Which Giant In the computer games industry origins can be traced back to before 1890 and what did they make then?

Good one Mozart, but IBM were not a Video game maker.
Try again

Nintendo, they made playing cards

http://www.nintendoland.com/home2.htm?history/index.htm

Yes Jenny
And from what I read they were the #1 in that market too until 1963 when they diversified in some odd directions See bottom section on this page including a Taxi service and "Hotels" of a nature.
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