Nintendo/Logo Variations
These are the logo variations seen throughout the years by Nintendo, with more to be added overtime.
Kirby's Dream Course (1994):
- The logo is colored in light blue.
![](http://static.wikiforge.net/avidwiki/4/43/Nintendo_%281994%29.png)
Super Punch Out!! (1994):
- The logo features silver texture.
![](http://static.wikiforge.net/avidwiki/b/be/Nintendo_%281994%29_B.png)
Super Metroid (1994):
- Similar to the Super Punch Out!! variant, but the logo is bigger.
![](http://static.wikiforge.net/avidwiki/1/12/Nintendo_%281994%29_C.png)
Donkey Kong Country (1994) and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995):
- See the 1st Rareware logo.
![](/w/thumb.php?f=Nintendo_%281994%2C_Donkey_Kong_Country_variant%29.png&width=350)
Killer Instinct (1995):
- The Nintendo logo, which looks similar to that of Donkey Kong Country's, zooms out of the screen. When it settles in the center, the logo glows in a red color before turning back to the normal silver color. The logo then flies into the top right of the screen.
![](http://static.wikiforge.net/avidwiki/f/f3/Nintendo_%281995%29_%28Taken_from_Killer_Instinct%2C_SNES%29.png)
Earthworm Jim 2 (1995):
- The text "licensed by" is seen above the Nintendo logo. The usual Earthworm Jim sequence on the series' logo variant plays.
![](http://static.wikiforge.net/avidwiki/2/2a/Nintendo_%281995%29.png)
BS Super Mario USA: Power Challenge (1996, Japan):
- The logo is below a golden statue of Mario. Below it is the logo for St.GIGA.
Mario Kart 64 (1996): There is the Nintendo logo in gold, spinning slowly on a black background. After a few seconds, the logo spins gradually faster, and then the screen fades to white, segueing into the title screen. The logo has a trail/ghost effect when it gets faster.
![](/w/thumb.php?f=571f6f3a33ebc724f6d75be7ce91e22e.png&width=350)
Goldeneye 007 (1997):
- On a black background, the Nintendo logo, colored in silver, zooms in front of the screen. The logo spins around until the Rareware logo fades in.
![](/w/thumb.php?f=XJLDA2bdbj1qArQbEcnKHQ24102.png&width=350)
Yoshi's Story (1997):
- The logo slides up, and is crudely drawn. Below the logo is the word "PRESENTS". A group of voices representing that of Yoshi's shouts the company name. The entire logo wiggles.
![](/w/thumb.php?f=Nintendo-YSVariant.png&width=350)
Star Fox 64 (1997):
- The logo is white. "1997" (the game's release year) is seen above it, and "PRESENTS" is seen below.
![](http://static.wikiforge.net/avidwiki/c/c0/Nintendo_%28Self-Explanatory%29.png)
Super Smash Bros. (1999):
- The logo is white and is below the HAL logo.
![](/w/thumb.php?f=Nintendo_%281999%29.png&width=350)
Donkey Kong 64 (1999):
- A sound bite of Donkey Kong saying "Okay!" is heard.
Luigi's Mansion (2001):
- The company name is read in a dark, low-pitched voice.
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001):
- Same as the Super Smash Bros. variant, but "HAL" has been extended to "HAL LABORATORY, INC."
![](/w/thumb.php?f=671db1dee33edcb67a65e7f256b4e7f8.png&width=350)
Diddy Kong Pilot (2003):
- Diddy Kong flies around the logo, and then onto the screen, segueing into the Rareware logo.
![](/w/thumb.php?f=Nintendo_%282004%2C_Diddy_Kong_Racing%29.png&width=350)
Mario Golf Toadstool Tour (2003) and Mario Power Tennis (2004):
- After the Dolby Pro Logic II logo shows up, Wario pops out of a hold carrying a wooden sign with the Nintendo logo, saying the company's name, before Waluigi pops out with the Camelot Software Planning logo on a sign. On the Wii port of the latter, the sign was reanimated to use Nintendo's white logo instead of red or blue.
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA port, 2004):
- The logo is printed on a flag.
![](/w/thumb.php?f=Nintendo_%282004%2C_GBA_DC2%29.png&width=350)
Pikmin 2 (2004):
- Several Pikmin pop out standing on top of the logo, which is randomized every time the logo shows up.
WarioWare Twisted! (2005):
- The logo spins around, and the background is yellow.
![](/w/thumb.php?f=Nintendo_%282005%2C_WarioWare_Twisted%29.png&width=350)