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To celebrate Nerds continued success, we va dug through the Retro Gamer archives to daver some four best Nintendo themed conten, concentrating onthe ‘many consoles, ranchises and handhelds hathove helped the Kyelo-baced gn! turn into one of gaming biggest success stores. Erioy4 L FUTURE 4 rNintendo ArchivesContents * si » ETHE HSTORY OF NINTENDO Arguably the most famous videogame company in the world, Nintendo has a long history. 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