I managed to get tickets to the museum for later this month (booked a flight to Japan for the first time in 6 years too!) and I’m really looking forward to it! Had plans to go with a friend, but he ended up having to have a meeting scheduled for the same day. Luckily I was able to get tickets for a second visit with my friend for early December too. I want to buy all sorts of souvenirs, but I do also want to watch my wallet haha…
I feel the nintendo museum would benefit from a digital gallery, with an interface that let's you explore their history, i/e. think like browsing through the Argos Catalogue if you're from the UK, perhaps with info, images, and facts with references for across the floor.
Nintendo, as a company, was formed in 1889. They still act like it, too. So what you're saying makes sense, yet I doubt the big N will go that direction, because they're still wondering why cardboard VR glasses (LABO) weren't a big hit.
The thing is, the way they sell tickets means you HAVE to be planning a trip around visiting. You have to apply for a drawing months in advance. At least that's what their website leads you to believe. If it were possible to just pop over and visit if you are already in the area then cool, so if anyone knows please correct me if I'm wrong.
I appreciate the honest review. I already had my doubts when watching the Nintendo Museum Direct - it looked moreso like a cluttered display of products with little information about them. The whole place needs a drastic overhaul. Having everything displayed in a sort of logical timeline ala Kirby 20th Anniversary Collection with everything spaced out in dedicated glass showcases would be a good first step. Then, adding a virtual assistant phone app which would tell you more thorough information about whichever item you selected. The app would be organized like physical museum itself, making it easier to find each item. Additionally (and most importantly), having a QR Code next to each item which could be read inside the app itself would make for an especially smooth experience. Finally, actually featuring more stuff besides box art seems like bare minimum. What about the actual history of development of consoles and games? Obscure art work? That’s the main reason I’d go to a Nintendo Museum anyways!
I was lucky enough to go there today! I had a great time and want to go again for sure! I also share your criticisms.a glaring omission for me was names and stories of the people of Nintendo. We all know at least some of them- Yamauchi, Iwata, Miyamoto, Yokoi... the museum doesn't mention any of them, it is only focused on products. I guess for a museum that truly cares about the history aspect, someone other than the company trying to sell products and maintain a certain image would have to do it. Still, it is very insightful do see what products Nintendo selects and how it organizes and presents them to tell its story.
Congrats on visiting the Nintendo Museum as part of your honeymoon! I was wondering when the Nintendo Life crew would organize a field trip to Japan to visit the museum as also Super Nintendo World. Honestly I do hope that I get a chance to bisit a place where all of Nintendo’s history is shown as I grew up and still i am a nintendo fan.
As a collector I’d say the biggest missed opportunity is not having retro Nintendo merchandise on display, imagine a big display case of the evolution of Mario plushies and figures and having a place to keep the old store display and E3 statues 😭 Instead it’s just games I can find at my local cex
It's funny, the duality of expectation. On one hand, you see this, and think, it IS Nintendo, the very same company that seems to miss the mark quite frequently when it comes to identifying what the people want. But then that sneaky bit of hope arises: "Maybe this one will be different. It's a different thing altogether, so perhaps they approached it differently, or even consulted with an outside group." I think it is foolish to be disappointed when Nintendo does what Nintendo is oft to do, but I think it is more foolish yet, to not hope that they will learn and do better.
Get a handful of key Japanese words and phrases under your belt, and don't go the the tourist trap food places if you can avoid it. Smaller, cheaper places will have much better food. Oh, and Google Maps combined with public transport is easily the best way to get around, there really is no need for taxis or anything like that. Hope you have a great time!
Oh man. You did this on your honeymoon? As much as it may not seem like a big deal, you are splitting time between your love and work. What is worth more? 🤔
Just so we're clear, the reason the museum exists is not for honeymooners but for Nintendo Employees to research the history of the company. I appreciate your review, and I probably won't visit, I'm glad the rest of your trip was wonderful :))
It's concerning to hear this because it follows a recent pattern of Nintendo failing to execute, which was never really a problem in the past. They have failures in the past, but those were not really related to execution but to being a little too adventurous in their decision making (Virtual Boy, Wii U). The recent failures in execution are the alarm clock, the release of Nintendo music, and now this museum. I'm completely on board with the idea of each of these but poor execution ruined the results. I bought the alarm clock, and it is trash. I tried Nintendo music, and it is better than the alarm clock, but it has about 1 / 20th of the music that you would hope it would have. Almost nothing from the 16-bit era. Now, none of these failures matter that much. Each of these disappointments are perfectly fixable, but this concerns me with regards to the Switch 2 release. I hope this failure of execution is due to Nintendo having all of their best people focused on executing the Switch 2 release properly, and not that the current decision makers at the top are ushering in a new era of poor execution across the board. The Switch 2 is a very straightforward concept and the only thing that can screw it up is poor execution.
