About Nintendo
Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi as a manufacturer of handmade Hanafuda playing cards. After venturing into various businesses, Nintendo entered the toy market in the 1960s before revolutionising video games. With over 5.5 billion games sold and 800 million hardware units shipped, Nintendo remains a global gaming leader. Nintendo created some of gaming's most beloved franchises: Mario (originating as "Jumpman" in 1981's Donkey Kong, designed by Shigeru Miyamoto), The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing, and the Pokémon universe. The Pokémon Company, established by Nintendo alongside Creatures and Game Freak, manages the Pokémon brand—launched in Japan in 1996 as Pocket Monsters Red and Green. Console history includes the NES (1983), Game Boy (1989), Nintendo 64 (1996), Wii (2006), and the revolutionary Nintendo Switch (2017)—a hybrid home/handheld console with Joy-Con controllers featuring accelerometers and gyroscopes. The Switch 2, introduced in 2025, became the fastest-selling console in history, selling over 3.5 million units and breaking the PlayStation 2's record. Nintendo UK was established with offices in Slough, Berkshire as part of global expansion in the 2000s. In UK supermarkets, Nintendo products typically include Switch games, controllers, accessories, and licensed merchandise. Compare Nintendo Switch games and accessories at Tesco, Asda, Argos and Game with Grocefully.





