Editing Nintendo

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[[File:Nintendo.svg|thumb|300px|right|The current Nintendo logo.]]
'''Nintendo''' is a Japanese multinational video game publishing company, founded on 23 September 1889, that publishes many series, including the ''Super Mario'' series, ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, the ''Kirby series,'' and the ''Metroid'' series<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Patricia|url=https://geeks.media/biggest-gaming-companies|title=Biggest Gaming Companies|publisher=GEEKS|accessdate=29 July 2016}}</ref> and manufactures consoles such as the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], [[Wii]], [[Wii U]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo 3DS]] and the [[Nintendo Switch]]. Their mascot is [[Mario]].

==History==
===Console Wars===
Nintendo and [[Sega]]'s rivalry ignited with the fourth console war, where the [http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System Nintendo Entertainment System] (NES for short) was competing against the [[Master System|Sega Master System]]. Nintendo, before the release of the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in the video game market was a very immense video game company which was almost entirely monopolized the game industry in North America holding around 90 percent of the market share while Sega continues its struggle to cope with Nintendo unfair marketing technique.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Kevin|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-12-08/business/fi-225_1_nintendo-game|title=Nintendo Accused of Unfair Marketing|date=8 December 1989|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=22 August 2018}}</ref> Nintendo and Sega's rivalry expanded to four different wars. 
*[[wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] vs. [[Master System]] (third generation)
*[[wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] vs. [[Sega Genesis]] (fourth generation)
*[[wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]] vs. [[Sega Saturn]] (fifth generation)
*[[GameCube|Nintendo GameCube]] vs. [[Sega Dreamcast]] (sixth generation)

Nintendo and Sega were certainly not alone. During these wars, there were other systems. These include:
*[[wikipedia: Atari 7800|Atari 7800]] (8-bit; third generation)
*[[wikipedia:TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine]] (16-bit; fourth generation)
*[[wikipedia:Neo Geo AES|Neo Geo AES]] (16-bit; fourth generation)
*[[wikipedia:3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO Interactive Multiplayer]] (32-bit; fifth generation)
*[[wikipedia:Atari Jaguar|Atari Jaguar]] (32-bit)<ref name="jaguar" group="note">Although Atari marketed the Jaguar as the first 64-bit gaming system, it really isn't a true 64-bit system, same goes with the Nintendo 64. The Jaguar runs on two 32-bit processor named ''Tom'' and ''Jerry''. 
Both processor clocked at 26.59 MHz with Tom worked as graphic processor, while Jerry worked as a sound processor. Only the TOM chip had the 64-bit processor. Jaguar also used the Motorola 68000 processor which was also can be founded on inferior, and older 16-bit [[Sega]]'s [[Mega Drive]] console and [[Wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga]] home computer used as a general purpose processor.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1224|title=Atari Jaguar|author=Ste|work=OLD-COMPUTERS.COM Museum |accessdate=22 August 2018}}</ref>; fifth generation)
*[[wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] (32-bit; fifth generation)
*[[Xbox]] (64-bit; sixth generation)
*[[PlayStation 2]] (64-bit; sixth generation)

===Post-Console wars===
====Final War====
During the sixth generation, the Dreamcast held up against the GameCube, but it did so poorly against the PS2 and never competed against the Xbox. The Dreamcast was eventually discontinued.

====Third-Party Company====
Sega's next move was announcing that they would not be making consoles anymore, and become a third-party company. Since then, Sega has worked with Nintendo to create many Sonic games on Nintendo systems, including ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' for the [[Wii]].

