Happy 120th birthday, Nintendo!

by David Hinkle { Sep 24th 2009 at 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.

Tags: birthday, happy-birthday-nintendo

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

[ArchiGamer] [Painstakingly Written Before A Live Audience] @ Sep 24th 2009 3:51PM

120 and yet they still look positively young!!

Congrats to essentially being the gaming market.

GewurztraminerX @ Sep 24th 2009 4:30PM

I'd say that warrants a $120 sale.

No?

At least for the DSi?

Fine then.

cylet @ Sep 24th 2009 4:31PM

what the hell was nintendo doing back in 1889??

cylet @ Sep 24th 2009 4:32PM

oh, they were making flower cards. how nice.

Courtney @ Sep 24th 2009 4:50PM

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.

Mr. Fister @ Sep 24th 2009 4:51PM

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!

Dv8thwonder @ Sep 24th 2009 5:25PM

God smiled today just for Nintendo.

Autobot @ Sep 24th 2009 5:29PM

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.

MRLN the Amazing @ Sep 24th 2009 8:00PM

Naw, it's the effort that counts.

GewurztraminerX @ Sep 25th 2009 10:00AM

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.

gatotsu911 @ Sep 25th 2009 3:52AM

Tasty iced coffee? You mean Orange Mocha Frapuccino? Zoolander reference fail.

It'd be cool if they celebrated by, like, announcing something.

Matias @ Sep 24th 2009 8:08PM

120 years of making childhoods happy, thanks Nintendo.

Neko @ Sep 25th 2009 6:39PM

Is it really a surprise that the oldest video game company is also the greatest?

aj @ Sep 26th 2009 3:12PM

Have you ever tried to play Hanafuda?

It's fucking crazy.

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