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The '''Nintendo Museum''' is a museum opening on October 2, 2024 at 56 Kaguraden, Ogura-cho, Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0042<ref>{{Cite|url=https://museum.nintendo.com/en/index.html|publisher=Nintendo Japan|date=August 19, 2024|title=Nintendo Museum official website}}</ref>. The museum was first revealed in a Nintendo Direct where [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] revealed many areas of the museum.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/live/JApUMBscKOc?si=kKkJJfDKAP6GKiao|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=August 19, 2024|title=Nintendo Museum Direct}}</ref> The museum will consist of many [[Nintendo]] products consisting from Hanafuda cards to the [[Nintendo Switch]]. The museum is built on the site of the original factory where Nintendo used to make Hanafuda and other playing cards. There are many areas in the museum related to the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].
[[File:Nintendo Museum logo.png|thumb|150px|The Nintendo Museum logo]]
[[File:Nintendo Museum.jpg|250px|thumb|A photo of the Nintendo Museum's exterior]]
The '''Nintendo Museum''' is a museum located in {{wp|Kyoto}}, [[Japan]], that features exhibits of [[Nintendo]]'s products, from the ''{{wp|hanafuda}}'' playing cards it produced when it was founded in 1889 to the [[Nintendo Switch]]. It was built on the site of the Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant where the ''hanafuda'' and other playing cards were manufactured, and opened on October 2, 2024.<ref>{{cite|author=Wong, M.|date=October 2, 2024|title=Nintendo’s very first museum offers a nostalgic trip back in video game time|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/worlds-first-nintendo-museum-kyoto-japan-intl-hnk/|publisher=CNN Travel|accessdate=October 2, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002180000/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/worlds-first-nintendo-museum-kyoto-japan-intl-hnk/}}</ref> The museum was announced in a press release on June 2, 2021, under the tentative name '''Nintendo Gallery''',<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|date=June 2, 2021|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2021/210602.html|title=Utilization of the land of the Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=August 20, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602010518/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2021/210602.html}}</ref> until it was revealed under its final name in the September 2023 {{wp|Nintendo Direct}}, when it was originally set to open before March 2024.<ref name=Sep2023>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=September 14, 2023|url=https://www.youtube.com/live/rfYfuAOKTxA?t=1497|title=Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 - Nintendo Switch|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=August 23, 2024}}</ref> On August 19, 2024, a Nintendo Direct was published where [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] provided a tour of the museum, many of the areas of which are themed after the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], in addition to displays of a large variety of ''Super Mario''-related products released by Nintendo since the early 1980s.<ref name=MuseumDirect>{{Cite|author=Nintendo of America|url=www.youtube.com/live/JApUMBscKOc|publisher=YouTube|date=August 19, 2024|title=Nintendo Museum Direct|accessdate=August 20, 2024}}</ref> It is located at 56 Kaguraden, {{wp|Ogura Station|Ogura-cho}}, {{wp|Uji|Uji-shi}}, Kyoto 611-0042.<ref>{{Cite|url=museum.nintendo.com/en/index.html|date=August 19, 2024|title=Nintendo Museum official website|publisher=nintendo.com|accessdate=August 20, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819221756/https://museum.nintendo.com/en/index.html}}</ref>


==List of ''Super Mario'' exhibits an areas==
When visitors enter the Nintendo Museum, they will be issued entry passes known as "play tickets",<ref>{{cite|url=https://check.museum-tickets.nintendo.com/en/mypage/card/about|title=Play Tickets|publisher=nintendo.com|accessdate=September 20, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819223921/https://check.museum-tickets.nintendo.com/en/mypage/card/about}}</ref> with the default design depicting a sprite of [[Mario]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Each play ticket contains 10 digital [[coin]]s that can be used on the museum's interactive exhibits located on the first floor of Exhibition Building 1.
===Outside===
[[File:Nintendo Museum Outside.jpg|thumb|250px|The outside of Nintendo Museum]]
The outside of Nintendo Museum includes many elements from the ''Super Mario'' franchise. [[Block]]s, a [[? Block]], an [[Empty Block]], a [[Super Mushroom]] and a [[Flag Pole]] with [[Mario]] grabbing it.


