The beginning will talk about "Nintendo Game 130 Year History" from Hanafuda
Nintendo was born in Kyoto in 1889 (Meiji 22).The company, which made easy card games, such as Hanafuda and Trump, has become the world's "Nintendo" after an explosive boom of "NES".Looking back on the history of 130 years, centered on game consoles that everyone played in childhood!
"Game companies have the ups and downs of stock prices due to product sales, but Nintendo has no debt since the listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1983. It is said that there are nearly 1 trillion yen in cash.One "(securities company executive)
Nintendo continues to send game consoles and game software to the world.The first step in its founding was surprising.
The contents are still sold with the same design
"130 years ago, when it was founded in 1889, Nintendo was a store selling handmade flower bills by craftsmen."
Later, the second -generation President Yamauchi Sei Yamauchi established Marufuku Co., Ltd. in Kyoto City in 1947 (Showa 22).In 1953, he succeeded in manufacturing Japan's first plastic Trump, and in 1959 (Showa 34) automated Carta production, sending new winds to the Japanese card game world.
From this time, he seemed to have been able to send products to the world with original ideas, and also appeared in the current Nintendo corporate image.
In 1963 (Showa 38), the company name was changed to the current Nintendo Co., Ltd.A lot of families such as board games and mahjong tiles will be released.In addition, he expanded to businesses other than play, such as the sale of office equipment and strollers such as the copying machine "Copyus".
At this time, Nintendo was born in two major trends.One is an arcade game console business.In 1973 (Showa 48), we developed a leisure system for business use, Laser Clay Fire System.
And the other is an electronics toy for home.Electronic instruments "Eleeconga", "Love Tester", which measure affection, and "Light Guns" series, which are targeted for Gunman figures, have been released.
In addition, it is surprising that the wireless cleaner "Chilitory" is developing a gadget as if it was ahead of Rumba.
"Color TV Game 15" with a built -in game that can be played
"The flow of arcade game development and electronics toy development at this time may have led to the birth of" Color TV Games ", which can be said to be the origin of" Game & Watch "and" Family Computer "."Game magazine editor)
"Color TV game" is a TV game console with 15 games released by Nintendo in 1977 (Showa 52).Its style is reminiscent of the later family computer.
Multi -screen game & watch "Mario Bros."
● A portable game machine starting with "game & watch", grabs the boy's heart!
"It is estimated that" Game & Watch "is said to have sold 43.4 million units worldwide" (game magazine editor).
Nintendo, who found a light in a computer game in "Color TV Game 15", created as the ancestor of a product group called "portable game machine" that has continued to date, "Game & & Game &" released in 1980 (Showa 55).Watch ".This product, which combines digital watches and games, has become a popular product that will be released more than 50 types.
There were many simple products that can be enjoyed with two buttons on the left and right, but many versions, such as large screen sizes and folding double LCD screens that lead to "Nintendo DS" later, have appeared.
After that, Nintendo's portable game consoles will evolve."Game Boy", "Game Boy Color", "Game Boy Advance", and portable game consoles also adopted reflective TFT color LCDs from the monochrome LCD screen, and continued to evolve with a 32 -bit CPU.Old software could be played on the successor machine, so I was happy for the children.
"Nintendo DS" provided intuitive new game experiences by using a touch pen on the two LCD screens on the two LCD screens and on the lower screen while inheriting the idea of the Game Boy series.In addition, the successor, "Nintendo 3DS", realized a 3D game screen with naked eyes and became a hot topic.
NES body (top) and disk system
● Break -up games from "NES" are a huge hit, fusion with portable game consoles
In 1983 (Showa 58), when stocks were listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nintendo finally launched a family computer (commonly known as NES).
"The idea of Nintendo's" One Hard -Multi Soft ", which can play different games just by replacing the ROM cassette, has been handed down to the present as a basis for household game consoles." (Game magazine editor).
More than 19 million units were sold in Japan and about 61 million units worldwide, and social phenomena, such as lines due to shortage, boasted a tremendous product life as a toy at the time.The main body was continued until 2003.
The successor, "Super Nintendo (commonly known as Sufami)," appeared in 1990.At a price of 25,000 yen, it is a monument -based game console that has made the house a gamer.The number of buttons increased by 4 and the six pieces were also possible, making it possible to operate complicatedly.
"It was also said that the background multiple scrolling, etc., and even" the game center came to our house. "
"Nintendo64" appeared in 1996 as a successor to Super Nintendo.As the name suggests, the CPU has evolved from Sufami's 16bit to 64bit.Until then, the game screen drawn in dot paintings is drawn with 3D computer graphics.
By moving the "3D (Sandy) stick" mounted on the controller, 3.293 million units were sold worldwide to enjoy unprecedented new operations.
In 2001, "Nintendo Game Cube" appeared.For the first time in Nintendo's game console, a DVD -based optical disk instead of the ROM cassette is software.With a handle, a simple body design that can be carried has become a hot topic.Analog sticks and analog triggers are also implemented on the controller, enabling more operations.
In addition, from this hardware, there was a title that allows you to play online play in earnest, connect Game Boy Advance, and play four people at the same time with one software.
"Wii", released in 2006, is a standard equipment that incorporates a gyro sensor that moves and plays with a button operation with a controller.
In addition to pressing the buttons, the style of moving the body and performing intuitive operation with the "Wii remote control" has appealed to beginners the fun and simplicity of the game.Many games can enjoy fitness and sports, including peripherals.
In addition, WiiU, released in 2012, advocated a new game play style on two monitors, including the WiiU Game Pad, which also has a monitor on the controller.It was possible to play only with controllers, and the concept of stationary machines so far has been changed.In addition, you can use the outside USB hard disk.
And in 2017, "Nintendo Switch" appeared.It could be used as a conventional stationary game machine, and it could be taken out and played as a portable game machine, so it has been a hot topic as a novel concept that can change the shape according to the scene.You can experience realism with "HD vibration" built into "Joy-Con".
Collaboration and material provision, Isao Yamazaki
(Weekly Flash October 8, 2019 issue)