Nintendo on DeBaser: reviews, classics, and pixelated love

Nintendo

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Fornintendo fans, retro gamers, platformer lovers, and curious newcomers to mario, zelda, and metroid.
5 Reviews 13 Definitions 2 Charts

The Profile

Nintendo is a Japanese video game company founded in 1889, creator of the Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid franchises, and maker of consoles including the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, and Switch.

Founded: 1889 in Kyoto, Japan; Industry leader in game development and hardware; Key franchises include Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Donkey Kong; Notable hardware: NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch.

A handful of glowing reviews celebrate Nintendo’s icons: Mario, Link, and Samus. From 8-bit wonder to Wii-era perfection, writers praise gameplay craft, gravity-bending ideas, and orchestral scores. Nostalgia runs high, with personal memories and timeless mechanics front and center. The consensus: genre-defining, era-making games.

Notable Quotes

❝ The Nintendo era begins.

❝ Nintendo has achieved perfection. In every aspect.

❝ My favorite game, and the best game in history. Period.

❝ Shades of gray, graphics that seemed amazing for the time, minimal and eerie music, disgusting monsters to face in solitude as you delve into the depths of an unknown planet; few ingredients, but mixed brilliantly.