In the Nintendo / GameFreak video game franchise " Pokémon ", there are three creatures in the same evolutionary chain named Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam ( the third of which is also an alleged magic word used by stage magicians ).

All Star Cheerleader is also available for Nintendo DS.

Prior to the NES version, Nintendo also made a Duck Hunt game based on Laser Clay Shooting System released in 1976.

The Doctor V64 ( also referred to simply as the V64 ) is a development and backup device made by Bung Enterprises Ltd that is used in conjunction with the Nintendo 64.

Hexen was also released for the Sega Saturn, PlayStation and Nintendo 64, all released by GT Interactive during the first half of 1997.

Nintendo Power also listed it as the 20th best NES video game, and praised it for its " unique vertically scrolling stages, fun platforming, and infectious 8-bit tunes ", in spite of its " unmerciful difficulty ".

* Mandragora is the name of several enemy characters in various of Konami's Castlevania games and also an important item in Castlevania ( Nintendo 64 ).

This enemy is repeated with the same game mechanic and frames on the Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin & Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia also for Nintendo DS.

Nintendo of America is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team.

The only clear-set rule is that ESRB AO-rated games will not be licensed on Nintendo consoles in North America, a practice which is also enforced by Sony and Microsoft, its two greatest competitors in the present market.

The Nintendo DS also has violent games, such as Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Dementium: The Ward, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Resident Evil: Deadly Silence.

Nintendo of America also had guidelines before 1993 that had to be followed by its licensees to make games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, in addition to the above content guidelines:.

Following this model the Mario series has gone on to become the best selling video game franchise of all time with 193 million units sold as of January 2007, almost 40 million units ahead of second ranked franchise ( Pokémon, also by Nintendo ).

* Mario Pinball Land, also known as Super Mario Ball, a pinball video game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance

The formation of a new company also made it possible to take advantage of Nintendo ’ s Q fund for new game developers who develop for GameCube.

The game also heavily used context-sensitive button play, which enabled the player to control various actions with Link using only one button on the Nintendo 64's game pad.

Nintendo also hinted they are working on a high-definition Legend of Zelda title for the Wii U, but that the final version may not necessarily take the same form as what was depicted in the demo.

Nintendo has confirmed an original Zelda title for the Nintendo 3DS and are also considering a Majora's Mask remake.

Link is also a fighter in Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo GameCube, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii alongside Zelda ( also able to transform into Sheik ), Ganondorf and Young Link ( the child version of Link from Ocarina of Time ).

It is also the first Mario Kart game not to be developed by Nintendo EAD ; instead, it was developed by Nintendo's Intelligent Systems division.

It was also ported to the PlayStation Portable in February 2006, the Nintendo DS in October 2008 and the Wii in November 2008.

A simplified version of Dr. Mario also appears in the Nintendo DS game Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!

Asteroids Hyper 64 is an update to the 1979 arcade shooter Asteroids released for the Nintendo 64 on December 14, 1999.

In January 1986, the 7800 was again released and would compete that year with the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Master System.

In response to criticism over ergonomic issues in the 7800 ’ s Pro-Line controllers, Atari later released joypad controllers with European 7800s, which were similar in style to controllers found on Nintendo and Sega Systems.

** The Wii is backward compatible with all games from the Nintendo GameCube, due to its being based on the PowerPC, the same base as the latter ; however, a " Family Edition " model released in North America and Europe in late 2011 removes GameCube support.

Ports of the game were released for the Commodore 64, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari ST, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Sharp X68000, PC ( MS-DOS, 1989 and 1996 ), Apple II, FM Towns Marty, Sega Master System, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom Disk System, Sega Game Gear, mobile phone ( Sprint PCS ), Texas Instruments TI-8x series of calculators and UltraCade's Taito Arcade Classics.

The Game Boy Pocket Printer, a thermal printer released as a peripheral for the Nintendo Game Boy

Nintendo has released a pair of video games in Japan for the Nintendo DS, Osu!

