Empire Code - Nintendo was founded in 1889 which meant they existed way before computers. What did they sell then? From 1889-1956, Nintendo focused on the playing cards industry. Till this day,
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![HISTORY TV18 on Twitter: "#ThisDayInHISTORY 1889 – @Nintendo was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi as Nintendo Koppai, to make playing card games. http://t.co/QjIhfpVqYp" / Twitter HISTORY TV18 on Twitter: "#ThisDayInHISTORY 1889 – @Nintendo was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi as Nintendo Koppai, to make playing card games. http://t.co/QjIhfpVqYp" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPlE_bTVEAAbqI6.png)
HISTORY TV18 on Twitter: "#ThisDayInHISTORY 1889 – @Nintendo was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi as Nintendo Koppai, to make playing card games. http://t.co/QjIhfpVqYp" / Twitter
![Quite Interesting on Twitter: "Nintendo was founded in 1889, just one year after Jack the Ripper's killing spree. (Image: Gnash) https://t.co/Y58f5sv4ck" / Twitter Quite Interesting on Twitter: "Nintendo was founded in 1889, just one year after Jack the Ripper's killing spree. (Image: Gnash) https://t.co/Y58f5sv4ck" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DY_Dl3tXcAAPvtD.jpg)