Back in 2021, Nintendo announced that it was building a museum-style facility, then called the “Nintendo Gallery,” on the site of its Uji Ogura factory in Kyoto, with construction expected to be completed in March 2024. Site construction work — since it received the official name Nintendo Museum — looked like it was on its way from the outside, but it looks like the museum will miss its target completion date by a month or so.
Notice of construction displayed at the construction site, as shown below @hanayohane NEKO on Twitter (thanks Kyotogamer), now lists the end date as April 30. It is not clear how long this notice lasts, but it appears that the museum will not be ready until the end of March.
When first announced, “the project was expected to be completed within [Nintendo’s] Fiscal year 2023, ending March 2024.” Not a long delay, and the company has yet to announce an official opening date for the museum.
Details on exactly what will be on display are also scant. Previous press releases detail the intention to share the “product development history and philosophy” with the public.
Historical Nintendo products will be on display, exhibits and experiences will be available…
It’s tempting stuff for Nintendo lifers, and we can’t wait to hear more about how the company will highlight its gaming heritage. The various Super Nintendo worlds do a good job of bringing the Mushroom Kingdom to life with rides and fun (not to mention filling the merchandise quota); we’ve got our hands on detailed exhibits that explore the hardware and development history, and the people behind some of the greatest video games ever made.
What do you think will be on display at the Nintendo Museum? Playable prototypes? Pre-release hardware variants? Developer images with little advertising? We’ll find out soon – but not quite as soon as we’d hoped.
