Nintendojo
Encyclopedia
Nintendojo is a non-profit
website
that focuses on Nintendo
-related subject matter, created and run by fans. Nintendojo is the oldest Nintendo-specific fansite still in existence, having been founded by Peer Schneider
in September 1996. Schneider later left the site to become a founding father of IGN Entertainment where he currently serves Vice-President of Content Publishing.
The original mission of Nintendojo was to publish gaming news from Japan, especially as other sites were not providing adequate overseas coverage. Content was later expanded to highlight U.S. and European game titles and news as well, and today most of the site's content is U.S.-specific. Nintendojo has covered three generations of Nintendo products, handheld and console, including Nintendo 64
, GameCube, Game Boy Advance
, Nintendo DS
, and Wii
. Content includes previews, editorials, and reviews, as well as interviews with developers and publishers. Despite being a non-profit fan-operated site, ND is well-known and oft-cited within the gaming development, publishing, and media community. Nintendojo also is indexed in several aggregate sites, including GameRankings and GameStats.
Nintendojo has spun off into different websites over the years, including Cloudchaser, Segadojo, and GameBoyDojo. One such spin-off site, Nintendojo France, remains active today.
ND has been the starting point for many other site founders and writers, some of which continue to thrive and flourish today -- IGN
and Nintendo World Report
, for starters, all have former Nintendojo staffers. Other Nintendojo contributors have gone on to work in the development and publishing industry.
Nintendojo also occupies a place in gaming media lore. At E3 2001, Nintendojo writer Nathan Heckel surprised the Nintendo senior staff by offering up the first question. Heckel's question was spoken in such badly butchered Japanese, however, that it was unintelligible. The confusion and laughter that followed has earned it a place among the more famous E3 press conference gaffes.
Non-profit organization
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website
Website
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that focuses on Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
-related subject matter, created and run by fans. Nintendojo is the oldest Nintendo-specific fansite still in existence, having been founded by Peer Schneider
Peer Schneider
Peer Schneider is one of the founders of videogames and entertainment website IGN. He is currently Senior Vice President of Content & Publisher at IGN Entertainment...
in September 1996. Schneider later left the site to become a founding father of IGN Entertainment where he currently serves Vice-President of Content Publishing.
The original mission of Nintendojo was to publish gaming news from Japan, especially as other sites were not providing adequate overseas coverage. Content was later expanded to highlight U.S. and European game titles and news as well, and today most of the site's content is U.S.-specific. Nintendojo has covered three generations of Nintendo products, handheld and console, including Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
, GameCube, Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
, Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
, and Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
. Content includes previews, editorials, and reviews, as well as interviews with developers and publishers. Despite being a non-profit fan-operated site, ND is well-known and oft-cited within the gaming development, publishing, and media community. Nintendojo also is indexed in several aggregate sites, including GameRankings and GameStats.
Nintendojo has spun off into different websites over the years, including Cloudchaser, Segadojo, and GameBoyDojo. One such spin-off site, Nintendojo France, remains active today.
ND has been the starting point for many other site founders and writers, some of which continue to thrive and flourish today -- IGN
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
and Nintendo World Report
Nintendo World Report
Nintendo World Report is a Nintendo-specific video game website that covers Nintendo's current consoles, the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, and Wii.-History:...
, for starters, all have former Nintendojo staffers. Other Nintendojo contributors have gone on to work in the development and publishing industry.
Nintendojo also occupies a place in gaming media lore. At E3 2001, Nintendojo writer Nathan Heckel surprised the Nintendo senior staff by offering up the first question. Heckel's question was spoken in such badly butchered Japanese, however, that it was unintelligible. The confusion and laughter that followed has earned it a place among the more famous E3 press conference gaffes.