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Which came first: The Jungle Book or Nintendo?

Nintendo came first, in 1889 (founded). The Jungle Book followed 5 years later, in 1894 (published).

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  1. Second1894

    The Jungle Book

    book · published

    Rudyard Kipling wrote The Jungle Book while living in Vermont; it came out in 1894.

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  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.