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Mario, Zelda and 135 years of history are on display at Nintendo's improbable museum in Kyoto, Japan

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October 02, 2024

Anthony Kuhn, NPR

Visitors play with an interactive exhibit at the Nintendo Museum. (Courtesy of Nintendo)

The Nintendo Museum opens in Kyoto, Japan, on Wednesday. Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto never expected the company to make the museum, since it has an ethos of letting its games speak for themselves.

NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports.

This segment aired on October 2, 2024.

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