====Crossovers====
Sega and Nintendo started working to create crossover games between their mascots, Mario and Sonic. The first game was ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' for the Wii which featured [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], [[Bowser]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]], and [[Yoshi]] for Team Mario, and [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]], [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]], [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]], [[Amy Rose|Amy]], [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]], [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow]], [[Vector the Crocodile|Vector]], and [[Blaze the Cat|Blaze]] for Team Sonic. The popular release caused the recent demand for Sonic to be in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] to grow, and later on, he was confirmed to be in SSBB, which was also for the Wii. Shadow also appears as an Assist Trophy and [[Green Hill|Green Hill Zone]] as a stage. One year later, Sega released ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' which, again, was for the Wii, which included all the previous characters, with the addition of two new characters for each team: [[Bowser Jr.]] and [[Donkey Kong]] for Team Mario, and [[Metal Sonic]], and [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]] for Team Sonic. Then in 2011, Sega and Nintendo released ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' which once again, was for the Wii and 3DS and had the same characters as ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''. In 2013, the fourth iteration of the series, ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' was released exclusively for the Wii U once again featuring the same characters. A fifth installment of the series, ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' was announced, released for the Wii U and 3DS in 2016. An arcade edition of the game was also announced in Japan. [[Rouge the Bat|Rouge]], [[Jet the Hawk|Jet]], [[Espio the Chameleon|Espio]], [[Wave the Swallow|Wave]], [[Sticks the Badger|Sticks]], [[Zavok]], [[Zazz]] (Team Sonic) and [[Diddy Kong]], [[Toad]], [[Rosalina]], [[w:c:mario:Dry Bowser|Dry Bowser]], [[Larry Koopa|Larry]], [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], [[w:c:mario:Nabbit|Nabbit]] (Team Mario) are new guests to the game for the Wii U version. However, [[Cream the Rabbit|Cream]], [[E-123 Omega|Omega]] and [[Eggman Nega]] appear as new playable guest character for Team Sonic while Birdo, [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]], Dry Bones and Roy appear as new playable guest characters for Team Mario. A sixth inatallment of the series, [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020|''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Toyko 2020'']] was announced, released for the Nintendo Switch in 2019. No new guests appear for Team Sonic but Toadette appears as a new guest for Team Mario. 

====Collaboration====
Along with Nintendo helping [[Sega]] to fund the upcoming ''Bayonetta 2'' for Wii U, Satoru Iwata announced on the second show of ''Nintendo Direct'' in 2013 that Nintendo and [[Sega]] will be collaborating together to make three Nintendo console exclusive Sonic titles for the [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]]. One title was confirmed to be ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'' and the other was the fourth-installment of the ''Mario & Sonic'' cross-over, ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''. The final confirmed Nintendo exclusive title is ''[[Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]'' for the Wii U and ''[[Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]'' for the Nintendo 3DS. Sonic was also confirmed for [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'']] along side the new stage [[Windy Hill]]. However, Smash Bros. is not part of the three-game deal.  Two downloadable levels were released for the Wii U version of ''Sonic Lost World'' with both being based on two different Nintendo franchises. The first being [[Yoshi's Island Zone]] and the second [[The Legend of Zelda Zone]] where Sonic dons Link's tunic in the latter. A Sonic amiibo was released in 2015 which allows a NPC Sonic to join the fight. The amiibo is also compatible with ''[[w:c:mario:Mario Kart 8|Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[w:c:mario:Yoshi's Wooly World|Yoshi's Wooly World]]'', and ''[[w:c:mario:Super Mario Maker|Super Mario Maker]]'' which allows the player to obtain a skin or outfit based on Sonic. Sonic also was also announced in 2018 for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a playable fighter along side Knuckles who appears as an Assist Trophy.

==List of Consoles==
===Home===
*Color TV Game
*Nintendo Entertainment System
*Super Nintendo Entertainment System
*Nintendo 64
*[[Nintendo GameCube]]
*[[Wii]]
*[[Wii U]]
*[[Nintendo Switch]]

===Handheld===
*Game & Watch
*Game Boy
*Virtual Boy
*Game Boy Color
*[[Game Boy Advance]]
*[[Nintendo DS]]
*[[Nintendo 3DS]]
*[[Nintendo Switch]]

==Features==
===amiibo support===
[[File:Amiibo.png|thumb|225px|The amiibo logo.]]
[[File:SSB4 Amiibo Sonic.png|thumb|100px|The [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] amiibo figure.]]
amiibo is a line of NFC figurines made by Nintendo. They communicate with compatible Wii U and 3DS titles. [[Sonic (amiibo)|Sonic's own amiibo]] was released in February 2015. The games that included Sonic with amiibo support are:
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'': Players can train a "Figure Player" to become a powerful fighter and learn new moves and strategies.
*''Mario Kart 8'': Unlocks a Sonic-themed costume for [[Mii]]s.
*''Super Mario Maker'': Unlocks a Sonic-based character for Costume Mario; the character resembles Sonic's 16-bit sprite from the first [[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991)]] for the Sega Genesis. Sound effects and music are derives from the game, though the "end of level" music is from ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]''.
*''Yoshi's Woolly World'': Unlocks a Sonic-themed pattern for Yarn Yoshi.
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'': Unlocks the [[Super Sonic]] [[Mii]] costume.