@@amadeus.7436 , It obviously wasn't too expensive for me since I bought it. The motion controls didn't work at all for me. I get out of bed, yet it still thinks I'm in bed and keeps going off. One RUclipsr with the same issue said he fixed this by putting the clock on the other side of the bed. You shouldn't have to work that hard to use an alarm. Putting it on the other side of the bed is very inconvenient for me for multiple reasons. I would rather not use it than to conform to exactly how it wants me to use it. There's a lack of configuration options to get it to do what you want. As the same RUclipsr pointed out, he wanted the sleep sounds to play for longer but there was no option to do that. For me, I want the music to rise more gently (or just hold at one volume) but it gets obnoxious really fast, and you have to wave your arms to get gentle music back for something like a couple minutes before it gets annoying again. I turned off the motion detection off to try to turn it into a normal alarm clock, but it still goes into obnoxious mode two minutes after it goes off. As many people have pointed out, the way it works is pretty much worthless if there is more than one person as it will see the other person still sleeping and wake them up too. I also don't like the aesthetic of a rounded face with a square display. I'm looking at a rounded Echo which also has a round display which cost about the same as the Nintendo alarm clock. That Echo, which I bought maybe 5 years ago, functions as a vastly superior alarm clock while doing a wide variety of other things as well.
After watching so many Nintendo museum videos, I'm just gonna assume the Gulf War Game Boy is just not there... yet. This is kinda disappointing. But perhaps it'll be better over time. Maybe in the future if they improve on this and I have spare money to go to Japan, I'll go visit it.
The TRUTH about of the Nintendo Museum is this: it's the BEST Museum ever made normally i'm not interested visiting in museums, but the Nintendo Museum is diffrent as a BIG Nintendo fan, but because it's in Japan Kyoto I already know I can NEVER visit there: Here we not to GO! 😢❤
The more I hear about this, the more I'm disappointed in the whole thing. It's like the equivalent of Santa's workshop where you see some of the magic, but no one tells you how that magic is actually done. One thing I've seen is a piece of calligraphy art that was gifted to Nintendo in the 70s, and was seen behind Iwata in many a Direct. It has text that says something along the lines of "Nintendo's name is believed to mean 'leave luck to heaven', though that's unconfirmed". SO BLOODY CONFIRM IT! WHAT DOES IT MEAN!?!?! I'm glad you had fun though - it'll be a cold day in Hell if I ever go there!
9:00 a Brit saying the food is disappointing is one of the worst insults you can give.
Congratulations on your marriage!
I managed to get tickets to the museum for later this month (booked a flight to Japan for the first time in 6 years too!) and I’m really looking forward to it!
Had plans to go with a friend, but he ended up having to have a meeting scheduled for the same day.
Luckily I was able to get tickets for a second visit with my friend for early December too.
I want to buy all sorts of souvenirs, but I do also want to watch my wallet haha…
I feel the nintendo museum would benefit from a digital gallery, with an interface that let's you explore their history, i/e. think like browsing through the Argos Catalogue if you're from the UK, perhaps with info, images, and facts with references for across the floor.
Nintendo, as a company, was formed in 1889. They still act like it, too. So what you're saying makes sense, yet I doubt the big N will go that direction, because they're still wondering why cardboard VR glasses (LABO) weren't a big hit.
The thing is, the way they sell tickets means you HAVE to be planning a trip around visiting. You have to apply for a drawing months in advance. At least that's what their website leads you to believe. If it were possible to just pop over and visit if you are already in the area then cool, so if anyone knows please correct me if I'm wrong.
I love diving right into things
But how much do you waffle before hand?
I love waffles.
Honestly you could get more out of the trophies in Meleee
Nintendo could update the museum overtime.
I appreciate the honest review. I already had my doubts when watching the Nintendo Museum Direct - it looked moreso like a cluttered display of products with little information about them.
