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Kazumi Totaka's Song Guide

Kazumi Totaka

For many years, a strange song appeared in games as diverse as Mario Paint, Yoshi's Story and Animal Crossing. NinDB discovered the connecting thread: Nintendo music composer (and voice of Yoshi) Kazumi Totaka. Discover all the games he has hidden this song in over the years.

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A Brief History of Nintendo

Hanafuda Cards

Nintendo Koppai, as it was then known, was established in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi as a small playing card manufacturer. Find out more about the first 100 years of Nintendo up until they made their big break into videogames.

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Classic Nintendo Toys

Ultra Machine baseball game

In the 1960s, Nintendo moved from being primarily a playing card manufacturer to a toy manufacturer. Find out a little more about some of the toys Nintendo produced before they moved into the world of videogames.

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