Nintendo provided an update on the construction plan of its new R&D building, located next to its Kyoto headquarters. This is the 3rd incarnation that’s been publicly announced: v1 in 2022 (img 1 below), v2 in 2025 (img 2), and v3 just now (img 3).
Name:
Development Center, Building No. 2 → (unchanged) → Technology Development Center
Floor area:
38,000㎡ → 51,000㎡ → 49,306㎡
Stories:
12 → 13+ → 9 above ground and 1 below
Completion:
2027-12 → 2029-03 → (unchanged)
The estimated construction cost is ¥121B from 2025-12 to 2029-03 (img 1 below), funded fully by Nintendo itself. Judging by the annual capital investments data (img 2), the pre-construction work (such as demolition) began in 2022. Construction kicked off last December and continues this year.
Sources: Nintendo IR 1, Nintendo IR 2, Nintendo IR 3
Related: Nintendo is also planning a new office building
[Update on 2026-07-20] Nikkei xTech published an article on Nintendo’s new Technology Development Center. No new info except:
- Design and construction by NTT Facilities (Haneda Terminal 2, img 1 below) and Takenaka (Gamba Osaka Stadium, img 2)
- Kyoto City set a minimum price of ¥431M for the land; Nintendo ended up paying ¥5B (11.6x)
[Originally posted on 2026-06-25 Pacific Time]
