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[BeOnEdge]

we all know sony=music, movies, games and electronics...sega/sammy=games, arcades, pachinko and toys, microsoft=games, home/office software but what of nintendo? what else do they do besides their games business? not including liscensing their charcters for clothing and junk, do they still own hotels and stuff? any other types of business?

 

[Wario64]

They made cards...

 

[belgurdo]

They make casino equipment and trinkets, I think

 

[TheGreenGiant]

a BoE thread on Nintendo?


they dabble in black magic and children sacrifice. Is that what you were looking for?

 

[explodet]

Aren't they the largest playing card maker in Japan?
I think I remember reading that here.

They also do Go and Shogi boards, and hanafuda cards.

 

[Chrono]

a BoE thread on Nintendo?

He wants to prepare himself mentally that once Nintendo goes 3rd party they're gone for good…TOO BAD THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!!

 

[GaimeGuy]

btw, It's Shougi. Shougi= Japanese equivalent of Chess.

 

[explodet]

Oh, and Hiroshi Yamauchi is the primary owner of the Seattle Mariners.

EDIT: Primary? Majority? I'm not sure, not much of a baseball fan.

 

[cvxfreak]

a BoE thread on Nintendo?


they dabble in black magic and children sacrifice. Is that what you were looking for?

:lol

 

[BeOnEdge]

ok. baseball. thats right. i didnt think they made cards anymore. what about their love motels? what have they become?

 

[Matlock]

Hardcore pornography

 

[BeOnEdge]

sweet jesus.

 

[Dyne]

How about Konami? Don't they make exercise machines? I know they're WAY bigger than a video game company.

 

[snapty00]

1.) Healthcare (I'm not sure if they're into this, anymore)
2.) Retail Point-of-Sale Systems
3.) Retailing

 

[BeOnEdge]

hmmm...excersise machines? what about tennis machines and bungie cords? this is pretty interesting, list any company that does stuff besides games.

 

[explodet]

Apparently Konami's got a Real Estate company kicking around as well.
Not to mention that whole Yu-Gi-Oh thing.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

they run ICHIRO!

 

[GaimeGuy]

Konami, SE, and Capcom also frequently publish manga/anime, too. (=

 

[neptunes]

I remember when Square-Enix stated they wish to venture into the recording industry, (they probably still want to)

 

[belgurdo]

Does Sega still have that amusement park? I know Namco has one

 

[Alcibiades]

Aren't they the largest playing card maker in Japan?
I think I remember reading that here.

They also do Go and Shogi boards, and hanafuda cards.

omg, now we know where they offset GCN losses...

 

[MetatronM]

Yeah, Sega still has Joypolis.

Yes, Konami is in the exercise/physical fitness business. In fact they run quite a few Konami Sports Clubs. I know there is one big one right next to the Nishi-Funabashi train station.

 

[TheGreenGiant]

Aren't they the largest playing card maker in Japan?
I think I remember reading that here.

They also do Go and Shogi boards, and hanafuda cards.

Go and Shogi boards, and hanafuda cards = the WINDOWstm of Japan

 

[DMczaf]

they run ICHIRO!

No wonder he always runs into a slump once the season gets closer to September :\

 

[hirokazu]

They make casino equipment and trinkets, I think

Konami makes poker machines, as well as other non-gaming stuff... in fact, Konami Australia does nothing but sell poker machines, they don't distribute their video games here themselves, instead, they get Atari to distribute it for them.

haven't heard of Nintendo making any casino-related stuff though.

 

[GDGF]

There's also the illegal heroin trade, but that's all very hush hush.

 

[GaimeGuy]

There's also the illegal heroin trade, but that's all very hush hush.

lmao

 

[MaddenNFL64]

No wonder he always runs into a slump once the season gets closer to September :\

Here's an old link to an old Gamecube commercial that aired in Japan that starred him. The link is dead now though.

http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.cfm?action=item&id=3677

Nintendo could easily revive their baseball series with Ichiro as the star, replacing Griffey. But Nintendo doesn't publish sports games now with Left Field gone .

 

[cvxfreak]

That commercial was cool.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

Nintendo has some candy they make of their game characters if that counts

EDIT:
Nm, you said excluding clothing and junk, sorry

 

[Sagitario]

Hardcore pornography

:lol

 

[cvxfreak]

Dunno if it's been mentioned, but I think Nintendo invested in Chuck E. Cheese, a love hotel and something involving alleys (bowling?).

 

[Gchaime]

Dunno if it's been mentioned, but I think Nintendo invested in Chuck E. Cheese, a love hotel and something involving alleys (bowling?).

Hogan's Alleys?

 

[BeOnEdge]

chuck e cheese was founded by one of the atari guys, not nintendo. although nintendo did have love motels.

 

[Chrono]

although nintendo did have love motels.

Yamauchi never disappoints.

 

[Alcibiades]

http://www.bonusstage.com/art1198.html

 

[M3wThr33]

Nintendo had an investment in one of the Chuck E Cheese's, but pulled out sometime around the Showbiz Pizza crap.

 

[cybamerc]

I think they make spectacle frames.

 

[M3wThr33]

Well, when I was in grade school I had Nintendo frames. The case had Mario on it. But I think that's a license, not really manufacturing, although I could easily be wong.

 

[Shiggy]

They made cards, arcades and they had something where they had fun (I don't know why, but you can't find this thing on Nintendo-Europe.com in the history )

 

[RiZ III]

I've seen glasses at various vision stores, like Pear Vision and other places, with nintendo stickers across the lenses. Don't know what thats all about.

 

[Duckhuntdog]

PS4 and Xbox 3 if sales keep going as they are.

 

[Draff]

Konami has a pretty big chain of gyms in Japan and Nintendo still makes cards. I bought some a few years ago.

 

[cvxfreak]

Hogan's Alleys?

I have no idea what those are, but I think that's what they were called.

 

[MetaKnight]

Nintendo still makes more profit than most companies even though they have a limited market

 

[Dragona Akehi]

They just license out their name for the frames. They don't actually make them. I don't remember the manufacturer off hand though.

 

[evilromero]

Fortunately Nintendo doesn't "dabble" in much else outside the video game industry. This is where Sony is at a major disadvantage. Sony is getting to big for their own good and are now suffering the cosequences as a result. Nintendo is a very focused company that can adjust accordingly to the industry. They don't have to worry about a fickle film industry and robotics industry. Nintendo is the only company I respect at this point in time. I truly hate these multi-tier octopus corporations. Soon, and probably sooner than you think, many will be glad Nintendo didn't dabble in non-video game ventures when the likes of Sony and others are franticly trying to cut their losses in other sectors.

 

[BeOnEdge]

I have no idea what those are, but I think that's what they were called.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

[Firest0rm]

I do believe Nintendo owns some technology development firms.

 

[Kon Tiki]

chuck e cheese was founded by one of the atari guys, not nintendo. although nintendo did have love motels.

Nolan Bushnell. Nintendo did have some of their Advanced Video Systems in Chuck E Cheese.