Doom became a " killer app " that all capable consoles and operating systems were expected to have, and versions of Doom have subsequently been released for the following systems: DOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Super NES, Sega 32X, Sony PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, iOS, Symbian OS, RISC OS, Atari Jaguar, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, Tapwave Zodiac, 3DO, Xbox, and Xbox Live Arcade.

The game was developed and published by Nintendo, and was released in 1984 in Japan.

Only a handful of 512 megabit games were released for the Nintendo 64 system.

* 1983 – The Nintendo Entertainment System, the best-selling game console of its time, is released in Japan.

A sequel to this game was released for the Game Boy in 1991, and a third entry to the series was published for the Nintendo 3DS handheld console in March 2012.

A download code was given to users who registered two selected 3DS games with Nintendo in Japan and Europe or pre-ordered Kid Icarus: Uprising in North America from certain retailers before it was released.

A new series entry for the Nintendo 3DS, Kid Icarus: Uprising, was eventually revealed at the E3 2010 trade show and was released in 2012.

The earliest karaoke-based music video game, called Karaoke Studio, was released for the Nintendo Famicom in 1985, but its limited computing ability made for a short catalog of songs and therefore reduced replay value.

Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe went further in that games released for Nintendo consoles could not feature nudity, sexuality, profanity ( including racism, sexism or slurs ), blood, graphic or domestic violence, drugs, political messages or religious symbols ( with the exception of widely unpracticed religions, such as the Greek Pantheon ).

In Japan, the Nintendo 64 released two weeks earlier, and the Atari 5200 and Vectrex preceded them by a decade ).

NeoGeo games released on the Virtual Console cost 900 Nintendo Points in all regions which is currently $ 9. 00 USD.

Dr. Mario Online Rx, released in 2008 on WiiWare, offers online multiplayer via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

The game retains some of the gameplay features of its predecessors while having major gameplay additions, such as a more substantial single-player mode and online play via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

As the Super NES had the Satellaview online service in Japan, the Nintendo 64DD had the Randnet service ( named for the two companies involved with the project, ' Recruit ' and ' Nintendo ').

The Nintendo GameCube version does not take advantage of the Gamecube's online capabilities, and is therefore limited to two players for multiplayer.

He featured in a spoof online viral promoting the Nintendo DS game World Snooker Championship Season 2007 – 08, in which he parodied a Nicole Kidman Brain Training advert.

The Nintendo DS also features a built-in microphone and supports wireless standards, allowing players to interact with each other within short range, or online with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.

The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is a free online game service run by Nintendo.

A Metroid-related spoof of " I Love Bees " appeared online in October 2004, to which Nintendo reacted by stating that it was not involved with it.

In May, EA announced that a Nintendo 3DS version would be available, including career mode, 11 vs 11, street mode and Be a Pro, but excluding any online mode.

* In Q2 2005, Broadcom Corporation announced it would be providing Nintendo its “ online solution on a chip ” as deployed in millions of notebooks and PDAs across the globe, enabling Nintendo 802. 11b connectivity with DS and 802. 11g for the Wii.

Wild World also utilizes Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which notably allows players to travel and visit the villages of other players via online play.

Nintendo reportedly did not actively participate in discussions to continue the magazine online.

" Results from online polls are posted, with topics related to Nintendo gaming.

Opinions can be inputted through an online Nintendo Power survey.

Guides for popular games, including recent releases, are going out of stock at the Nintendo online store.

Camp Hyrule was an annual online virtual camp that was sponsored and moderated by Nintendo of America.

It first opened in the summer of 1995, and has since emerged as Nintendo ’ s biggest online event.

Camp Hyrule, which is usually held in August, allows Nintendo fanatics to chat, play online games, and win prizes under the supervision of Nintendo employees and Nintendo Power columnists.

Camp Hyrule is moderated and maintained by Nintendo of America's online staff.