===Entrace===
==List of ''Super Mario''-related areas and exhibits==
When a visitor enters the museum, they will be issued with an entry passes. A sprite of Mario from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' is pictured on this entry pass. This entry pass has digital [[coins]] that can be used on the museum's activities.
===Exterior and plaza===
[[File:Nintendo Museum Mario Plaza.png|thumb|250px|The plaza outside the Nintendo Museum]]
Some of the lockers in the locker room near the entry gate of the Nintendo Museum resemble [[Game Boy]] cartridges, with some of them being cartridges of ''Super Mario'' games such as ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', and [[Yoshi (game)|''Yoshi'']].<ref>{{cite|author=@Barton_Scott_K|date=October 2, 2024|url=https://x.com/Barton_Scott_K/status/1841302438672048603|title=着いたーーーーーー！！！！ニンテンドーミュージアム！！！改めて本日オープンおめでとうございます！！コインロッカーがゲームボーイなのやばすぎーーーーー😭😭😭😭😭|publisher=X|language=ja|accessdate=October 2, 2024|archive=http://archive.today/2024.10.02-200954/https://x.com/Barton_Scott_K/status/1841302438672048603}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=司破ダンプ|date=September 25, 2024|url=https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/2409252n|title=「ニンテンドーミュージアムはん、看板も控えめにしてて京都をわかってはるわあ」と京都人が先行体験に行ってきた。景観条例にあわせたグレーの看板を見てまず安心、いざ館内へ入ったら、何もかもいけてる作りで任天堂イヤッフゥでした|publisher=電ファミニコゲーマー|language=ja|accessdate=October 2, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002134942/https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/2409252n}}</ref><ref name=Eurogamer>{{cite|author=Eurogamer|date=October 3, 2024|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfN7fJPBY8o|title=17 Hidden Nintendo References In The Nintendo Museum|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=October 4, 2024}}</ref> The outside of the Nintendo Museum includes a plaza featuring [[Brick Block]]s, a [[? Block]], an [[Empty Block]], and a [[Super Mushroom]], as well as two poles: a pixelated [[Goal Pole]] with [[Mario]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' grabbing it, and a pole with [[fruit]] being climbed by [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] from [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|the arcade game]].<ref name=Eurogamer /> The floor is decorated with tiles depicting sprites of enemies and objects from ''Super Mario Bros.'', being coins, a [[Goomba]], a [[Lakitu]], a [[Super Star]], a [[Koopa Troopa]], a [[Buzzy Beetle]], a [[Bullet Bill]], and a big Super Mushroom (which has eyes like its sprite from ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', although the rest of the sprite is more similar to its original ''Super Mario Bros.'' appearance).<ref>{{cite|author=@JohnAndersen21|date=June 25, 2024|url=x.com/JohnAndersen21/status/1805571446493589982|title= An updated overhead view of the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan has been revealed via a May 24th update on Google Earth. Stone tile designers have added many Super Mario Bros. characters and one huge mushroom.  The Nintendo Museum is scheduled to open this fall.|publisher=X|accessdate=August 23, 2024|archive=http://archive.today/2024.08.23-074411/https://x.com/JohnAndersen21/status/1805571446493589982}}</ref><ref name=GameWatch>{{cite|author=Hatanaka, K.|date=September 25, 2024|url=https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/preview/1625861.html|title=「ニンテンドーミュージアム」フォトレポート！ 花札からSwitchまでの歴史を辿れる展示エリア|publisher=GAME Watch|language=ja|accessdate=September 25, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925111125/https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/preview/1625861.html}}</ref> A [[Checkpoint Flag]] is visible from the plaza, located on the roof of Exhibition Building 2 near the entrance.<ref name=Eurogamer /> The side of the entrance building facing Exhibition Building 2 depicts the clouds with eyes from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.<ref name=Eurogamer /> The roof of the Nintendo Museum features a large sprite of the ? Block from ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref name=Sep2023/>


===First Floor===
===Main entrance===
The first floor has an area with a floor with a screen that can be scanned with a smart device to play a traditional Japanese card game, Hyakunin Isshu. In this room, there are pillars based on Blocks and ? Blocks.
The entrance to the museum features a group of multi-colored [[Toad (species)|Toad]] statues, which produce sounds and harmonized vocals when their heads are pressed.<ref name=GameWatch /><ref>{{cite|date=September 25, 2024|url=https://www.ndw.jp/nintendomuseum-240925-entrance-kinopio/|title=かわいい！キノピオがコーラスで迎えてくれるエントランス【ニンテンドーミュージアム現地レポ】|publisher=Nintendo DREAM WEB|language=ja|accessdate=September 25, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925112518/https://www.ndw.jp/nintendomuseum-240925-entrance-kinopio/}}</ref> Other ''Super Mario''-related decorations include a mural of artwork from Nintendo's games, an alcove with drawings of Mario and a Super Star by Miyamoto and his signature, and small sprites of characters from ''Super Mario Bros.''<ref name=GameWatch /> Also nearby is a rest area with shelves of strategy guides and a model of [[Donkey Kong]] on a [[girder]] in the style of [[Donkey Kong (game)|the original arcade game]].<ref name=GameWatch />


