Nintendo

Kirby, Mario, Link. Fox, Samus, Yoshi, Pikachu, and Donkey Kong all representing their franchises.

Some of the information indexed are thanks in part to the Nintendo Wikipedia.

“	On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.	„
	~ Satoru Iwata

Background

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto. The company was founded in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta[c] by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business during the 1960s and acquiring a legal status as a public company under the current company name, Nintendo distributed its first video game console, the Color TV-Game, in 1977. It gained international recognition with the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985.

The company features a variety of iconic characters and franchises all with different stories and unique gameplay such as Mario from the Super Mario Bros. series, Link from The Legend of Zelda series, Kirby from the Kirby series, Samus Aran from Metroid, etcetera.