Nintendo's History: Copiers, Robot Vacuum Cleaners, Legos

When you think of Nintendo, do you think of cotton candy makers? Roulette wheels? Walkie-talkies? The Hankyu department store in Osaka has set up an exhibit called Nintendo Museum, at which over a century of the company’s many, varied products are on display. There are plenty of pics over at 1up courtesy Jason DeGroot, a […]

CandyWhen you think of Nintendo, do you think of cotton candy makers? Roulette wheels? Walkie-talkies? The Hankyu department store in Osaka has set up an exhibit called Nintendo Museum, at which over a century of the company's many, varied products are on display.

There are plenty of pics over at 1up courtesy Jason DeGroot, a Tokyo musician who is the only person I know whose collection of Nintendo collectibles rivals mine. (Although I doubt he has an Ele-Conga.)

I originally saw this mentioned a few days ago at Kotaku, but -- and I'm going to give Brian Ashcraft some leeway because he had his young son with him -- all the pictures were of mundane things like Super Mario 64 and Game Boy Micro, making me think it was a crappy excuse for a museum. Not so!
Nintendo Museum Hits Japan [1up]