Company: Nintendo
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Pokkén Tournament
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Dr. Mario
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Sonic Rush Adventure
Donkey Kong Land
HarmoKnight
Wave Race 64
Mario Tennis Aces
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
Yoshi's Safari
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Kirby's Block Ball
Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition
Pokémon Sword
Harvest Moon DS
Super Mario 3D World
Super Smash Bros.
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
F-Zero
Mario Tennis: Power Tour
Donkey Kong
Harvest Moon
Pokémon White Version
Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends
Nintendo World Championships 1990
Miitomo
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
StarTropics
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Chibi-Robo!
Densetsu no Starfy
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia
New Super Mario Bros. U
Star Fox Wii
Kirby Super Star
Bayonetta 2
Pikmin
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WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Yoshi
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
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While Nintendo's name is often translated as "leave luck to heaven," the veracity of this is dubious at best, owed in part to a lack of historical documentation and the wide range of possible readings for the name as written in Kanji. Among other things, "Nintendo" can also be interpreted as the more mundane "the temple of free hanafuda," referring to the company's initial purpose as a playing card manufacturer. Late president Hiroshi Yamauchi, who was descended from company founder Fusajiro Yamauchi, admitted that he didn't know what "Nintendo" actually meant, and that "leave luck to heaven" was only accepted by the company because it seemed plausible.
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