Many of us of a certain age can still remember the first time we picked up a Nintendo Entertainment System controller, quickly immersing us in the colorful worlds of Super Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong. If these games played an important part in your childhood, Japan’s long-awaited new Nintendo Museum is a must-visit. Opened to the public on Oct.
2, the interactive space is set in the video game company’s former factory complex in Uji, about an hour south of the city of Kyoto. The courtyard of the new Nintendo Museum is pictured. Richard A.
Brooks/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Spread across three main buildings, the Nintendo Museum leads visitors through the company’s 135-year history with an exhaustive exhibition that includes rare consoles and prototypes, interactive games, experiences and even a themed burger restaurant. While museum visitors won’t be able to jump up and punch “question blocks” like Mario – they can already do that at the Super Nintendo World theme park in nearby Osaka anyway – they will have access to a wealth of info that offers insights into the mind of Nintendo mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto, also known as the father of Super Mario. People are also reading.
.. Visitors are taken on an immersive journey through the company’s 135-year history.
Richard A. Brooks/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource The mammoth video game company was first founded in 1889 as a playing cards manufacturer that produced hanafuda, which means “flower cards”.
