The Nintendo Museum adds iconic 8-bit Mario castle photo spot

The princess isn't in this castle either, but you might be if you ever visit Kyoto.
Text: Jonas Mäki
Published 2025-11-08

Nintendo often makes announcements via its Nintendo Today app, sometimes about major developments and sometimes about minor ones. Today's news definitely falls into the latter category, but it's still a very fun thing that we think many people will like.

After all, people love taking pictures. And that's why Nintendo has now set up an 8-bit castle from the first Super Mario Bros. game at its newly opened museum in Kyoto - complete with a flagpole and green pipe. All in all, it's a very cool place to take a great selfie showing that you've been to the Nintendo Museum.

If you have the Nintendo Today app installed on Android or iOS, you can now check out a video of what the castle and the area around it look like, as well as get a glimpse of the construction itself. Just scan the QR code in the image below or from this link.

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