nintendocafe: Nintendo’s very first office in Kyoto in 1889Nintendo was founded as a playing c
nintendocafe: Nintendo’s very first office in Kyoto in 1889Nintendo was founded as a playing card company by Fusajiro Yamauchi on September 23, 1889. Based in Kyoto, Japan the business produced and marketed Hanafuda cards. The handmade cards soon became popular, and Yamauchi hired assistants to mass-produce cards to satisfy demand. -- source link