==''Sonic'' games on Nintendo platforms==
===Game Boy Advance===
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{{GBA games}}
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===Nintendo GameCube===
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<gallery widths="120">
Sonic adv 2 battle box.jpg|''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]''
Sonic mega collection.jpg|''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]''
NGPD front cover.jpg|''[[Nintendo GameCube Preview Disc|Preview Disc]]''
Sonic adventure dx.jpg|''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]''
Sonic Heroes Coverart.jpg|''[[Sonic Heroes]]''
Gc sonic gems collection p o5pa9w.jpg|''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]''
Shadow the hedgehog (GC).jpg|''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]''
Duo Pack Sonic Heroes Super Monkey Ball.jpg|''Duo Pack: [[Sonic Heroes]] / Super Monkey Ball''
Sonic Riders GCN US.jpg|''[[Sonic Riders]]''
SonicAdventure2-Pack US Cover.jpg|''[[Sonic Adventure 2-Pack]]'' (200X)
</gallery>
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===Nintendo DS===
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<gallery widths="125">
Sonic-Rush-Box-Art-US.png|''[[Sonic Rush]]''
Sonic Rush Adventure.jpg|''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]''
DSMarioand Sonicattheolympicgames US front.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''
Sega superstar tennis (DS).jpg|''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
The Dark Brotherhood.jpg|''[[Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood]]''
Mario and sonic ds.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing - Nintendo DS Box Art.jpg|''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
SCC FRONT 12 2 lrg.jpg|''[[Sonic Classic Collection]]''
Sonic Colors DS US front foil.jpg|''[[Sonic Colors (Nintendo DS)|Sonic Colors]]''
</gallery>
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===Wii===
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<gallery widths="120">
SatSR.PNG|''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]''
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games - Wii North American boxart.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''
SonicRidersZeroGravityBoxHD.jpeg|''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]''
Super smash bros brawl.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
Sega Super Stars Tennis2008.jpg|''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]''
Sonic Unleashed.jpg|''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii).jpg|''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]''
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games official cover.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
Sonic & Sega all-stars racing Wii.jpg|''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
Sonic 4 Wii box.jpg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
Sonic Colors Wii US front foil.jpg|''[[Sonic Colors]]''
Mario-sonic-london-2012-olympic-games-box-art 0.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
Brawl Spain Nintendo Selects Box.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2013-2014)
Sonic1_SMS_Wii_US icon.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]''
Sonic2_SMS_Wii_US icon.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)]]''
SC_Wii_US.png|''[[Sonic Chaos]]''
Sonic1_Wii_US.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]
Sonic2_MD_Wii_US.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
DRMBM MD VC Wii US.png|''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''
Spinball Wii US.png|''[[Sonic Spinball]]''
S3 MD WII US.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
S&K Wii US.png|''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''
S3DB_Wii_US.png|''[[Sonic 3D Blast]]''
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===Nintendo 3DS===
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<gallery widths="125">
SG 630992 210762 front.jpg|''[[Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS)|Sonic Generations]]''
MarioSonic3DS.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
SASRT 3DS US.jpg|''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''
Transformed3DSBonusEdition.jpg|''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]: Bonus Edition''
VC3DS 3DSonic1.png|''[[3D Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
SonicLostWorld3DSBox.jpg|''[[Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS)|Sonic Lost World]]''
SSB 3DS.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
SB Shattered Crystal NA Box Art.jpg|''[[Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]''
VC3DS 3DSonic2.png|''[[3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
