Japanese firm Nintendo will next week open a museum showcasing its history, where fans of "Super Mario", "The Legend of Zelda" and the Game Boy and Switch can gain insight into one of the world's most renowned game makers.

And while  the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto is a comparatively  small sandbox to Breath of the Wild’s huge open world, reaching the exhibition floor after climbing the escalator for the first time feels just as special.

Down a narrow side street in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, businessman and crafter Fusajiro Yamauchi sat 135 years ago, designing brightly coloured playing cards. The cards - known as Hanafuda - were beautifully decorated and hand-made. They were so popular that soon Mr Yamauchi had to recruit staff to help him to craft them.