Rare Nintendo Console Discovered Throughout Japanese Love Hotel
DX For decades Nintendo has gone through extraordinary efforts to maintain a family-friendly, squeaky clean image. However, a Nintendo historian in Japan has come across an incredibly rare collection of gaming history in an scandalous place. And while it may arouse one particular rumor about Nintendo’s past, the same historian suggests you take a cold shower.
- ▪DX For decades Nintendo has gone through extraordinary efforts to maintain a family-friendly, squeaky clean image.
- ▪However, a Nintendo historian in Japan has come across an incredibly rare collection of gaming history in an scandalous place.
- ▪And while it may arouse one particular rumor about Nintendo’s past, the same historian suggests you take a cold shower.
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| Original publisher | Kotaku |
| Canonical URL | https://kotaku.com/rare-nintendo-console-discovered-throughout-japanese-love-hotel-2000719317 |
| Publication time | Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:08:45 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-25T20:18:43.139Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-25T20:19:02.981Z |
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Rare Nintendo Console Discovered Throughout Japanese Love Hotel Each room in an unnamed hourly establishment was outfitted with a fully functioning 'Famicombox,' resurrecting rumors that a former Nintendo president dabbled in some after hours assignments By Zack Kotzer Published July 25, 2026 | Comments (2) | 𝕏 Copied! Super Mario Bros. DX For decades Nintendo has gone through extraordinary efforts to maintain a family-friendly, squeaky clean image. However, a Nintendo historian in Japan has come across an incredibly rare collection of gaming history in an scandalous place. And while it may arouse one particular rumor about Nintendo’s past, the same historian suggests you take a cold shower.
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