Nintendo Playing Cards Co. Ltd
In 1889, Fusajirô Yamauchi began manufacturing “Hanafuda” or “flower cards” under the brand name Nintendo Koppai. Cards were hand crafted using the bark from mulberry and mitsu-mata trees. Around 1902 the firm began producing Western style playing cards.
Loco Jumbo playing cards
54 different colour photographs of steam locomotives from around the world.
Maxim playing cards
Publicity pack from Nintendo for Maxim freeze dried coffee.
Nintendo deck with Medieval theme
Courts in medieval costume holding both French and Italian/Spanish suit-signs.
Nintendo Mario Playing Cards
Special cartoon playing cards designed to accompany Nintendo's Mario series of computer games.
Nippon Beer
Nippon Beer brewery playing cards published by Nintendo, Japan, 1960s.
Onward playing cards
Advertising pack for Japanese fashion and lifestyle business featuring different national and regional costumes.
Salmon playing cards
13 colour photographs showing the life cycle of the salmon by Nintendo, Japan.
Seiko fashion cards
Men's and ladies fashion playing cards published for the Seiko Corporation by Nintendo, Japan, 1971.
Suzuki playing cards
Suzuki playing cards produced by Nintendo, Japan, 1978.
Torys Western Cards
Promotional pack for a brand of Japanese whisky, featuring comic Wild West characters.
Ukiyo-E (Nintendo)
Classic examples of Ukiyo-E painting.
Unimol playing cards
Advertising pack for a pharmaceutical company, with brightly coloured courts.