Name
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Date
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Information
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Rabbit Coaster
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1964
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Several variations were released, with later ones being space-themed and monster-themed.
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Home Race
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1965
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A magnetic multiplayer game featuring tanks.
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Picture Cutter
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1965
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Players are given special scissors that they can use to cut out pictures of animals (such as a giraffe, crocodile, and squirrel) and objects (such as a train, the Eiffel Tower, an astronaut, and a rocket ship).
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Table Soccer
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1965
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A tabletop game of soccer (football), based on a game by John Waddington Ltd. in the United Kingdom.
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New Picture Cutter
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1965
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An electric version of the Picture Cutter.
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Home Bowling
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1966
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A three-foot-long item that featured miniature bowling pins, a bowling ball, and plastic figure. The goal was to have the miniature person roll the ball down the lane and knock down the pins.
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Ultra Hand
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1966
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An extendable hand developed by legendary game designer Gunpei Yokoi. It was the first true success story for Nintendo in the toys department.
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Hip Flip
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1968
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Nintendo received the license to manufacture a toy similar to the Hula Hoop by Parker Brothers in Japan. This toy required two people to use.
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N&B Block
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1968
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Small building blocks very similar to LEGO. After Nintendo aired commercials comparing the two products, LEGO sued the company and went to court, but ultimately lost due to the slight uniqueness of Nintendo's block products, many of which were circular rather than square.
Nintendo manufactured a number of N&B Block sets, including a version of the Rabbit Coaster.
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People House
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1968
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Six variations of this toy designed specifically for little girls were made, including four Disney-themed versions. N&B Blocks also came packaged with each set.
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Challenge Dice
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1969
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A game similar to Chaotic Cubes, in which players insert nails into the open holes of an enlarged dice. Different colors were made available including red, white, and blue.
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Marble
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Sixties
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Nintendo received the rights to manufacture MB's "The Fryin' Pan" in Japan, which they renamed Marble.
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Dynamic Soccer
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Sixties
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A tabletop game similar to Table Soccer, released due to Japan's semi-success during the '68 Olympics.
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Nintendo no Yaku Ban
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Sixties
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A baseball game and an enhancement of Yaku Ban.
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Punch Race
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Sixties
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Based on Dragster in America, Punch Race has players launching miniature cars and having them race to see who can go the farthest or who can get to a certain point the fastest.
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Hopping Game
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1970
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Three players shoot their cones into the holes in an attempt to make them stick.
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Hachi No Su Game
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1971
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Players pour honey into the cones in an attempt to not let the bee fall.
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Kaju Copy
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1971
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Players place one of ten images under the object provided in the box and, after a flash, the image is replicated on a sheet of paper.
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Mini Game Series
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1971
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Miniature games meant for travel that were fun and inexpensive. Some of the games were unique, while others were based on previous Nintendo toys and board games. A total of 60 games were released.
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Kouya no Gunamn Game
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1972
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Players attempt to shoot the opposing plastic figure down. Doing so can prove to be challenging.
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Time Shock
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1972
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Based on Perfection, the player is given a time limit to place all of the objects into their corresponding place on the board. If they were unable to do so, all of the pieces on the board would be shot out.
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Paper Model
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1974
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Players can craft models by putting the pieces together. 39 different models were released.
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Shot Racer
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1974
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A product in the shape of a gun that would shoot miniature cars. The goal was to hit targets with the cars.
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Mister Magician
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1975
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A product containing several different magic tricks.
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Punch Buoy
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1975
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This is based on the American game known as Boing.
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Hockey Game
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Seventies
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A tabletop hockey game in a similar fashion to the soccer games released in the Sixties. It wasn't very successful.
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Balance Game
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Seventies
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A plastic acrobat has his two hands extended out and is trying to keep his composure. Several discs are keeping the contraption together, and the goal of the game is pull the discs out without causing it to fall. It is meant to be a multiplayer game.
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Bikkuri Game
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Seventies
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An elongated raccoon shoots out of a pot and the players try to catch it.
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Puzzle
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Seventies
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There were several different puzzles Nintendo released that were all labeled as "Puzzle". Perhaps the most noteworthy puzzle was one of Betty Boop.
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Tenbillion
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1980
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This product by Gunpei Yokoi was released the same year as the Game & Watch series (also by Gunpei Yokoi). It was a challenging puzzle game that involved balls in a barrel-shaped object and was very successful.
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Crossover
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1983
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One of the latest non-electronic Nintendo toys released, this puzzle game was developed by Gunpei Yokoi.
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