Nintendo Turns 137 Today, Making It Older (And Better) Than Sliced Bread

Nintendo is officially 137 years old today, and while that's an odd number to celebrate, it's certainly an impressive one. While it's a leading producer of video games and gaming hardware, the company originally started life as a maker of hanafuda playing cards in 1889, evolving with the times to eventually become a gaming powerhouse. But to put its age into perspective, it's worth looking at things that Nintendo predates. That makes for a long list, but the biggest surprise, as pointed out o...