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nintendo did not create pokemon -- that was game-freak
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'''Nintendo''' (Japanese: 任天堂 ''nintendō''; TSE: NTDOY) is a company in Japan which develops and manufactures its own line of video games and consoles. The name Nintendo means "leave luck to heaven." | '''Nintendo''' (Japanese: 任天堂 ''nintendō''; TSE: NTDOY) is a company in Japan which develops and manufactures its own line of video games and consoles. The name Nintendo means "leave luck to heaven." They are the creators of many popular franchises aside from ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'', such as ''[[The Legend of Zelda (franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]''. Nintendo's mascot is [[Mario]] himself. Nintendo revived the North American video game industry after the [[wikipedia:Video game crash of 1983|video game crash of 1983]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||