Sega-3d-classics-collection-656x584.jpg|''[[Sega 3D Classics Collection]]''
Mario&Sonic20163DS-NTSCbox.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
SBF&I5009540.jpg|''[[Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice]]''
Sega3DArchives3_3DS_Box.jpeg|''[[Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage]]''
VC3DS Sonic1GG.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)]]''
VC3DS Sonic2GG.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)]]''
VC3DS SonicTripleTrouble.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]''
VC3DS SonicDrift2.png|''[[Sonic Drift 2]]''
VC3DS SonicBlast.png|''[[Sonic Blast]]''
VC3DS SonicLabyrinth.png|''[[Sonic Labyrinth]]''
VC3DS TailsAdventure.png|''[[Tails Adventure]]''
VC3DS DRMBM.png|''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''
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===Wii U===
{{Gallery start}}
<gallery widths="120">
DRGPT.jpg|''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''
SARTBE WIIU PACK-FRONT 2.jpg|''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]: Bonus Edition''
SaASRT Wii U Nintendo Selects.png|''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]] ([[Nintendo]] Selects)
Sonic Lost World WiiU.jpg|''[[Sonic Lost World]]''
Lost World Deadly Six Bonus Edition Art.png|''[[Sonic Lost World]]: Deadly Six Bonus Edition''
M&S2014 Wii U Boxart.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
SB Rise of Lyric NA Box Art.jpg|''[[Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]''
SSB Wii U.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
Advance_JP_Wii_U_Virtual_Console.jpg|''[[Sonic Advance]]'' {{C|Japan}}
Advance_2_JP_Wii_U_Virtual_Console.jpg|''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' {{C|Japan}}
Advance_3_JP_Wii_U_Virtual_Console.jpg|''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' {{C|Japan}}
Oie transparent-16.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
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===Nintendo Switch===
{{Gallery start}}
<gallery widths="125">
SonicMania Switch.jpg|''[[Sonic Mania]]''
SFSwitchCoverUS.jpg|''[[Sonic Forces]]''
SFBonusCoverSwitch.png|''Sonic Forces: Bonus Edition''
ForcesPuyoTetrisPack Pegi.jpg|''2 Hits Pack: [[Sonic Forces]] / Puyo Puyo Tetris''
SonicManiaPlusSwitchUSHolo.jpg|''[[Sonic Mania Plus]]''
SegaAgesSonic1 Switch UK Icon.jpg|''[[Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
ForcesManiaPlusPack PG.jpg|''[[Sonic Forces]] & [[Sonic Mania Plus]] Double Pack''
SEGA Genesis Classics - Nintendo Switch.jpg|''[[Sega Mega Drive Classics]]''
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
TeamSonicRacing Switch US.jpg|''[[Team Sonic Racing]]''
Mario&Sonic2020US.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''
Sega_Ages_Sonic_2_icon.jpg|''[[Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
Sonic2-cover.jpg|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
Dr-Robotniks-Mean-Bean-Machine-Genesis-US-Box-Art.png|''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''
Sonic-spinball-usa.png|''[[Sonic Spinball]]''
Flicky-mdus.jpg|''[[Flicky (game)|Flicky]]''
SCU NS.jpg|''[[Sonic Colors: Ultimate]]''
TSR30thEditionNS.jpg|''[[Team Sonic Racing]]: 30th Anniversary Edition''
Sonic-Origins-Cover.png|''[[Sonic Origins]]''
Frontiers Switch NA Cover.jpg|''[[Sonic Frontiers]]''
Sonic Origins + Nintendo Switch Box Art.jpg|''[[Sonic Origins Plus]]
SonicSuperstarsNintendoSwitch.png|''[[Sonic Superstars]]
SXSG Switch NA.jpg|''[[Sonic X Shadow Generations]]''
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==Trivia==
*Nintendo had a magazine called ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', which notably provided the first looks at ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'', ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'', ''[[Sonic Colors]]'', ''[[Sonic Generations]], ''and ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''.
*Nintendo's and Sega's logos are both the color of their respective mascots, Mario and Sonic. 
**Additionally, both Mario and Sonic sport the colors of red, white, blue, yellow and black.
*Due to crossovers like the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] has met more Nintendo characters than any other from [[Sega]].
*On February 2, 2016, Nintendo reported its bestselling amiibo of 2015 by region in the investor meeting and along the list, Sonic was placed the fifth on the North American region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/03/the-most-popular-amiibo-by-country-in-2015|title=The Most Popular Amiibo by Region in 2015|first=Diogo|last=Miguel|publisher=IGN|date=2 February 2016|accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Plain link|https://www.nintendo.com/|Official website}}
*{{WP link|Nintendo}}
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