The whole place needs a drastic overhaul. Having everything displayed in a sort of logical timeline ala Kirby 20th Anniversary Collection with everything spaced out in dedicated glass showcases would be a good first step.
Then, adding a virtual assistant phone app which would tell you more thorough information about whichever item you selected. The app would be organized like physical museum itself, making it easier to find each item. Additionally (and most importantly), having a QR Code next to each item which could be read inside the app itself would make for an especially smooth experience.
Finally, actually featuring more stuff besides box art seems like bare minimum. What about the actual history of development of consoles and games? Obscure art work? That’s the main reason I’d go to a Nintendo Museum anyways!
It’s most likely going to get overhauled long term and updated. It’s a start to where they will go next long term.
I was lucky enough to go there today! I had a great time and want to go again for sure! I also share your criticisms.a glaring omission for me was names and stories of the people of Nintendo. We all know at least some of them- Yamauchi, Iwata, Miyamoto, Yokoi... the museum doesn't mention any of them, it is only focused on products. I guess for a museum that truly cares about the history aspect, someone other than the company trying to sell products and maintain a certain image would have to do it. Still, it is very insightful do see what products Nintendo selects and how it organizes and presents them to tell its story.
It really needs a room (or shrine) to honor Iwata, Uemura, Yokoi and everyone else in the future.
Vid titled like a Geraldo Rivera exposé.
I don’t know who that is but I know exactly what you mean😂
Congrats on visiting the Nintendo Museum as part of your honeymoon! I was wondering when the Nintendo Life crew would organize a field trip to Japan to visit the museum as also Super Nintendo World. Honestly I do hope that I get a chance to bisit a place where all of Nintendo’s history is shown as I grew up and still i am a nintendo fan.
I know most people are going to ask the questions: Why didn't they show unreleased artwork, and I am doing good luck talking about it.
Looks like a very cool Nintendo museum I'd definitely see that
🎉 Congratulations! Wedding, honeymoon and Nintendo museum, triple whammy! 🎉
As a collector I’d say the biggest missed opportunity is not having retro Nintendo merchandise on display, imagine a big display case of the evolution of Mario plushies and figures and having a place to keep the old store display and E3 statues 😭 Instead it’s just games I can find at my local cex
As an example of what I mean, look up 2016 Kirby museum it’s beautiful
This is the best comedy skit Nintendo Life has ever put out.
I'll be real i don't think Nintendo as everything they made 🤷♂️
It's funny, the duality of expectation. On one hand, you see this, and think, it IS Nintendo, the very same company that seems to miss the mark quite frequently when it comes to identifying what the people want. But then that sneaky bit of hope arises: "Maybe this one will be different. It's a different thing altogether, so perhaps they approached it differently, or even consulted with an outside group."
I think it is foolish to be disappointed when Nintendo does what Nintendo is oft to do, but I think it is more foolish yet, to not hope that they will learn and do better.
The truth: there's a secret room full of bees
BREAKING NEWS: British man figures out what a museum is
"Wait, so this place ISN'T where Nintendo displays things it stole?"
That would have been hilarious a Nintendo Museum filled with stolen Sega Xbox and Playstation stuff
Love the shade for people that didn’t follow the rules
The burger you got just looks like a normal american burger....which is funny since it was in japan. lol
Let's hope with this feedback, Nintendo patch the museum.
Most likely they will. I’m in no rush since I’ll take a vacation over there in 10-25 years at least.
just like their software, it will be finished 2+ years after release
>>implying nintendo has any intention of finishing scarlet & violet
Hey Alex, any advice to Honeymoon in Japan? Planning mine there now.
Get a handful of key Japanese words and phrases under your belt, and don't go the the tourist trap food places if you can avoid it. Smaller, cheaper places will have much better food. Oh, and Google Maps combined with public transport is easily the best way to get around, there really is no need for taxis or anything like that.
Hope you have a great time!
Oh man. You did this on your honeymoon? As much as it may not seem like a big deal, you are splitting time between your love and work. What is worth more? 🤔
Oh boy…. now I’m craving a sweaty sloppy burger 🍔… and tiny bit chips!
congrats alex!!
Looks like they built the museum in the backrooms
SOS what’s the song playing in the background?
Congratulations on your marriage
Just so we're clear, the reason the museum exists is not for honeymooners but for Nintendo Employees to research the history of the company. I appreciate your review, and I probably won't visit, I'm glad the rest of your trip was wonderful :))
It's a tourist thing, it's not for Nintendo Employees lol.
