Leah at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Elyse Jewer / Girls on Games
Whenever I go on vacation, I try to throw something in there that is a little geeky. Sometimes, it’s an event like a convention, other times its a quirky art gallery visit or shopping at a store that has a nerdy flavour. This past week I spent a girls vacation in New York City with my mom and my sister. Though a most of our time was spent visiting tourist attractions, shopping and eating like champions, my mom and sister were willing to join me in experiencing the only Nintendo World Store on planet earth. During my last NYC trip the store didn’t exist, so I just had to check it out.
The Nintendo World Store lives at 10 Rockefeller Plaza. We showed up at about 3pm on a Monday afternoon so it was pretty tame in the store. That wasn’t a problem for me since I wanted to take photos :). I imagine the place was packed yesterday in celebration of Nintendo Day with the launch of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the Amiibos and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
Check out all the photos below that I took as I was geeking out over all the Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and Pokémon goodies. If you are planning a trip to NYC and are a huge Nintendo fan, I highly recommend checking out the store. You can play some games before release, pick up some Wii U and 3DS games for the road, get your hands on some official Nintendo swag and see some really awesome Nintendo memorabilia. I picked up some street passes on my 3DS too!
First floor at the Nintendo World Store in NYC. My sister playing Super Smash Bros. on 3DS © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Amiibo display at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Close up of the Amiibo display at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Posters on the stairs at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Second floor at the Nintendo World Store in NYC. Lots of plushies! © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Lots of Wii U games to play at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Koopaling plushies at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Pikmin statue at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
So many Mario and Luigi plushies at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Toon Link plushies at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Hyrule Warriors Wii U demo at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
A Zelda treasure chest at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Inside the Zelda treasure chest at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Nintendo history display at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
GameBoys and the Game & Watch at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
A Miyamoto signed GameBoy Advance at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
A GameBoy that survived the Gulf War. Yes, it still plays Tetris! At the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
A collection of Nintendo handheld consoles at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
A collection of Nintendo DS and DSi at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Metroid display at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
The Legend of Zelda display at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Super Mario Bros. display at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Pokémon display at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games
Donky Kong statue at the Nintendo World Store in NYC © Leah Jewer / Girls on Games