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Nintendo is a Japanese multinational video game developer and console manufacturer headquarted in Kyoto, Japan. They are the creators of many popular franchises, with the Mario franchise serving as their primary focus and Mario himself as their official mascot. Nintendo has been closely affiliated with HAL Laboratory since 1991, who went on to develop almost exclusively for Nintendo hardware, and has been the publisher for the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series of games.

History

The company started out in 1889 as a playing card manufacturer founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi, and became a video game company in 1977. Nintendo has seen a commercial breakthrough in the global market in 1981 with the arcade hit Donkey Kong and went on to develop a line of world's most highly sold and recognizable consoles. In the modern console market, Nintendo's systems are often less powerful in terms of processing power than competing machines, focusing instead on accessibility and innovation and catering more to younger demographics.

Gaming systems

Home systems

Home systems made by Nintendo
System	US release date	Kirby games
		New games	Backwards compatibility / Virtual Console	CanceTemplate:Led
Color TV Game	Japan-exclusive	None
Nintendo Entertainment System	October 18, 1985	Kirby's Adventure	N/A
Super Nintendo Entertainment System	August 13, 1991	Kirby's Dream Course [[Kirby's Avalanche|Template:KAv KGT]] Kirby's Toy Box (Satellaview, Japan only) [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby's Star Stacker (Japan only)	All Game Boy games (Super Game Boy)	Kid Kirby
Nintendo 64	September 29, 1996	Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	N/A	Kirby Bowl 64 Kirby's Airride
Nintendo GameCube	November 18, 2001	Kirby Air Ride	All Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games (Game Boy Player)	Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 Kirby for Nintendo GameCube
Wii	November 19, 2006	Kirby's Epic Yarn [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	All GameCube games Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Dream Course [[Kirby's Avalanche|Template:KAv KGT]] [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby's Star Stacker (Japan only) Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	None
Wii U	November 18, 2012	[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse|Template:KatRC KatRP]]	All Wii games Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Dream Course [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] Kirby's Star Stacker (Japan only) Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror [[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]] [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]] Kirby Mass Attack Kirby's Epic Yarn [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]	None
Nintendo Switch	March 3, 2017	Kirby Star Allies Super Kirby Clash Kirby Fighters 2	Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Dream Course Kirby's Dream Land 3 [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]]	None

Handheld systems

Handheld systems made by Nintendo
System	US release date	Kirby games
		New games	Backwards compatibility / Virtual Console	CanceTemplate:Led
Game and Watch	Various	None
Game Boy	July 31, 1989	Kirby's Dream Land Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Block Ball Kirby's Star Stacker	N/A
Virtual Boy	July 21, 1995	N/A
Game Boy Color	November 18, 1998	Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	All Game Boy games	Kirby Family
Game Boy Advance	June 11, 2001	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby Slide (via e-Reader)	All Game Boy and Game Boy Color games	None
Nintendo DS	November 21, 2004	[[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]] [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]] Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby Mass Attack	All Game Boy Advance games (only some models)	None
Nintendo 3DS	March 27, 2011	Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby Fighters Deluxe Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Team Kirby Clash Deluxe Kirby's Blowout Blast Kirby Battle Royale Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	All DS games Kirby's Dream Land 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Block Ball Kirby's Star Stacker Kirby's Dream Course (only on "New" variants) [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] (Only on "New" variants) Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (3DS ambassador program only)	None
Nintendo Switch Lite	September 20, 2019	N/A	All Nintendo Switch games	N/A