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Why is Nintendo called Nintendo?

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The name Nintendo can be roughly translated from Japanese to English as "leave luck to heaven". The multinational company was founded on September 23 1889 and original produced handmade cards under an earlier company name of Nintendo Playing Card Co. Ltd which was changed in 1963. The name and thought of leaving luck to heaven seems to go much better with the with a company thant started making handmade hanafuda cards over 120 years ago. The related link for

Nintendo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia includes detailed information on the early company and how they have become a leading and influential video game company

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