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Are you a gamer and a die-hard Nintendo fan? Then you’ll love this project: the very first headquarters of the iconic Japanese video game manufacturer, located in Kyoto, is being turned into a hotel. The opening is scheduled for April 1. And this is no joke! Did you know that Nintendo’s history dates back to the 19th century? In 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi made Japanese playing cards, called hanafuda. His office was located in Kyoto, the former imperial capital of the Land of the Rising Sun. And this is where the future global success of the video game firm began. In 1933, when the boss created a …