1981

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1981 is a major year for Nintendo. They made their first arcade hit, Donkey Kong, which put them up on the chart. It was also Shigeru Miyamoto's first game that he created. Other than that, it also marks the date when Mario was created, whom was backthen known simply as Jumpman. It also is Donkey Kong's first appearance as well.

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• July - Donkey Kong released in arcades.
• July - Mario, the character, created. However, he was known as "Jumpman" at the time.
• July - Donkey Kong, the character created.