If we talk about video games, we must undoubtedly talk about Nintendo, a pioneering company in this sector. Soon we will be able to review the history of the company in an unprecedented way, according to Shigeru Miyamoto, father of the Super Mario Bos and Legend of Zelda sagas. The next October 2, 2024 will open its doors Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan.
We all know the modern history of the Japanese company, but it goes beyond consoles. It is worth knowing that the company was founded in September 1889 and has created different entertainment solutions.
In fact, if you think about it, the relationship with consoles and video games is only a small part of the company’s history. Well, a very successful role that changed the world forever. Now we can revisit the company’s history in its official museum, located in a very special place.
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The origin of the current company is due to Gunpei Yokoi and his Game & Watch consoles. We remember that these small portable consoles with a single game arrived at Yokoi on his way home from work. It was thanks to a man in a suit who was playing with his digital calculator, who gave him the idea of creating a portable console with a game.
Inside the Nintendo Museum We will have different rooms and exhibitions. There is one entirely dedicated to the games that Nintendo created before entering the world of video games. But the most striking are the giant controllers of the different generations of the company’s consoles that you have to step on to play.
The company offers numerous exhibitions dedicated to specific Nintendo series. In addition, it exhibits the evolution of art or graphics over the years. As could not be otherwise, the main protagonists are the The Mario and Zelda sagasthe most important of the company.
Another of the most interesting parts of the museum are the eight small rooms equipped with Ultra Machine baseball pitchers. The rooms have a retro Japanese house style with interactive objects that we have to hit with our bats.
There is a very interesting room that is a 70s experiment that turned a bowling alley into a target shooting gallery called Laser Clay. It has a similar setup to Zapper & Scope SP, using a modern version of the Zapper designs for the NES and Super Famicom Superscope.
Includes the museum, a touchscreen Hanafuda game for beginners. A multiplayer mobile version of the Japanese card game Hyakunin Isshu is also included. To play it, we will have a smart device that Nintendo will give us and an entire apartment with a shared touchscreen.
The museum includes a store with exclusive merchandise, a cafeteria specializing in specialty hamburgers and a series of display cases telling the history of the company.
The location of the Nintendo Museum was not chosen at random. It is located in Kyoto, Japan, in a historic card manufacturing factory that is now the company’s museum. Come on, it looks like it will be a brutal experience that you will never want to leave.
