| 1889 | Nintendo is founded | Japanese businessman Fusajiro Ymauchi founded a small trading card company. He named it Nintendo. |
| 1959 | Nintendo joins forces with Disney | For seventy years the Nintendo card company dominated the trading card market. They joined forces with Disney to produce Disney trading cards. |
| 1962 | Nintendo stock goes public | Their joint venture with Disney was a huge success, and it took the company to a new level. They were able to open their stock to the public. |
| 1965 | Trying new things | With Nintendo's success, they began branching out into new markets including food and toys. Each of their ideas failed, except for their ideas in toys. |
| 1970 | The Ultra Hand | The Ultra Hand was Nintendo's first big toy hit. Developed by one of Nintendo's assembly line workers, Gunpei Yokoi, the moving hand opened new doors for Nintendo. |
| 1975 | The video game market | Electronic games had been gaining popularity for several years, and Nintendo dabbled in a few new products. They began distributing the Magnavox Odyssey, and saw success. |
| 1981 | Arcade games pick up speed | Over the years, Nintendo began developing arcade games. Their games caught on, with the hugely popular Donkey Kong gaining instant fame. |
| 1982 | The Advanced Video System | Nintendo continued working on a handheld home device for video games. Some of them never came to fruition, but others went out to the public with mild success. |
| 1985 | The Nintendo Entertainment System | After a few years of perfecting their design and technology, Nintendo was at last ready to release their at-home gaming system. They released a limited number of games, including Super Mario Brothers in Japan. |
| 1989 | The Game Boy | Nintendo designed and released the first portable gaming system. The Game Boy was low in price, and was instantly popular. |
| 1990 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Super Mario Bros. 3 was an instant hit, selling over 18 million copies. It has been called the best 8-bit game ever made. |
| 1991 | The Super Nintendo | The Super Nintendo had a new sleek design with a better controller. The introduction of the Super Nintendo helped pave the way for CD-ROM games of the future. |
| 1994 | The Nintendo 64 | Nintendo continued streamlining their design and updating their technology, and they soon released the Nintendo 64. A year later, Sony would release the PlayStation which would cut into Nintendo's profits. |
| 1996 | Pokemon cards | Originally known as Pocket Monsters, Pokemon cards became wildly popular. Nintendo took back ground it had lost to Sony, but the success didn't last and Nintendo struggled for several years. |
| 2004 | Nintendo DS is introduced | Nintendo released their new portable gaming system called the Nintendo DS. In 2006, they released the Wii which was aimed at people who wouldn't normally play video games; it became a huge success and put Nintendo back on the map. |
