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Which came first: Guernica or Nintendo?

Nintendo came first, in 1889 (founded). Guernica followed 48 years later, in 1937 (painted).

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  1. Second1937

    Guernica

    painting · painted

    Picasso painted Guernica in 1937 in about five weeks.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

  2. First1889

    Nintendo

    company · founded

    Nintendo was founded in Kyoto in 1889 to make hanafuda playing cards.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.