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[[File:NintendoNY-Logo.svg|200px|right]] | [[File:NintendoNY-Logo.svg|200px|right]] | ||
[[File:Nintendoworld.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Nintendo New York store]] | [[File:Nintendoworld.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Nintendo New York store]] | ||
'''Nintendo New York''' (sometimes written '''Nintendo NY'''; previously known as '''Nintendo World''' and '''The Pokémon Center''') is an official store of [[Nintendo]] located in [[New York City]] at [[Rockefeller Center]]. The store was opened on November 16, 2001 as The Pokémon Center and on May 14, 2005 as Nintendo World. Visitors can purchase [[List of merchandise|''Mario'' and Nintendo merchandise]]. Additionally, visitors can play ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games on the Nintendo New York's [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U]], and [[Nintendo Switch]] systems. On February 19, 2016, the store was reopened after a one month renovation and had its name changed to "Nintendo New York". | '''Nintendo New York''' (sometimes written '''Nintendo NY'''; previously known as '''Nintendo World''' and '''The Pokémon Center''') is an official store of [[Nintendo]] located in [[New York City]] at [[Rockefeller Center]]. The store was opened on November 16, 2001 as The Pokémon Center and on May 14, 2005 as Nintendo World. Visitors can purchase [[List of merchandise|''Super Mario'' and Nintendo merchandise]]. Additionally, visitors can play ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games on the Nintendo New York's [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U]], and [[Nintendo Switch]] systems. On February 19, 2016, the store was reopened after a one month renovation and had its name changed to "Nintendo New York". | ||
Upstairs, there is a museum section, though the items on show often change. The second floor also contains a Pokémon section, where a lot of Pokémon plush toys are sold. | Upstairs, there is a museum section, though the items on show often change. The second floor also contains a Pokémon section, where a lot of Pokémon plush toys are sold. | ||
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For some time around January 2010, visitors could go to the store from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and talk to [[Charles Martinet]], the voice actor of Mario, [[Luigi]], and other characters from the ''Mario'' | For some time around January 2010, visitors could go to the store from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and talk to [[Charles Martinet]], the voice actor of Mario, [[Luigi]], and other characters from the ''Super Mario'' franchise. On November 7, 2010, on the 25th Anniversary of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] was among the guest visitors. | ||
Visitors can frequently take part in tournaments and can chat with a screen with Mario or Luigi on it. | Visitors can frequently take part in tournaments and can chat with [[Mario in Real Time|a screen]] with Mario or Luigi on it. | ||
Whenever a live Nintendo presentation is set for broadcast (such as a Nintendo Direct or Mr. Sakurai Presents), a big screen is always set with a crowd of fans watching together, though this had been paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Nintendo's lack of pre-announced live presentations during this time. | Whenever a live Nintendo presentation is set for broadcast (such as a Nintendo Direct or Mr. Sakurai Presents), a big screen is always set with a crowd of fans watching together, though this had been paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Nintendo's lack of pre-announced live presentations during this time. | ||