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This week’s typhoon caused destruction throughout Japan’s Kansai region. Some buildings were badly damaged, while others weathered the storm. Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters took the “N” out of “Nintendo”.
Update September 17 – 9:30PM: Nintendo has finally gotten its “N” back. See below.
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This is what the headquarters usually looks like.
任天堂本社????✨
初めて見れて嬉しい???????? pic.twitter.com/BlI62ZmKas— 蒼 莉奈(ｱｵｲ ﾘﾅ) (@mix_r_1021) August 15, 2018
Here is a tweet from Florent Gorges, who published the French edition of my book Arcade Mania.
Le N du logo de Nintendo est tombé du siège social à Kyoto à cause du typhon d’hier. The N of the logo at Nintendo’s Kyoto HQ fell off the wall because of the typhoon. pic.twitter.com/khailyNgv9
— Florent Gorges (@FlorentGorgesFR) September 5, 2018
Below is another photo.
台風一過。
マリオの土管、ピカチュウの尻尾が無事かは不明。#任天堂 #台風 pic.twitter.com/AbbfZFTqCc— 知見 和典 (@teigaku_kojocho) September 5, 2018
Updated photos below:
台風の被害を受けてintendo(インテンドー)と化してしまった任天堂本社の看板、今現在誠意修復中のようです
がんばって・・・ pic.twitter.com/KCXnNraXRh— 風翠ヨスガ→回=回=マリオ (@k64ssMariLuiysg) September 16, 2018
その後一度「intendo」に戻ってるという話を聞いて帰る前にもう一度来てみたら今現在完全に「N」が復活して「Nintendo」になってました
念の為他の文字もメンテナンスしているっぽい感じです pic.twitter.com/8Ncpx4c4bI— 風翠ヨスガ→回=回=マリオ (@k64ssMariLuiysg) September 16, 2018
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9 responses to “Typhoon Blew The ‘N’ Off ‘Nintendo’ [Update]”
My nanna always called it “the intendo”.
What an awesome find that’d be on the street. Holder of the *actual* Big N.
Is your nanna “the todd” from scrubs?
In-your-endo!
My Dad used to do the same! “No intendo until you finish your homework.”
No doubt when the storm finishes they intendo to fix it.
Upvote withheld for superfluous “to” 😛
They should just leave it like that and change the name of the company instead. Like “Hollywoo” in Bojack Horseman.
And not one, but four different tweets and photos of the same thing in slightly different angles. You outdid yourself today Brian. Head home and put those feet up pal.
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Somewhere out there, Sega is rubbing their hands together while cackling and saying “Yes! We’ve finally gotten rid of the big N”.