The Japanese company Nintendo was founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi. The company originally produced hand-crafted playing cards. By the early 1960s several other ventures had been tried out including a taxi company and a love hotel!
Nintendo first ventured into the video game industry in the 1970s. In the 1980s they introduced us to their classic Game & Watch hand-held games and soon-to-become-iconic characters like Donkey Kong, Zelda and the Super Mario Bros. Other early Nintendo products include Game Boy, the NES and SNES consoles, and a co-ownership of the Pokémon franchise. Nintendo continues to be one of the leading innovaters in the electronic games industry today.
Warning: awesome alert code red. This post contains more than 50 images of Nintendo related goodness. Enjoy.
Die Cut N°4. 1994. US.
Die Cut N°4. 1994. US.
Hawk & Dove N°11. 1990. US.
Taito titles for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Young All Stars. 1988.
Zanac and Lunar Pool for the Nintendo and NES. The Young All-Stars. 1988.
Hawk & Dove N°11. 1990. US.
Detective Comics N°651. 1992. US.
US. Groo. 1990.
US. Dark Hawk. 1991.
Gameboy. Denmark. 1991. Image supplied by Jaltesorensen.
US. DC Starman.1989.
USA. Groo. 1989.
USA. Groo. 56. 1989.
France. Pif Gadget. 1983.
US. Groo. 1988.
US. Groo. 1989.
US. Groo. 1989.
USA. Groo. 54. 1989.
US. Starman. 1989.
US. Nth Man. 1989.
US. Groo. 1988.
US. Groo. 1988.
US. Groo. 1989.
Cloak n Dagger. 1989.
US. Groo. 1990.
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Nintendo. Denmark. 1991. Image supplied by Jaltesorensen.
US. Groo. 1989.
US. Groo. 1989.
US. Groo. 1990.
US. Firestorm. 1989.
US. Nth Man. 1989.
US. Groo. 1990.
US. Groo. 1989.
US. Groo. 1989.
US. Nth Man. 1989.
US. Nth Man. 1989.
US. Groo. 1991.
US. Starman. 1989.
US. Groo. 1988.
US. Groo. 1989.
US. Groo. 1989.
Denmark. Anders And & Co. 1983.
UK. Hamleys Catalogue. 1983.
France. Pif Gadget. 1984.
USA. Groo 49. 1989.
US. Firestorm. 1989.
US. Groo. 1989.
US. Nth Man. 1989.
US. New Universe. 1988.
Hawk & Dove N°11. 1990. US.
De Speelboom N°3. November. 1987. Netherlands.
Speelboom Club Journal 5. 1987. Netherlands.
Kool Aid Nintendo offer. The Young All-Stars. 1988.
For the complete rundown of Nintendo products from the ’80s to present see the official site: Nintendo
The Vintage Toy Advertiser 
Great collection of ads! A friend of mine had the Airwolf game. He loved the show and used to play the game a lot. I think I still have the Metal Gear game. Wow… I’ve got the music for it running through my head now.
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Oooooh, awesome nostalgia! I’ve always been more of a Sega than a Nintendo, but I’ve always loved Ninty’s handhelds… the Gameboy ads take me back to my glorious childhood, thanks my friend. 🙂
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What a great walk down memory lane!! Love it!!
Sill love that Metal Gear ad.
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Wonderfully fun retro computer game adds, especially those for TMHT and the Metal Gear add. Love those!
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