===Second Floor===
===Nintendo product exhibits===
On the second floor, there is an area that shows many games and consoles that Nintendo published in all of the different boxes for each region. Screens are above this exhibit to show gameplay of all these games. Many ''Super Mario'' appear here. There is an area that shows the differences in graphics between various Nintendo games, which use ''Super Mario'' games for comparison.
On the second floor of Exhibition Building 1, there is an area that shows many games and consoles that Nintendo published in exhibit boxes for each region, including games of the ''Super Mario'' franchise. Screens depicting gameplay are positioned above the exhibits. There is also a display that shows the ? Block's appearances throughout the series.


==List of ''Super Mario'' activities''==
===Shigureden SP===
In the museum, there are eight activities, but only three are shown in the Nintendo Direct. These art the activities the entry pass is used for.
'''Shigureden SP''' is an interactive exhibit consisting in a floor with a screen that can be scanned with a smart device to play a traditional Japanese card game. In this area, there are pillars made up of Brick Blocks and ? Blocks.
===Ultra Machine===
One activity room uses Ultra Machine, an indoor pitching toy made by Nintendo in 1968 that uses balls similar to one's used in table tennis. Hitting a bottle in one the room will make it react by display Mario and [[Luigi]]'s name.


===Zapper and Scope SP===
===Ultra Machine SP===
This activity consists of using either a [[nwiki:NES Zapper|NES Zapper]] or a [[Super Scope]] that can shoot up at a big screen. On this screen, there consist many ''Super Mario'' enemies that the player gets points for after being shot. Mario and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] also appear, but they shouldn't be shot.
[[File:Nintendo Museum Ultra Machine SP.png|thumb|left|The Ultra Machine SP exhibit]]
'''Ultra Machine SP''' is an exhibit consisting of small rooms where visitors can play a reproduction of the {{wp|Ultra Machine}}, an indoor pitching toy made by Nintendo in 1968 that uses balls similar to those used in table tennis. Visitors can hit objects in the room, including ''Super Mario'' ones such as bottles that, once hit, react by displaying Mario and [[Luigi]]'s names while rotating.
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===Nintendo games===
===Ultra Hand SP===
There is a section where visitors can play [[Family Computer|Famicom]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], [[Nintendo 64]] and [[Wii]] games, however, there controllers to play them are big, making it so two people can play. In the Direct, ''Super Mario Bros.'' is played. ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' are seen on the Famicom section's screen, and one of the workers can be seen playing ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' in the background.
[[File:Nintendo Museum Ultra Hand SP.png|thumb|The Ultra Hand SP exhibit]]
'''Ultra Hand SP''' is a section that involves using an {{iw|nwiki|Ultra Hand}} toy to grab moving {{iw|bulbapedia|Poké Ball|id=item}}s and {{iw|bulbapedia|Voltorb|id=Pokémon}} and drop them into multi-colored [[Warp Pipe|pipes]].
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===Zapper & Scope SP===
[[File:Nintendo Museum Zapper & Scope SP.png|thumb|left|The Zapper & Scope SP exhibit]]
'''Zapper & Scope SP''' is a ''Super Mario''-themed activity in which visitors use either a [[nwiki:NES Zapper|NES Zapper]] or a [[Super Scope]] to shoot at enemies on a big screen. Points are awarded from shooting these enemies, while shooting Mario, [[Luigi]], and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] causes the player to lose points.
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===Nintendo Classics===
[[File:Nintendo Museum Nintendo Classics.png|thumb|The Nintendo Classics exhibit]]
'''Nintendo Classics''' is an area where over 80 single player and multiplayer [[Family Computer]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], and [[Nintendo 64]] games can be played for around five to seven minutes. Some ''Super Mario'' games like ''Donkey Kong'' for the Famicom are included in the exhibit. The library of games consists of those already available on [[Nintendo Switch Online]].
{{br}}
 
