The Desert Colossus

Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: MagmarFire on July 04, 2006, 07:52:51 PM

Title: Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: MagmarFire on July 04, 2006, 07:52:51 PM
No, you're not hallucinating, my fellow gamers. According to Wikipedia, Nintendo was founded on November 6, 1889, and its original focus was as a playing card company! :o

Shocking, yes? :o
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: MasterKeyX on July 04, 2006, 09:01:56 PM
i heard that. my old gym teacher had some of the oldest playing cards around!
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: KorkiKid on July 04, 2006, 09:57:04 PM
wow, It  must have lots of winkles! (JK) ;D
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: Nabooru on July 04, 2006, 11:18:57 PM
Sweet I want some cards by nintendo!
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: Hi no Seijin on July 05, 2006, 06:31:31 AM
I heard somewhere that Nintendo started out as a playing card company.  I think that they should resume making cards, but add themes to them, such as a Legend of Zelda theme.  I would buy a deck. :D
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: Rev Rabies on July 05, 2006, 06:33:42 AM
I already knew this, i wouldn't mind a metroid or fire emblem themed deck though!
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: MagmarFire on July 05, 2006, 06:44:08 AM
At one point, though, Nintendo asked Disney if they could put some Disney characters on their cards.

Nevertheless, Zelda playing cards would be very cool! I think I would also buy a deck! :)
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: MasterKeyX on July 05, 2006, 09:36:54 AM
yea, they should sel them. Link would be the most powerful, and kirby the weakest (cause i hate kirby)
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: saria.. on July 05, 2006, 11:11:14 AM
 :oLOl. :-X
I never knew :-[
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: MasterKeyX on July 05, 2006, 03:16:38 PM
i googled nintendo playing cards and it mostly showed regular cards, they were just really yellowed and old, proving nintendo is an old company.
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: Howl on July 05, 2006, 03:30:47 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on July 05, 2006, 06:44:08 AM
At one point, though, Nintendo asked Disney if they could put some Disney characters on their cards.

Nevertheless, Zelda playing cards would be very cool! I think I would also buy a deck! :)
Ace=Triforce
King=Link
queen=Zelda
jack=Ganon
10=Epona
9=wolflink(screenshot)
8=master sword
7=Midna
6=Navi
5=King of the Red Lions
4=young link
3=young Zelda
2=Tingle
joker= Mask salesman
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: Rev Rabies on July 05, 2006, 07:06:20 PM
I would have made tingle the joker myself
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: DarkZelda on July 05, 2006, 07:10:30 PM
LINK: http://www.nintendoland.com/home2.htm?history/index.htm

The History of Nintendo!

~~~~

Nintendo was a playing card company before video games. It also says that Donkey Kong wsa the first game from Shiguru Myamoto, and featured Mario.
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: Evilslayer on July 06, 2006, 02:44:57 AM
It's old news for me.
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: JDog on July 08, 2006, 07:26:29 PM
I never knew Nintendo was that old.
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: kamakaziplumber on July 08, 2006, 07:45:24 PM
At the Nintendo World store in NYC, they have a display case with some of the original cards in them. I took pictures.  ;D I'll see if I can post them up sometime soon...

EDIT:: Nevermind, it's the first picture on Google Images if you look up 'Nintendo playing cards'. Basically the same picture I took.
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: MasterKeyX on July 09, 2006, 07:28:44 AM
yes, Nintendo is very old. thats why when my brother syas "Nintendos going out of business" i say "yea ok, they've been around 60 years longer than sony or microsoft"
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: Emeralb Link 3.0 on July 09, 2006, 12:03:01 PM
thats true and they have almost more games to
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: MasterKeyX on July 09, 2006, 12:05:52 PM
yea, i know! Nitnendo isnt going anywhere, especially with series like zelda!
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: JDog on July 09, 2006, 03:43:05 PM
What do you mean, not going anywere, there far better than sony, and other systems.
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: MasterKeyX on July 09, 2006, 04:35:28 PM
not going anywhere mean they're gonna stay cause theyre better than their compettiton ::)
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: MasterSword on July 20, 2006, 11:57:20 AM
MasterKey I hope your right.

Man i didnt know that nintendo was so old!
Title: Re:Nintendo...116 Years old!?
Post by: greeny on July 20, 2006, 06:48:00 PM
imagine if nintendo died,the begining of world war
three the end of mankind :-[