know that in the Japanese version of Super Mario World, Yoshi can eat dolphins?
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7 Super Facts About Nintendo’s Mario
Mario's first appearance was in 1981 in the Donkey Kong video game, and he was a carpenter, not a plumber.
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100 Interesting Facts About Your Favorite Video Games
Left 4 Dead 2 was so popular that an expansion was released eleven years after the original launch date.
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9 Interesting Facts About The Nintendo Switch
As of March 2018, the Nintendo Switch became the fastest-selling video game console of all time.
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25 Fun Facts About Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong games have been around since 1981, but DK didn’t make his movie debut until 2015 in "Pixels".
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15 Fun Facts About the Nintendo Game Boy
The Game Boy Light, a Japanese-only release, had a built-in backlit screen allowing people to play in low light conditions.
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10 Fun Facts About Princess Peach
In 2007, Princess Peach ended up on Forbes’ list of Wealthiest Fictional Billionaires.
Holidays & Celebrations
National Mario Day | March 10 (MAR10)
In 1983, the first Mario Bros. game was released featuring Mario and his brother Luigi.
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Interesting Facts About Nintendo’s Wii U
The Nintendo Wii U gamepad is not only a controller, additional screen, and separate console, but can also control your TV!
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20 Interesting Facts About the Nintendo 64
The final Nintendo 64 cartridge game ever made was "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" and was released in 2002.
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30 Fun Facts About The Legend of Zelda
Robin Williams called his daughter Zelda, after the princess in the game The Legend of Zelda.
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What You Didn’t Know About Nintendo InfoGraphic
Did you know that "Nintendo" means "leave luck to heaven" in Japanese?