1960s

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This is a list of Nintendo-related events that took place in the 1960s.

List

• 1960: Sanyo Enterprise Co. publishes the Nintendo-printed Ukiyo-E playing cards.
• 1961: Nintendo establishes a new branch in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
• 1962: Nintendo is introduced into the Osaka Stock Exchange.
• 1962: Kokuryn Shoji Co. publishes the Nintendo-manufactured Ukiyo-E playing cards.
• 1963: Nintendo changes it's name from "Nintendo Playing Card Co." to simply "Nintendo Co., Ltd."
• 1963: Nintendo releases the Disney no Yaku Ban.
• 1964: Nintendo opens its first research and development branch manufacturing toy products. The first toy produced there is the Rabbit Coaster.
• 1964: Nintendo begins printing the Nintendo Playing Guide for their card decks.
• 1965: Nintendo releases the following toy products: the Home Race, the Picture Cutter, the New Picture Cutter, the Table Soccer, the My Car Race, and the Drive Game.
• 1965: Nintendo begins distributing the Mamaberika, a B-type baby stroller.
• 1965: Nintendo hires Gunpei Yokoi; his job is to maintain the assembly-line machines used to print Nintendo's Hanafuda cards.
• 1966: Nintendo releases the Ultra Hand. The Ultra hand would go on to sell over a million units.^[1]
• 1966: Then-Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi moves Gunpei Yokoi, the creator of the Ultra Hand, from maintenance duty to product development as a result of the Ultra Hand's success.
• 1966: Nintendo releases Home Bowling.
• 1966: Nintendo releases Osomatsu-kun Game.
• 1967: Nintendo releases Ultra Machine.
• 1968: Nintendo releases the following toy products: the People House, the Hip Flip, the Dynamic Soccer, the Kamen No Ninja Akakage Game, and the Ultraman Game.
• 1968: Nintendo releases the Nintendo Block Gondola, which is part of their N&B Block toy line.
• 1969: Nintendo opens a new manufacturing plant in Uji City in Kyoto, Japan which would be a primary location for developing it's toy products.
• 1969: Nintendo releases the Challenge Dice.
• 1969: Nintendo releases the Love Tester.
• 1969: Satoru Okada joins Nintendo.

Births

1960

• October 9 - Maddie Blaustein - Voice actress of Meowth in the Pokémon anime for its first eight seasons (died 2008)
• October 23 - MATARO - Japanese musician
• November 17 - Takashi Tezuka - Executive Officer at Nintendo and a Senior Officer at Nintendo EPD
• December 21 - Hiroji Kiyotake - Japanese graphic designer

1961

• March 25 - Reggie Fils-Aimé - Third president of Nintendo of America
• June 17 - Kōichi Yamadera - Voice actor
• June 25 - Hirofumi Matsuoka - Video game graphic designer
• August 13 - Koji Kondo - Sound director and composer
• September 24 - Hideyo Takakuwa - Japanese musician

1962

• August 22 - Isaac Marshall - Voice actor
• September 4 - Satoru Shibata - Former president of Nintendo of Europe
• September 13 - Hisao Egawa - Voice actor of Falco Lombardi in the Star Fox franchise
• November 14
  • Satomi Korogi - Voice actress of Pichu and Togepi in the Pokémon series
  • Atsuko Tanaka - Voice actress of Bayonetta in the Bayonetta series
• December 8 - Takashi Masuzaki - Japanese musician
• December 27 - Toru Osawa - Creator of Kid Icarus

1963

• January 30 - Shoko Tsuda - Voice actress of Impa in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• July 14 - Kenny James - Voice actor of Bowser in the Mario series
• October 27 - Junichi Kanemaru - Voice actor of Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and the Super Smash Bros. series
• November 11 - Toshihide Tsuchiya - Voice actor of Funky Kong and King K. Rool in the Mario/Donkey Kong series
• December 8 - Eric Newsome - Voice actor of Bowser in Super Paper Mario and Meta Knight in Super Smash Bros.

1964

• February 24 - Takashi Nagasako - Voice actor of various Nintendo characters, most notably Ganondorf and Donkey Kong
• March 18 - Mika Kanai - Voice actress of Jigglypuff in the Pokémon franchise and Super Smash Bros.
• April 17 - David J. Goldfarb - Voice actor of Ludwig von Koopa as of Mario Kart 8
• May 5 - Minami Takayama - Voice actress of Pit and Dark Pit in Kid Icarus and the Super Smash Bros. franchises
• September 25 - Kikuko Inoue - Voice actress
• October 5 -Keiji Fujiwara - Voice actor of Mewtwo in the later Super Smash Bros. series (died 2020)
• October 25 -Kevin Michael Richardson - Voice actor of Kamek in The Super Mario Bros. Movie

1965

• May 10 - Kiyoyuki Yanada - Voice actor of Richter Belmont in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (died Nov. 21, 2022)
• August 18 - Ikue Otani - Voice actress of Pikachu in the Pokémon franchise
• August 28 - Doug Bowser - Current president of Nintendo of America
• November 20 - Takeshi Kusao - Voice actor of Solo in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• December 4 - Veronica Taylor - Voice actress of Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon anime for its first eight seasons
• December 16 - Inuko Inuyama - Voice actress of Meowth and Ivysaur in the Pokémon franchise

1966

• June 5 - Karen Strassman - Voice actress
• July 3 - Jun Mizusawa - Voice actress of Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• August 20 - Jay Ward - Voice actor of Wolf O'Donnell in the Star Fox franchise
• December 4 - Fred Armisen - Voice actor of Cranky Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie

1967

• January 26 - Toshiyuki Morikawa - Voice actor of Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• March 30 - Megumi Hayashibara - Voice actress of Jessie and Delphox in the Pokémon anime
• May 5 - Takehito Koyasu - Voice actor
• June 14 - Samantha Kelly - Voice actress for Princess Peach, Toad and Toadette in the Mario series
• June 15 - Yuji Ueda - Voice actor of Brock and Greninja in Pokémon
• August 23 - Kazumi Totaka - Japanese composer and voice actor of Yoshi
• August 25 - Nobuyuki Hiyama - Voice actor of Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• October 18 - Eric Stuart - Voice actor of Brock and James in the Pokémon anime for the first eight seasons
• October 25 - Lyssa Browne - Voice actress of Slippy Toad in the Star Fox series
• November 6 - Fujiko Takimoto - Voice actress of Young Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• November 25 - Kazuya Nakai - Voice actor

1968

• March 18 - Shin-ichiro Miki - Voice actor of James and Charizard in Pokémon
• May 2 - Hikaru Midorikawa - Voice actor of Marth in Fire Emblem and Super Smash Bros.
• July 20 - Chris Seavor - British video game designer
• August 12 - Koji Yusa - Voice actor of Shadow the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and the Super Smash Bros. series
• November 12 - Aya Hisakawa - Voice actress of Palutena in Kid Icarus: Uprising and Super Smash Bros.
• November 21 - Sean Schemmel - Voice actor of Lucario in the Pokémon anime and Super Smash Bros.
• November 30 - Rica Matsumoto - Voice actress of Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon anime

1969

• February 6 - David Hayter - Voice actor of Solid Snake in Metal Gear
• June 14 - Kyle Hebert - Voice actor of Ryu in Street Fighter
• August 16 - Kate Higgins - Voice actress of Pauline in Super Mario Odyssey
• August 28 - Jack Black - Voice actor of Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• October 18 - Ted Lewis - Voice actor of King Dedede in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
• November 17- Ryōtarō Okiayu - Voice actor
• December 13 - Hideo Ishikawa - Voice actor of Simon Belmont in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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