Q 1. Combining hit
video games, merchandise and TV series, Pokémon ranks as the best selling media
franchise of all time. Pikachu may be the company’s mascot, and Bulbasaur may
be the first in the Pokédex, but which creature has the distinction of being the
first ever designed?
Q 2. Smash Bros. allowed players to live out their dream
matchups by having Nintendo characters from across franchises take each other
on in hand-to-hand combat. Which of these characters has always featured as a
playable character since the first game in 1999?
Q 3. Nintendo has gained worldwide renown for its gaming
franchises and consoles. However, this was not its purpose when the company was
established in 1889. What did they originally manufacture?
Q 4. Despite many critics calling it the greatest game of all
time, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Water Temple has gained notoriety due
to its frustrating mechanics, which involved raising and lowering the water
levels by playing a song on your ocarina. Which of these in-game songs did you
need to play to achieve this?
Q 5. Nintendo has not been shy in the past from working
with other companies to produce content for their systems. Which console was
originally planned as a CD add-on for a Nintendo system?
Q 6. Donkey Kong was one of Nintendo’s first huge hits in the
video game industry, but its critically acclaimed follow-up title, Donkey Kong
Country, was developed by an independent games studio. Which critically of
these critically acclaimed studios was it?
Q 7. Despite its success throughout the years, taking risks has
also left Nintendo with its shares of flops. Out of the following, which was
the games console that sold the least amount of copies worldwide?
Q 8. Much more common than the flops, however, are the smash hit
titles. Which of these is the best-selling title in history exclusive to
Nintendo systems?
Q 9. Nintendo has been a trailblazer in many aspects of the
gaming world, including the launching of the kart racing genre with Mario Kart.
Which of these characters was NOT a playable character in the original game for
SNES?
Q 10. Despite Nintendo’s scores of memorable characters, none is
more iconic than their mascot, Mario. Which of these games was not originally
released internationally because Nintendo felt the game would be too difficult
for fans outside of Japan?
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