Photo Gallery: Here’s a Closer Look at the Nintendo Museum – Exhibits, Interactive Experiences, and More

The Nintendo Museum is Final released this year and now that Nintendo has given us a preview in its latest Direct broadcast, we’ve put together this collection to chronicle the game’s nostalgic history.

As previously revealed, the museum is built on the site of Nintendo’s original factory (Nintendo Uji Ogura Factory) where Hanafuda and cards were produced. Quality control also took place at this location during the Famicom era.

Here’s what you can expect when you step into the second floor – Nintendo products from the past to the present. There’s a heavy focus on Nintendo’s video game history here, and there are even giant controllers and systems hanging from the roof!

Here’s a look at the Famicom exhibit in this section. There are screens above the games playing and if you listen closely you can hear the sound coming from each title thanks to the directional speakers.

As mentioned, the entire history of Nintendo is on display, including an exhibit where you can see the evolution of products that are played by moving your body. Other areas show the evolution of the ‘? Block’ from Super Mario, as well as how game graphics have evolved over the years.

Another area displays Nintendo products from before the company made games. In the bottom right corner of the image below, you can see a diazo replicator called Copilas. And there’s a Mamaberica – aka a baby stroller – alongside some board games and various other “family-friendly” toys. A light gun is also on display.

The Color TV-Game 6 and Color TV-Game 15 were also featured on the tour. These were “the first home video game devices produced by Nintendo.” All of these were just a small portion of what was on display.

Now, on to the first floor, which is filled with interactive experiences. Nintendo has created eight interactive experiences based on the idea of ​​bringing “past Nintendo products into the present day.”

The area also includes a large screen where you use a smartphone device (provided by the museum) to play a traditional Japanese card game called Hyakunin Isshu. To experience all of these interactive experiences, you will need an admission card, which contains digital currency that can be used for museum operations.

Three of the interactive experiences revealed so far include the Ultra Machine, Zapper & Scope SP, and an area where you can use a large controller to play games.

With Ultra Machine (outdoor ball throwing machine), you will enter a Japanese-style room and hit the ball with a baseball bat. If you hit certain objects in the room, they can react.

In Zapper & Scope SP, you will experience the clay shooting game with modern technology – with up to 13 participants at a time and two light guns to choose from (Zapper and Super Scope). The goal here is to shoot down all enemies.

Now, here comes the part where you can play games with the giant controller! You’ll need to cooperate with other people here to succeed. In addition to the Famicom, you can also play Super Famicom games, Nintendo 64 games, and even Wii games (with the giant Wii Remote).

In addition to all of this, you can also play Hanafuda. Nintendo will also be holding workshops where you can make your own Hanafuda deck, and the Museum even has a cafe and a shop selling exclusive merchandise.

And that’s it for the tour! Oh… one more thing, you can also make music with Toad by patting its head. Here’s a demonstration from Miyamoto: