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TheLastStarFighter on 08 January 2014
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BlkPaladin said:
CheepBiscuit said:
TheLastStarFighter said:

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.

 

Sorry but their HQ is in Kyoto not Tokyo

Yeah, Kyoto has harsher building codes since it is a heritage site being the old capitol. Here is an article that touches on it slightly, just building a small house you have to conform to certin restrictions, I would expect larger buildings to have to meet more restrictions.

And included is that Nintendo doesn't have the company culture of being flashy.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323968704578651900778595128

 

Also for those who said why didn't they buy Atlas and do this instead, the building for this began in 2010, and the planning before that you don't just wake up one day and say hey lets start a building with no plans, permits, budget,  etc. Atlas didn't go on sale until 2013 when the build was basically complete.

Reserved is definitely their way.  They could build something cooler or more remarkable looking no matter where they are - this building is as basic as it gets - but it's the Nintendo way to not make a splash.  I guess that's a good thing.

And the Atlus thing is completely irrelevant to this discussion.  As you say the building was planned long before, but it's not an either/or situation.  They could buy Atlus and 5 other companies and build 10 of these buildings with their cash in the bank.  They just choose not to.