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Nintendo

Nintendo is the world's largest video game company by revenue, and is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team.

Chairman / President

Shuntaro Furukawa

CEO / Managing Director

Shuntaro Furukawa

CFO / Finance Director

Shigeyoshi Mochizuki

Industry

Video games
interactive entertainment
consumer electronics

Website

nintendo.com

Headquarters address

11-1 Kamitoba Hokodatecho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, 601-8501, Japan

Stock Code

TYO:7974

Year founded

1889

“The Power of Play: History, Art, Technology and Impact of Games” exhibition at the City University of Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy CityUHK

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