country: Japan

city: Kyoto

revenue: $3,625,000,000

Nintendo, based out of Kyoto, Japan, is one of the oldest gaming companies in the world. Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a producer of handmade hanafuda playing cards. In subsequent years, Nintendo made ventures into several unrelated businesses like taxi services and love hotels. But by the 1960s, Nintendo decided to focus on toys and games, which has worked out well not only for their business but also for gamers around the world. The company is most well known for producing the Nintendo series of consoles and for inventing iconic characters like Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, and more.