Nintendo showcases 'Super Mario', Game Boy history in new museum


FILE PHOTO Nintendos Super Mario game characters are displayed at a video game corner of SHIBUYA TSUTAYA in Tokyo Japan December 21 2016. REUTERSKim Kyung-HoonFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Nintendo's Super Mario game characters are displayed at a video game corner of SHIBUYA TSUTAYA in Tokyo, Japan, December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

UJI, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese firm Nintendo will next week open a museum showcasing its history, where fans of "Super Mario", "The Legend of Zelda" and the Game Boy and Switch can gain insight into one of the world's most renowned game makers.

Located in Uji near the company's Kyoto headquarters, the museum underscores the many evolutions of Nintendo, which was founded in 1889 as a maker of "hanafuda" playing cards and is now a global gaming giant.

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