Nintendo Museum
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| Location | Kaguraden-56 Oguracho, Uji, Kyoto, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 34°53′34″N 135°47′03″E / 34.892904°N 135.784188°E |
| Type | Video Game Museum |
| Owner | Nintendo |
The Nintendo Museum is an upcoming video game museum located in Uji in Kyoto, Japan. This museum is own by video game company, Nintendo, and will display a wide variety of products from the company's history.
The museum was first announced in 2021, it will be built at the old Ogura Plant, which Nintendo used this factory to make trading cards, as well as repairing toys and consoles.[1][2] It will featured a new gallery that will "showcase the many products Nintendo has launched over its history, while focusing on the company's "product development history and philosophy with the public" dating back to its origins.[3][4] Construction on the museum is set to be finished by March 2024, with an opening date to be confirmed at a later date. [5][6]
Nintendo General Manager, Shinya Takahashi, stated that the museum will feature “a wide variety of Nintendo products from the company’s history."[7] Uji Mayor, Atsuko Matsumura, hope that the city the new the museum will be "appealing to video game fans.”[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "News Release : Jun. 2, 2021 "Utilization of the land of the Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant"". Nintendo Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Nintendo factory to be turned into gaming museum". New York Post. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "The Nintendo Museum Will Complete Construction In March 2024". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Bankhurst, Adam (2021-06-02). "Official 'Nintendo Gallery' Museum to Open in Japan by March 2024". IGN. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "News Release : Jun. 2, 2021 "Utilization of the land of the Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant"". Nintendo Co., Ltd. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Lawler, Richard (2023-09-14). "The Nintendo Museum will be finished by March". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Japan's upcoming Nintendo Museum will be complete by March 2024". Nintendo Wire. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Nintendo to open museum in Kyoto where fans can trace its history | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
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