Video Game Maker Nintendo to Open a Museum
2024-09-28
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1The Japanese video game company Nintendo is opening a museum that will teach visitors about its history.
2At the museum, fans of Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda and the Game Boy and Switch devices can learn more about one of the world's most famous game makers.
3The museum is in Uji near the company's Kyoto headquarters.
4It will show the many developments of Nintendo, which was founded in 1889.
5The company began as a maker of "hanafuda" playing cards and has since grown to offer many kinds of electronic games.
6Shigeru Miyamoto is an executive fellow at Nintendo and the creator of Super Mario.
7Miyamoto said the museum was meant to deepen understanding of the company.
8"If making products while protecting concepts such as family, fun and ease of understanding is rooted in our employees then the new Nintendo will continue to grow," he told reporters recently.
9The museum, which opens to the public October 2, is in the place where the company used to make playing cards and was a center for product repairs.
10On its website, tickets to the museum are sold out for two months after the opening.
11In addition to showing famous devices such as the Wii console and the handheld Game Boy, visitors will be able to see lesser-known products.
12These include the Mamaberica baby stroller and the Copilas printer.
13The museum also offers special experiences.
14Visitors, for example, will be able to work together to play the video game Super Mario Bros. on an oversized Family Computer controller.
15The company's push into mobile gaming has dropped off.
16But other efforts by Nintendo to grow beyond its main, or core, gaming business have made progress.
17The company has been opening stores and employing its characters in theme parks and movies.
18The Switch console has been a major success with over 140 million devices in use.
19But, with sales slowing, investor attention is now on the possibility for a new device.
20Nintendo aims to announce details of a possible new device in the current financial year, which ends in March.
21I'm John Russell.
1The Japanese video game company Nintendo is opening a museum that will teach visitors about its history. 2At the museum, fans of Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda and the Game Boy and Switch devices can learn more about one of the world's most famous game makers. 3The museum is in Uji near the company's Kyoto headquarters. 4It will show the many developments of Nintendo, which was founded in 1889. The company began as a maker of "hanafuda" playing cards and has since grown to offer many kinds of electronic games. 5Shigeru Miyamoto is an executive fellow at Nintendo and the creator of Super Mario. Miyamoto said the museum was meant to deepen understanding of the company. 6"If making products while protecting concepts such as family, fun and ease of understanding is rooted in our employees then the new Nintendo will continue to grow," he told reporters recently. 7The museum, which opens to the public October 2, is in the place where the company used to make playing cards and was a center for product repairs. On its website, tickets to the museum are sold out for two months after the opening. 8In addition to showing famous devices such as the Wii console and the handheld Game Boy, visitors will be able to see lesser-known products. These include the Mamaberica baby stroller and the Copilas printer. 9The museum also offers special experiences. Visitors, for example, will be able to work together to play the video game Super Mario Bros. on an oversized Family Computer controller. 10The company's push into mobile gaming has dropped off. But other efforts by Nintendo to grow beyond its main, or core, gaming business have made progress. The company has been opening stores and employing its characters in theme parks and movies. 11The Switch console has been a major success with over 140 million devices in use. But, with sales slowing, investor attention is now on the possibility for a new device. 12Nintendo aims to announce details of a possible new device in the current financial year, which ends in March. 13I'm John Russell. 14Sam Nussey and Irene Wang reported on this story for Reuters. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English. 15______________________________________________ 16Words in This Story 17museum - n. a place where objects are exhibited or shown 18concept - n. an abstract or generic idea 19ticket -n. paper or digital proof that you have paid for entry to a place like a museum, a show, movie or a sporting or music event 20stroller - n. a kind of carriage designed as a chair in which a small child may be pushed 21character - n. someone who appears in a book, movie, or video game 22theme park -n. an amusement park that has rides, events and goods that are all based on a product like a movie or video game