News Game This restaurant wanted to take advantage of the Nintendo museum, it didn’t go as planned …
Posted on 02/04/2025 at 19:43
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Imagine: you are an unconditional fan of Nintendo, you spent the day exploring the brand new brand museum in Kyoto, and once your visit is over, hunger you are holding. What could be better than a good ramen bowl to conclude this geek and gourmet day? Precisely, in front of the museum, a restaurant proudly displays its name: Mario Ramen. Nice, right? Except that … the story did not go as planned.
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A good plan too good to be true? Final closure or simple break?
A good plan too beautiful to be true?
” ‘The idea seemed brilliant: a Ramen restaurant just in front of the video game temple, with a name that immediately makes Tilt in the minds of Nintendo fans. Enough to attract people, enjoy the flood of visitors and have a place of choice in the Kyoto culinary landscape.
But now, when the restaurant had just opened, a strange disappearance took place: the brand was withdrawn. More “Mario Ramen” displayed in large. And speculation immediately rushed to social networks.
Difficult not to see the connection between this mysterious change and a possible intervention by Nintendo. The company is well known to be very protective with its licenses and brand image. Use the name Mario without authorization?
Final closure or simple break?
So, did Nintendo ask the restaurant to change your name? Did the establishment prefer to avoid possible legal troubles and anticipate an express rebranding? Mystery. What is certain is that the brand has disappeared, and the restaurant now seems to be in a funny in-between. A visitor who recently went there reported that the shutters were opened … but that the store did not welcome any customers. Curious, right?
It remains to be seen whether this restaurant will return under another name, perhaps more neutral, or if it will simply disappear in the limbo of aborted projects. After all, Nintendo may not have completely closed the door to this initiative, but it was probably necessary to avoid any ambiguity.
We still hope that the restaurant can reopen, because after a good immersion in the universe of Mario and Zelda, a good ramen, it’s always a great idea.
Case to follow … And if you ever go through Kyoto, keep an eye on the ex-Mario Ramen, it may well be resurfaced under another just as clever name!
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