Magzoid Magazine - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | August 2021

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The museum, tentatively
titled the Nintendo
Gallery, will showcase the
company’s historic products
as well as related exhibits
and game experiences. It is
slated to open in 2024.
One of Nintendo’s factories
to turn into Nintendo Gallery showcasing
the company’s products, exhibits and
game experiences
The Japanese electronics
and video game
company Nintendo plans
to convert one of its
factories into the world’s first
Nintendo museum, according
to a statement. They have been
planning to construct a gallery as
a way to share both their product
development history and philosophy
with the public.
Tentatively named Nintendo
Gallery, the museum will sit at the
site of the Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant,
one of Nintendo’s older factories. It
was originally built in 1969 and was
used to manufacture playing cards,
later housing a customer service
center for product repairs. The
factory, however, has sat unused
since 2016 after the opening of a
newer facility.
Nintendo, which began as a
producer of playing cards in 1889,
has achieved success with its game
consoles as well as with the Mario,
Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon
media franchises.
In 2020 Nintendo was named
Japan’s richest company. The
release of the new game Animal
Crossing: New Horizons coincided
with the pandemic lockdown, which
contributed to record sales of the
Nintendo Switch handheld gaming
system. Profits increased by 34% as
the company earned over $16 billion
in sales.
Pokémon playing cards have
also found renewed interest
during the pandemic, with a
rare sealed Pokémon card
set fetching $408,000 at Heritage
Auctions in Dallas, Texas.
The museum, tentatively titled the
Nintendo Gallery, will showcase
the company’s historic products as
well as related exhibits and game
experiences. It is slated to open
in 2024.
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10 August 2021
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