Nintendo Quiz

Nintendo Quiz — Practice Questions

1. Nintendo was founded in 1889 — long before video games existed. What product did it originally make?
2. Nintendo's first major arcade hit, which introduced a character named Jumpman, was:
3. Which legendary Nintendo designer created Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong?
4. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released in Japan in 1983 under a different name. What was it called?
5. In The Legend of Zelda, the playable hero — who many people mistakenly think is named Zelda — is actually called:
6. The original Super Mario Bros. launched in 1985. What is the name of the villain Mario must defeat?
7. The Game Boy, Nintendo's hugely successful handheld console, was released in which year?
8. Pokémon was originally released in 1996 as two versions: Pocket Monsters Red and Green. They were games for which system?
9. The Nintendo 64's name refers to what feature of the console?
10. The Nintendo Wii, released in 2006, revolutionised gaming with which innovative feature?
11. The Nintendo Switch's defining feature — which its name refers to — is that it can:
12. Metroid, Nintendo's sci-fi action franchise, revealed a famous plot twist at the end of its first game in 1986. What was it?
13. Nintendo's beloved CEO Satoru Iwata died in 2015. He was famous for which personal commitment during a difficult financial period in 2014?
14. Which Nintendo game composer wrote the iconic Super Mario Bros. theme and The Legend of Zelda overworld music?
15. Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold over 13 million copies in its first six weeks, partly because it launched during which major world event in March 2020?
16. The Game Boy's creator, Gunpei Yokoi, also invented the hugely successful Game & Watch handhelds. What other Nintendo accessory did he design?
17. Super Smash Bros. is Nintendo's crossover fighting series. What is its central mechanic that differs from traditional fighting games?
18. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) is the best-selling Nintendo Switch game. It is a re-release of Mario Kart 8, which originally launched on which failed Nintendo console?
19. Nintendo's handheld Nintendo DS introduced which innovative feature in 2004?
20. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) is consistently voted one of the greatest games ever made. It was the first 3D Zelda game and introduced which revolutionary camera technique?