Nintendo museum to open in Japan on Oct 2
JAPANESE video game company Nintendo will open its first museum on Oct 2 in Kyoto that will feature vintage games and an interactive shoot-em-up with Super Mario characters. The museum in Kyoto’s Uji city is located inside a renovated old factory built in 1969, where the gaming giant began life making Western-style and Japanese playing cards and later repaired consoles.
On Tuesday (Aug 20), the company also released a video of Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Super Mario Bros and other famous games, giving a sneak preview of what’s inside.
“The Nintendo Museum is a place where visitors can learn about Nintendo’s commitment to manufacturing that places importance on play and originality,” he said in the clip.
Along with the shooting game and some of the firm’s first consoles, exhibits include a giant controller that two people operate and another featuring ancient Japanese poems.
The company first announced plans for the museum in 2021, part of efforts to widen its revenue stream, and it was originally meant to open earlier this year.
Super Nintendo World, the company’s first theme park, opened in Osaka in March 2021 after months of delays caused by teh Covid-19 pandemic.
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Part of the Universal Studios Japan complex, it features a Mario Kart ride with a real-life Bowser’s Castle.
Nintendo began life back in 1889 as a manufacturer of Japanese “hanafuda” cards and launched its first home video game machines, known as TV Game 15 and TV Game 6, in 1977.
The Super Mario Bros games were launched in 1985, two years after the company began selling its Nintendo Entertainment System console.
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Tickets for the museum for October and November went on sale on Tuesday, costing 3,300 yen (S$29.60) for adults and less for children. AFP
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