- Title: Nintendo showcases iconic gaming history in highly anticipated museum
- Date: 25th September 2024
- Summary: STAFF SWINGING BAT BOTTLES ROTATING AFTER BEING HIT BY BALL MACHINE LAUNCHING BALLS POINT OF VIEW SHOWING HANDS HOLDING BAT TO HIT BALL STAFF SWINGING BAT TV SCREEN TURNED ON AND SHOWING IMAGE AFTER BEING HIT BY BALL POINT OF VIEW SHOWING INTERIOR AND DISPLAY WALLS IN MUSEUM VARIOUS OF NINTENDO PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY VARIOUS OF NINTENDO CONSOLES ON DISPLAY VARIOUS OF SCREENS
- Embargoed: 9th October 2024 11:39
- Keywords: Japan Kyoto Nintendo Nintendo Museum Super Mario Uji gameboy games switch
- Location: UJI, JAPAN
- City: UJI, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Video Games
- Reuters ID: LVA003665625092024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Japanese gaming giant Nintendo will open a museum next week showcasing its history, where fans of "Super Mario," "The Legend of Zelda" and the Game Boy and Switch can gain insight into one of the world's most renowned game makers.
Located in Uji near the company's Kyoto headquarters, the museum underscores the many evolutions of Nintendo, which was founded in 1889 as a maker of Japanese playing cards and is now a global gaming giant.
A group of excited game enthusiasts from China came to see the museum and took photos from outside on Wednesday (September 25), one week before its grand opening.
“I feel very happy. Even though I’m slightly disappointed that we can’t go inside, but overall, I’m happy,” said Chen Xiang, travelling from China, who is hoping to come back again for a visit next month.
The museum, which opens to the public October 2, is located on the site of a plant that used to make playing cards and was a centre for product repairs. Tickets on its website are sold out for the following two months.
"If possible, I would like to go and visit the museum, but I heard that people had to wait for two months to get a ticket. I think it would be difficult to get in even for locals,” said 20-year-old university student Shion Kasahara.
In addition to displaying iconic devices such as the Wii console and the handheld Game Boy, visitors will be able to see lesser-known products such as the "Mamaberica" baby stroller and the "Copilas" printer.
The museum also offers a range of interactive experiences, with visitors able to partner to play the video game "Super Mario Bros." featuring moustachioed plumber Mario on a single, oversized Family Computer controller.
While a push into mobile gaming has tapered off, other efforts by Nintendo to expand beyond its core gaming business have gained traction with the company opening stores and employing its roster of characters in theme parks and film.
The Switch console has been a runaway success with an install base exceeding 140 million units, but with sales slowing, investor attention is now focused on the prospects for a successor device, with Nintendo due to reveal details in the current financial year, which ends in March.
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