===Big Controller===
[[File:Nintendo Museum Big Controller.png|thumb|left|The Big Controller exhibit]]
'''Big Controller''' is a section where visitors can play Family Computer, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64, and [[Wii]] games, except that the controllers are giant, requiring two people to play. Playable games in the exhibit include ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''Donkey Kong'', ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. Three scenes from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' are also playable:<ref name=MuseumDirect />
*'''Collect 50 coins!''': Players have to collect 50 coins in [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] during the [[mission]] [[Big Bob-omb on the Summit]]. The course was modified to replace [[Bob-omb Buddy|Bob-omb Buddies]] and [[sign]]s with coins.<ref>{{cite|author=時事通信映像センター|date=September 26, 2024|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCT52SlIlcQ|title=ニンテンドーミュージアム公開　巨大コントローラーでゲーム　任天堂|publisher=YouTube|language=ja|accessdate=September 26, 2024}}</ref>
*'''Defeat Whomp King!''': Players have to defeat [[Whomp King]] in [[Whomp's Fortress]].
*'''Defeat Bowser!''': Players have to defeat [[Bowser]] in [[Bowser in the Dark World]].
In the Nintendo Museum Direct, Miyamoto plays ''Super Mario Bros.'' with a Nintendo Museum employee as a demonstration.<ref name=MuseumDirect />
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===Craft Room===
The second floor of Exhibition Building 3 features a room where visitors can create their own ''hanafuda'' cards, known as the '''Craft Room'''. Some of the lamps in the room are shaped like ? Blocks.<ref>{{cite|author=司破ダンプ|date=September 25, 2024|url=https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/2409252n/2|title=「ニンテンドーミュージアムはん、看板も控えめにしてて京都をわかってはるわあ」と京都人が先行体験に行ってきた。景観条例にあわせたグレーの看板を見てまず安心、いざ館内へ入ったら、何もかもいけてる作りで任天堂イヤッフゥでした|publisher=電ファミニコゲーマー|language=ja|accessdate=October 2, 2024|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927110405/https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/2409252n/2}}</ref>
 
===Café and shop===
A café and shop are located in Exhibition Building 3 and 2 respectively. The café, named '''Hatena Burger''' (Japanese for "? Burger"), allows visitors to create a custom burger with over 270,000 combinations and features seats with Brick Block textures. The shop, named '''Bonus Stage''', features merchandise exclusive to the Nintendo Museum, including ''Super Mario''-themed one. The logos of both locations feature a ? Block, referencing the café's namesake.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork and logos===
<gallery>
Nintendo Museum Mario.png|Artwork of Mario
Nintendo Museum Jumping Mario.png|Artwork of Mario jumping
NM Hatena Cafe Logo.png|Logo for Hatena Burger
NM Bonus Stage Logo.png|Logo for Bonus Stage
</gallery>
 
===On-site photographs===
<gallery>
NM Toad Statues.jpg|The Toad statues at the entrance
NM Entrance Mural.jpg|The mural at the entrance
NM Miyamoto Signature.jpg|Shigeru Miyamoto's signature with drawings of Mario and a Super Star at the entrance
NM Rest Area.jpg|The rest area with the Donkey Kong model
Nintendo Museum 1st Floor.png|The first floor of Exhibition Building 1, featuring the Shigureden SP exhibit
Nintendo Museum 2nd Floor.png|The second floor of Exhibition Building 1, featuring the product exhibits
NM Question Block Display.jpg|The ? Block display on the second floor
</gallery>
 
===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
Nintendo Museum Play Ticket.png|A play ticket with a sprite of Mario
Nintendo Museum Roof.jpg|Photograph showing the ? Block on the roof and the ''Super Mario Bros.'' sprites in the plaza
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ニンテンドーミュージアム
|JapR=Nintendō Myūjiamu
|JapM=Nintendo Museum
|JapC=<ref name=GameWatch />
}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{NIWA|MiiWiki=1}}
{{Wikipedia|Nintendo Museum}}
*[https://museum.nintendo.com/en/index.html Official English website]
*[https://museum.nintendo.com/index.html Official Japanese website]
*[https://x.com/Museum_Nintendo Japanese X profile]
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Nintendo Museum logo
The Nintendo Museum logo
Nintendo Museum
A photo of the Nintendo Museum's exterior

The Nintendo Museum is a museum located in Kyoto, Japan, that features exhibits of Nintendo's products, from the hanafuda playing cards it produced when it was founded in 1889 to the Nintendo Switch. It was built on the site of the Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant where the hanafuda and other playing cards were manufactured, and opened on October 2, 2024.[1] The museum was announced in a press release on June 2, 2021, under the tentative name Nintendo Gallery,[2] until it was revealed under its final name in the September 2023 Nintendo Direct, when it was originally set to open before March 2024.[3] On August 19, 2024, a Nintendo Direct was published where Shigeru Miyamoto provided a tour of the museum, many of the areas of which are themed after the Super Mario franchise, in addition to displays of a large variety of Super Mario-related products released by Nintendo since the early 1980s.[4] It is located at 56 Kaguraden, Ogura-cho, Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0042.[5]

When visitors enter the Nintendo Museum, they will be issued entry passes known as "play tickets",[6] with the default design depicting a sprite of Mario from Super Mario Bros. Each play ticket contains 10 digital coins that can be used on the museum's interactive exhibits located on the first floor of Exhibition Building 1.

List of Super Mario-related areas and exhibits

Exterior and plaza

A Super Mario-themed plaza at the Nintendo Museum.
The plaza outside the Nintendo Museum

Some of the lockers in the locker room near the entry gate of the Nintendo Museum resemble Game Boy cartridges, with some of them being cartridges of Super Mario games such as Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, and Yoshi.[7][8][9] The outside of the Nintendo Museum includes a plaza featuring Brick Blocks, a ? Block, an Empty Block, and a Super Mushroom, as well as two poles: a pixelated Goal Pole with Mario from Super Mario Bros. grabbing it, and a pole with fruit being climbed by Donkey Kong Jr. from the arcade game.[9] The floor is decorated with tiles depicting sprites of enemies and objects from Super Mario Bros., being coins, a Goomba, a Lakitu, a Super Star, a Koopa Troopa, a Buzzy Beetle, a Bullet Bill, and a big Super Mushroom (which has eyes like its sprite from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, although the rest of the sprite is more similar to its original Super Mario Bros. appearance).[10][11] A Checkpoint Flag is visible from the plaza, located on the roof of Exhibition Building 2 near the entrance.[9] The side of the entrance building facing Exhibition Building 2 depicts the clouds with eyes from Super Mario Bros. 3.[9] The roof of the Nintendo Museum features a large sprite of the ? Block from Super Mario Bros.[3]

Main entrance

The entrance to the museum features a group of multi-colored Toad statues, which produce sounds and harmonized vocals when their heads are pressed.[11][12] Other Super Mario-related decorations include a mural of artwork from Nintendo's games, an alcove with drawings of Mario and a Super Star by Miyamoto and his signature, and small sprites of characters from Super Mario Bros.[11] Also nearby is a rest area with shelves of strategy guides and a model of Donkey Kong on a girder in the style of the original arcade game.[11]

Nintendo product exhibits

On the second floor of Exhibition Building 1, there is an area that shows many games and consoles that Nintendo published in exhibit boxes for each region, including games of the Super Mario franchise. Screens depicting gameplay are positioned above the exhibits. There is also a display that shows the ? Block's appearances throughout the series.

Shigureden SP

Shigureden SP is an interactive exhibit consisting in a floor with a screen that can be scanned with a smart device to play a traditional Japanese card game. In this area, there are pillars made up of Brick Blocks and ? Blocks.

Ultra Machine SP

Promotional photo of the "Ultra Machine SP" exhibit at the Nintendo Museum.
The Ultra Machine SP exhibit

Ultra Machine SP is an exhibit consisting of small rooms where visitors can play a reproduction of the Ultra Machine, an indoor pitching toy made by Nintendo in 1968 that uses balls similar to those used in table tennis. Visitors can hit objects in the room, including Super Mario ones such as bottles that, once hit, react by displaying Mario and Luigi's names while rotating.

Ultra Hand SP

Promotional photo of the "Ultra Hand SP" exhibit at the Nintendo Museum.
The Ultra Hand SP exhibit

Ultra Hand SP is a section that involves using an Ultra Hand toy to grab moving Poké Balls and Voltorb and drop them into multi-colored pipes.

Zapper & Scope SP

Promotional photo of the "Zapper & Scope SP" exhibit at the Nintendo Museum.
The Zapper & Scope SP exhibit

Zapper & Scope SP is a Super Mario-themed activity in which visitors use either a NES Zapper or a Super Scope to shoot at enemies on a big screen. Points are awarded from shooting these enemies, while shooting Mario, Luigi, and Peach causes the player to lose points.

Nintendo Classics

Promotional photo of the "Nintendo Classics" exhibit at the Nintendo Museum.
The Nintendo Classics exhibit

Nintendo Classics is an area where over 80 single player and multiplayer Family Computer, Super Famicom, and Nintendo 64 games can be played for around five to seven minutes. Some Super Mario games like Donkey Kong for the Famicom are included in the exhibit. The library of games consists of those already available on Nintendo Switch Online.

Big Controller

Promotional photo of the "Big Controller" exhibit at the Nintendo Museum.
The Big Controller exhibit

Big Controller is a section where visitors can play Family Computer, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64, and Wii games, except that the controllers are giant, requiring two people to play. Playable games in the exhibit include Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, Dr. Mario, Super Mario World, and Super Mario Kart. Three scenes from Super Mario 64 are also playable:[4]

In the Nintendo Museum Direct, Miyamoto plays Super Mario Bros. with a Nintendo Museum employee as a demonstration.[4]

Craft Room

The second floor of Exhibition Building 3 features a room where visitors can create their own hanafuda cards, known as the Craft Room. Some of the lamps in the room are shaped like ? Blocks.[14]

Café and shop

A café and shop are located in Exhibition Building 3 and 2 respectively. The café, named Hatena Burger (Japanese for "? Burger"), allows visitors to create a custom burger with over 270,000 combinations and features seats with Brick Block textures. The shop, named Bonus Stage, features merchandise exclusive to the Nintendo Museum, including Super Mario-themed one. The logos of both locations feature a ? Block, referencing the café's namesake.

Gallery

Artwork and logos

  • Artwork of Mario

    Artwork of Mario

  • Artwork of Mario jumping

    Artwork of Mario jumping

  • Logo for Hatena Burger

    Logo for Hatena Burger

  • Logo for Bonus Stage

    Logo for Bonus Stage

On-site photographs

  • The Toad statues at the entrance

    The Toad statues at the entrance

  • The mural at the entrance

    The mural at the entrance

  • Shigeru Miyamoto's signature with drawings of Mario and a Super Star at the entrance

    Shigeru Miyamoto's signature with drawings of Mario and a Super Star at the entrance

  • The rest area with the Donkey Kong model

    The rest area with the Donkey Kong model

  • The first floor of Exhibition Building 1, featuring the Shigureden SP exhibit

    The first floor of Exhibition Building 1, featuring the Shigureden SP exhibit

  • The second floor of Exhibition Building 1, featuring the product exhibits

    The second floor of Exhibition Building 1, featuring the product exhibits

  • The ? Block display on the second floor

    The ? Block display on the second floor

Miscellaneous

  • A play ticket with a sprite of Mario

    A play ticket with a sprite of Mario

  • Photograph showing the ? Block on the roof and the Super Mario Bros. sprites in the plaza

    Photograph showing the ? Block on the roof and the Super Mario Bros. sprites in the plaza

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ニンテンドーミュージアム[11]
Nintendō Myūjiamu 		Nintendo Museum

References

  1. ^ Wong, M. (October 2, 2024). Nintendo’s very first museum offers a nostalgic trip back in video game time. CNN Travel. Retrieved October 2, 2024. (Archived October 2, 2024, 18:00:00 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ Nintendo Co., Ltd. (June 2, 2021). Utilization of the land of the Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 20, 2024. (Archived June 2, 2021, 01:05:18 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ a b Nintendo of America (September 14, 2023). Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Nintendo of America (August 19, 2024). Nintendo Museum Direct. YouTube. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. ^ August 19, 2024. Nintendo Museum official website. nintendo.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024. (Archived August 19, 2024, 22:17:56 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  6. ^ Play Tickets. nintendo.com. Retrieved September 20, 2024. (Archived August 19, 2024, 22:39:21 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  7. ^ @Barton_Scott_K (October 2, 2024). 着いたーーーーーー！！！！ニンテンドーミュージアム！！！改めて本日オープンおめでとうございます！！コインロッカーがゲームボーイなのやばすぎーーーーー😭😭😭😭😭. X (Japanese). Retrieved October 2, 2024. (Archived October 2, 2024, 20:09:54 UTC via archive.today.)
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  10. ^ @JohnAndersen21 (June 25, 2024). An updated overhead view of the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan has been revealed via a May 24th update on Google Earth. Stone tile designers have added many Super Mario Bros. characters and one huge mushroom. The Nintendo Museum is scheduled to open this fall.. X. Retrieved August 23, 2024. (Archived August 23, 2024, 07:44:11 UTC via archive.today.)
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  12. ^ September 25, 2024. かわいい！キノピオがコーラスで迎えてくれるエントランス【ニンテンドーミュージアム現地レポ】. Nintendo DREAM WEB (Japanese). Retrieved September 25, 2024. (Archived September 25, 2024, 11:25:18 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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