Nintendo’s new headquarters construction is underway

[Rogerioandrade]

TheLastStarFighter said:

Rogerioandrade said:

TheLastStarFighter said:
I agree. It hardly looks like the center of the gaming universe. It looks more like a vault. Maybe they just want something sturdy to keep all those extra yen in.

You guys know that Japan is a small country with a huge problem of lack of land space, right?

Building projects in Japan must be as small and smart as possible. Not sure about what kind of infra-structure that building may have (fire security, energy and water distribution, communications structure, air/heating etc.), but Nintendo does not have as many employees as Sony or MS, so that must be enough/adequate for its needs.

lol, I had no idea Japan had a lot of people and not much land!!  I also didn't realise every building in Japan was a boring white cube.  Oh wait, they're not.  Here's the Tokyo skyline:

The point is just that Nintendo headquarters is very boring, architecturally.  I'm sure it's very practical and functional, and I'm sure that's what they were going for.  It's a solid decision.  But it's still boring looking - though not ugly.

 

Yep. It´s a generic project, nothing flashy, but would Nintendo really need something flashy  and fancy, like the "center of the game universe"? Or just something practical?

You know, some people in these forums try to make a lot of fuzz about that, when in fact it means nothing related to the companies financial health.