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What You Didn’t Know About Nintendo [INFOGRAPHIC]
Below is an infographic put together by OnlineMBA.com. The infographic contains several interesting facts about Nintendo such as how the company was founded in 1889 as a playing card company, but made their first video game in 1978. In 1977 Nintendo hired staff artist Shigeru Miyamoto–who would eventually become the creator of Donkey Kong, Mario, Zelda, and the Wii. Check out some other interesting facts below:
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Categories Infographics, Nintendo, Shigeru Miyamoto
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Over 100 Million Nintendo DS Units Sold
Although Sony recently sold 50 million Sony PSPs, Nintendo is flaunting a few big numbers of their own. Nintendo has sold 100 million DS handheld units that launched in 2004. The 100 millionth unit sold on March 6. The new version of the DS, called the DSi is launching in the U.S. on April 5.
The DS has two LCD screens inside, the bottom screen being touch. It has a microphone built in and has wireless support. The wireless support allows players to interact with each other within 10-30 meters. The Sony PSP was outselling the DS initially, but then Nintendo unleashed a game called Nintendogs. The game was put together by Shigeru Miyamoto and quickly took off.
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Categories Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Shigeru Miyamoto
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