The museum's Nintendo gift shop has giant Wiimote and N64 pillows

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Key conclusions

  • Images of what's on offer at the Nintendo Museum gift shop have got people thinking about how they can get there and fly back home with them.
  • In particular, giant novelties of Nintendo pillows modeled after the N64 controller, Wiimote and others.
  • There are also entire sections dedicated to Wii U and Virtual Boy merchandise. Finally some love for Nintendo's least popular consoles.



The official Nintendo Museum in Japan will soon be open to the public, but a lucky few have been given the chance to tour the building filled with all kinds of information from Nintendo's past. That means images of what you find on your walk find their way online, and even though the museum tells a story that goes back to Nintendo's beginnings over a century ago, it's the gift shop that sends us.

Several people have shared images of what they found in the Nintendo Museum gift shop, but to see what visitors will be able to buy on the way out, you should check out Game Watch . The site has pictures of just about everything in the Nintendo gift shop, some of which will make you want to rush to book your flight to Japan. Wait a minute, because even if you make it to Japan, you're going to have to figure out how to bring a giant plush Nintendo controller with you.


These are definitely the things that caught my eye first among all the shared images. So far I've spotted giant versions of the Wiimote, the Famicom, and my personal favorite, the large soft controller for the Nintendo 64. They all look massive, and so far the museum is the only place in the world where you can buy them. Maybe one day they will ship them, although I dread to think how much it will cost. If you could sell them in all your stores one day, Nintendo, we'd really appreciate it.


The Nintendo Museum has giant controller pillows

Someone grab me that N64 while they're coming through, thanks


While the controller pads are the best, they are also only the tip of the iceberg. The museum also has merchandise dedicated to every console he's ever made, and I mean every console. Even the Wii U and Virtual Boy are featured, with caps and t-shirts bearing their logos next to each other – I have a feeling it's no coincidence. I've also noticed Nintendo's 1960s Ultra Hand toy in some of the Game Watch photos, or its 2024 revival, which has an unexpected connection to present-day Nintendo.

If you are planning a trip to Japan to visit the Nintendo Museum, you should check the availability of tickets first. Tickets to the museum are issued by a lottery system, and it is already fully booked for the first two months.

Before making video games, Nintendo made playing cards and then toys. One such toy was the Ultra Hand, an elongated arm that can be used to lift things. If you haven't caught on yet, the retro toy served as the inspiration for Link's Ultra Arm ability in Tears of the Kingdom, so that's probably why it appears to have been restored for sale in museums. Now excuse me while I try to show off my Ultra Hand to pick up the Wiimote pad while wearing a Wii U shirt.


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