![Jon Erlichman on X: "Nintendo was founded this day in 1889. It made hand-painted playing cards. https://t.co/Wh0t6NPY1H" / X Jon Erlichman on X: "Nintendo was founded this day in 1889. It made hand-painted playing cards. https://t.co/Wh0t6NPY1H" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdXjJRFXwAAvsq1.jpg)
Jon Erlichman on X: "Nintendo was founded this day in 1889. It made hand-painted playing cards. https://t.co/Wh0t6NPY1H" / X
![Alex Friedman 🤠 on X: "The fact that Nintendo was founded the same year that Vincent Van Gogh painted Starry Night absolutely DESTROYS my perception of time https://t.co/pUmbcl8KTo" / X Alex Friedman 🤠 on X: "The fact that Nintendo was founded the same year that Vincent Van Gogh painted Starry Night absolutely DESTROYS my perception of time https://t.co/pUmbcl8KTo" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6zCcsVXkAEyn0n.jpg:large)
Alex Friedman 🤠 on X: "The fact that Nintendo was founded the same year that Vincent Van Gogh painted Starry Night absolutely DESTROYS my perception of time https://t.co/pUmbcl8KTo" / X
Empire Code - Nintendo was founded in 1889 which meant they existed way before computers. What did they sell then? From 1889-1956, Nintendo focused on the playing cards industry. Till this day,
![Nintendo was founded as a card company in late 1889, originally named Nintendo Koppai. | Old nintendo, Card games, Mario Nintendo was founded as a card company in late 1889, originally named Nintendo Koppai. | Old nintendo, Card games, Mario](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/9c/5a/78/9c5a7873e2199c7ea3d7fafc3ac18c02.jpg)
Nintendo was founded as a card company in late 1889, originally named Nintendo Koppai. | Old nintendo, Card games, Mario
![Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a hanafuda playing card company. Here are 2 of their classic Tengu decks! : r/gaming Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a hanafuda playing card company. Here are 2 of their classic Tengu decks! : r/gaming](https://i.redd.it/z9xvg461nbi81.jpg)