Nintendo Technology Development Centre Kyoto: New R&D Hub Planned for Completion March 2029

Nintendo has formally announced plans to build a new Technology Development Centre on land in Kyoto that the company acquired in 2022. The facility, officially named Nintendo Co., Ltd. Technology Development Center, will serve as a research and development base focused on future hardware and software projects and is scheduled for completion in March 2029. The site is located at 11-1 Hokotate-cho, Kamitoba, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Planned specifications published by Nintendo list a building area of 6,084.00 square meters, a total floor area of 49,305.87 square meters, a structural height of 67.570 meters excluding rooftop structures, and nine stories above ground plus one below ground. The company identifies the centre as a dedicated base for developers to conduct research and development on new hardware and innovative software. In clear, journalistic terms, Nintendo described the project as a purpose-built R&D hub for both hardware and software innovation, intended to support developer research and development activities, with construction and completion aligned to a March 2029 timeline. This announcement follows Nintendo s 2022 land acquisition in Kyoto, reinforcing the company s long-standing development presence in the region. Nintendo has historically developed its major hardware platforms and first-party software from facilities in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan. The new Technology Development Centre joins that broader legacy of internal development infrastructure. The project will be of interest to industry observers tracking Nintendo s long-term hardware strategy, teams working on platform-level software, and developers who engage with Nintendo through channels such as Nintendo Direct presentations and the Nintendo eShop storefront. While Nintendo has not linked the centre to any specific product launches, the company has confirmed the facility s role as an R&D base and its planned March 2029 completion date. Nintendo s public materials list the project name, address, dimensions, floor count, and the planned completion date. All specifications and dates above are drawn from Nintendo s announcement regarding the Technology Development Centre in Kyoto.