The Nintendo Museum will have games with giant controllers and other fascinating exhibits

The Nintendo Museum Direct gave us our first look at the inside of the Nintendo Museum. On top of exhibits full of items from Nintendo’s colorful history, the Museum also features multiple interactive elements for patrons to enjoy, including some really big controllers.

During the Direct, we get a look at a variety of interactive experiences such as an Ultra Machine Pitching experience, a shooting gallery with the Zapper and Super Scope, and more. Arguably the most exciting of these interactive experiences is a room full of giant Nintendo controllers.

With these giant controllers, and a friend to help you out, you can play a wide array of games. In the video, Miyamoto controls the D-pad on an NES controller while a museum staff member presses the A and B buttons. In the background we’re even able to spot a giant Wii Remote, Wii Balance Board, and SNES controllers.

While only four interactive experiences were shown in the video, the rest of the exhibits can be found on the Nintendo Museum website. The last few exhibits are an Ultra Hand minigame, a Love Tester, a giant Game & Watch console, and Nintendo games with regular-sized controllers.

You can try out any of these interactive experiences by using digital coins. Each visitor will get 10 digital coins to use. The required amount of coins for each experience varies, so you won’t be able to try every experience with just 10 coins. The coins needed for each exhibit will be announced in the future, so for now you’ll just need to pick a couple of favorites from the bunch.

You’ll also be able to try your hand at Hanafuda in the museum’s Play Room. The rules will be explained to you if you’re unfamiliar with the game, allowing anyone to enjoy the card game. This experience will cost 500 Yen per person, so you won’t need to rely on digital coins.

The Nintendo Museum is scheduled to open on October 2, 2024. The Museum was first announced in 2021 when Nintendo revealed their plans to repurpose the Uji Ogura Plant as a gallery to showcase Nintendo’s history. Originally, the Uji Ogura Plant was used by Nintendo all the way back in 1969 to create toys, so it’s fitting that such a historical place would become a monument to Nintendo’s legacy.