Happy 120th birthday, Nintendo!

by David Hinkle on Sep 24th 2009 3:45PM

Wow, has it already been 120 years? It seems like yesterday we were stamping around on our Power Pad and staring in awe at our freshly-opened Super Scope 6 package. But, alas, the house that Mario built is indeed 120 years young today and we'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate the company on its skyscrapers of cash and getting grandma into video games. We hear the execs plan to celebrate with some tasty iced coffee.

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Reader Comments (14)

120 and yet they still look positively young!!

Congrats to essentially being the gaming market.

I'd say that warrants a $120 sale.

No?

At least for the DSi?

Fine then.

what the hell was nintendo doing back in 1889??

oh, they were making flower cards. how nice.

In honor of Nintendo's 120th anniversary, they will be rewarding all their loyal fans by releasing a game that allows them to make their very own flower cards.

It's crazy to think how a small-time card-making business in a country technologically and ideologically stuck in the 15th century turned into one of the most powerful and influential companies in the world.

Happy birthday Nintendo! May you still be pushing creativity in gaming for another 120 years!

God smiled today just for Nintendo.

It was twenty years ago today
Nintendo made a game to play
It would never go out of style
but it's guaranteed to make a smile
so may I introduce to you
the one and only Star Frontier
and Nintendo the classic gaming company.

Downvote because I suck at making songs.

Naw, it's the effort that counts.

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnn-teennnnnnn-dooooooo!

What would you think if I played NES,
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your games and I'll play them with you,
And I'l try not to beat your high score.

Oh, I get by with Mario as my friend,
Mm, I get high with Luigi as my friend,
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends.