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For many years, Nintendo Co., Ltd. and their subsidiaries have provided official access to PDFs of instruction booklets for a number of their games, in the event that someone loses or breaks theirs. That is nice to see in itself, however, this also indirectly supports the preservation and dissemination of important pieces of video game history. For Super Mario Wiki, these provide the original, citable names for many subjects across multiple languages, and also serve as a historic time capsules to reference on other matters. I have known about these for a long time, but it occurred to me recently that not everyone may know they can access this info. That is what this thread is for.
As of December 2024, here are Nintendo's publicly available instruction booklets, where they are hosted, and how to get particular guides:
Japanese manuals: hosted by Nintendo Co., Ltd.
North American (English, French, and Spanish) manuals: hosted by Nintendo of America, Ltd. for a North American audience. Many manuals include American English, French Canadian, and Mexican Spanish in a single booklet, though a few of them include only English texts. amiibo Tap uniquely has been provided a Portuguese manual.
European manuals: hosted by Nintendo of Europe on the Nintendo Supports website for a European audience. All listed manuals at minimum are in British English, but many of them also include Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish within a single manual, similar to the ones released by NOA in North America.
French (Français) manuals: see the North American and European sections above for additional manuals written in French
German (Deutsch) manuals: see the European section above for additional manuals written in German
Italian (Italiano) manuals: see the European section above for additional manuals written in Italian
Korean (한국의) manuals: hosted by Nintendo of Korea for a South Korean audience.
Spanish (Español) manuals: see the North American and European sections above for additional manuals written in Spanish
This list is surely incomplete. If you are familiar with official websites where Nintendo hosts manuals, especially for ones in languages not listed here, please share them in the comments below! I will be sure to add them.
As of December 2024, here are Nintendo's publicly available instruction booklets, where they are hosted, and how to get particular guides:
Japanese manuals: hosted by Nintendo Co., Ltd.- Manuals for Wii U hardware and software: this section includes manuals for Wii, Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, and Nintendo DS software that was released on the Wii U eShop.
- Manuals for Nintendo 3DS hardware and software: this section includes manuals for Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy, and Game Boy Color software that was released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop.
- Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom software manuals
- Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom software manuals
North American (English, French, and Spanish) manuals: hosted by Nintendo of America, Ltd. for a North American audience. Many manuals include American English, French Canadian, and Mexican Spanish in a single booklet, though a few of them include only English texts. amiibo Tap uniquely has been provided a Portuguese manual.- Manuals for Nintendo 3DS hardware and software
- Manuals for Nintendo DS hardware and software
- Manuals for Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance hardware and software
- Manuals for Wii hardware and software
- Manuals for Wii U hardware and software
- Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System software manuals
- Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System software manuals
European manuals: hosted by Nintendo of Europe on the Nintendo Supports website for a European audience. All listed manuals at minimum are in British English, but many of them also include Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish within a single manual, similar to the ones released by NOA in North America.- Game Boy Advance games manuals
- Nintendo 64 games manuals
- Nintendo 3DS games electronic manuals
- Nintendo DS games manuals
- Wii U games electronic manuals
French (Français) manuals: see the North American and European sections above for additional manuals written in French- Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System software manuals
- Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System software manuals
German (Deutsch) manuals: see the European section above for additional manuals written in German Italian (Italiano) manuals: see the European section above for additional manuals written in Italian Korean (한국의) manuals: hosted by Nintendo of Korea for a South Korean audience. Spanish (Español) manuals: see the North American and European sections above for additional manuals written in SpanishThis list is surely incomplete. If you are familiar with official websites where Nintendo hosts manuals, especially for ones in languages not listed here, please share them in the comments below! I will be sure to add them.
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