As promised, this morning Nintendo took us through a first, video tour of the new Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan in a special “Nintendo Museum Direct” hosted by none other than Shigeru Miyamoto.
The opening date for the museum was also announced, with the Nintendo Museum accepting visitors beginning October 2nd, 2024.
The museum is built right on the site where the company originally used to make Hanafuda and other playing cards, before it got into the world of video games and made history, transforming a once-industrial car park area into a gorgeous plaza decorated with a classic Mario theme.
In the video, you can see a number of the museum’s exhibits, showing everything from a huge, circular wall of genuine retro Nintendo games and products, all impressively preserved and comprehensive. On the screens above these walls you can also look at videos of the games being played, with some neat directional audio technology meaning you only hear the one you’re standing in front of.
The next areas showcase the company’s history of products designed to get players moving, a history of the ? Block, a timeline of the evolution of visuals across iconic Nintendo series’ and even the pre-video game Nintendo era. The museum also has an interactive floor where attendees can use their phones (and feet) to play a giant card game.
Interestingly, the museum works on a Coin system, where entrants are given a card pre-loaded with 10 coins that they can “spend” on certain activities within. Three are shown in the video, including indoor pitching machines set inside recreation of old-school Japanese homes, a “laser clay” shooting gallery using the classic NES Zapper and SNES Super Scope, and my personal favourite – a room where you can play various snippets of NES, N64 and Wii games using giant controllers.
Visit the official site here and take a look at the full video below:
