Nintendo has confirmed that construction on the new Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan will be completed by the end of March next year.
During the Nintendo Direct presentation on 14 September, the video game company provided the construction update and teased the upcoming attraction in a new image showing a giant question block on its roof.
Nintendo revealed plans in 2021 to repurpose an old factory building (Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant) and its surrounding land to create a gallery to exhibit its historical gaming products.
According to a previous statement, the Nintendo plant was built in 1969. It was used to make playing cards and operated as a customer service centre for product repairs.
“Nintendo has been discussing the possibility of building a gallery, as a way to share Nintendo’s product development history and philosophy with the public,” the company said in the statement.
The new museum will include Nintendo exhibits and experiences. It was previously known as the Nintendo Gallery, but is now called the Nintendo Museum.
In a post on X, Nintendo of America said the museum will “display a wide variety of Nintendo products from the company’s history”.
“Stay tuned for more info, as construction is planned to be completed by the end of March 2024,” it wrote.
Nintendo IP beyond video games
Nintendo’s museum news came after the company shared plans to take its intellectual property (IP) to “a variety of settings” beyond video games.
“We want to expand our video game characters to a variety of settings – not just in games, all while keeping their value,” said Nintendo game developer Shigeru Miyamoto. “In other words, we’ll be collaborating with various other companies.”
Of course, this expansion includes Super Nintendo World – now open at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan, and coming to Universal Studios Singapore and Orlando’s Epic Universe.
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