My dude. The museum was made for touristic purposes
It's concerning to hear this because it follows a recent pattern of Nintendo failing to execute, which was never really a problem in the past. They have failures in the past, but those were not really related to execution but to being a little too adventurous in their decision making (Virtual Boy, Wii U).
The recent failures in execution are the alarm clock, the release of Nintendo music, and now this museum. I'm completely on board with the idea of each of these but poor execution ruined the results. I bought the alarm clock, and it is trash. I tried Nintendo music, and it is better than the alarm clock, but it has about 1 / 20th of the music that you would hope it would have. Almost nothing from the 16-bit era.
Now, none of these failures matter that much. Each of these disappointments are perfectly fixable, but this concerns me with regards to the Switch 2 release. I hope this failure of execution is due to Nintendo having all of their best people focused on executing the Switch 2 release properly, and not that the current decision makers at the top are ushering in a new era of poor execution across the board. The Switch 2 is a very straightforward concept and the only thing that can screw it up is poor execution.
I have the alarm clock and I like it. What did you expect from it that it didn't have? Or was it just too expensive for you?
nintendo music is drip-feed calm down
I wouldn’t worry too much on the next gen console. The other three are likely to do better long term. I wouldn’t stress or worry your little head off.
@@amadeus.7436 ,
It obviously wasn't too expensive for me since I bought it.
The motion controls didn't work at all for me. I get out of bed, yet it still thinks I'm in bed and keeps going off. One RUclipsr with the same issue said he fixed this by putting the clock on the other side of the bed. You shouldn't have to work that hard to use an alarm. Putting it on the other side of the bed is very inconvenient for me for multiple reasons. I would rather not use it than to conform to exactly how it wants me to use it.
There's a lack of configuration options to get it to do what you want. As the same RUclipsr pointed out, he wanted the sleep sounds to play for longer but there was no option to do that. For me, I want the music to rise more gently (or just hold at one volume) but it gets obnoxious really fast, and you have to wave your arms to get gentle music back for something like a couple minutes before it gets annoying again. I turned off the motion detection off to try to turn it into a normal alarm clock, but it still goes into obnoxious mode two minutes after it goes off.
As many people have pointed out, the way it works is pretty much worthless if there is more than one person as it will see the other person still sleeping and wake them up too.
I also don't like the aesthetic of a rounded face with a square display. I'm looking at a rounded Echo which also has a round display which cost about the same as the Nintendo alarm clock. That Echo, which I bought maybe 5 years ago, functions as a vastly superior alarm clock while doing a wide variety of other things as well.
After watching so many Nintendo museum videos, I'm just gonna assume the Gulf War Game Boy is just not there... yet.
This is kinda disappointing. But perhaps it'll be better over time. Maybe in the future if they improve on this and I have spare money to go to Japan, I'll go visit it.
Isn’t it in the New York store though? That would make more sense as it’s more understandable to a us audience?
Most likely they will, this is their first foray into doing something like a museum. Also, they have to put more effort on the upcoming console.
The TRUTH about of the Nintendo Museum is this: it's the BEST Museum ever made normally i'm not interested visiting in museums, but the Nintendo Museum is diffrent as a BIG Nintendo fan, but because it's in Japan Kyoto I already know I can NEVER visit there: Here we not to GO! 😢❤
how can you say it's the best museum ever made without even going there?
strange
@@Ascendancy- seeing it's direct and being a BIG Nintendo fan and wan't to know more about their history
"Here we not to GO! "
Are you high?
That's insulting to other better museums tbh
The more I hear about this, the more I'm disappointed in the whole thing. It's like the equivalent of Santa's workshop where you see some of the magic, but no one tells you how that magic is actually done.
One thing I've seen is a piece of calligraphy art that was gifted to Nintendo in the 70s, and was seen behind Iwata in many a Direct. It has text that says something along the lines of "Nintendo's name is believed to mean 'leave luck to heaven', though that's unconfirmed".
SO BLOODY CONFIRM IT! WHAT DOES IT MEAN!?!?!
I'm glad you had fun though - it'll be a cold day in Hell if I ever go there!
It’s likely they’ll do this better long term. I’m in no rush, and I’ll likely do a vacation in Japan in the next one to two decades.
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