Nintendo: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Nintendo (TSE: 7974) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan that owns 14 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
Nintendo was founded in Kyoto in 1889 making handmade playing cards and did not enter video games until the 1970s. It owns its characters outright rather than licensing them in, which is why they appear across films, theme parks and merchandise without any negotiation.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇯🇵 Kyoto, Japan
- Founded
- 1889
- Tickers
- TSE: 7974
- Wikidata
- Q8093
- Website
- www.nintendo.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Nintendo in numbers
- Nintendo owns 14 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is technology with 9 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside Japan.
Everything Nintendo owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Technology (9)
Recent changes to this record
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Nintendo own?
Nintendo owns 14 consumer brands tracked here, including Pokémon (games), The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo Switch, Super Mario, Animal Crossing and Mario Kart.
Is Nintendo a Japanese company?
Yes. Nintendo is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan and was founded in 1889.
Who owns Nintendo?
Nintendo is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as 7974 on the TSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Nintendo Co., Ltd. Annual Report 2025 — Nintendo Co., Ltd., Annual report, published 27 June 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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