Nintendo World Store

Once you enter this magical place you will want to stay for hours. I love Nintendo so this is the perfect place for people like me to meet other Nintendo fans. The prices are fair and sell many retailer exclusives like the Amiibo.

They have all the coolest stuff here for the Nintendo fans. I’m not a huge fan of the toys but do like the video games. There are lots of little kids running around all over the place so getting to play with the stuff is a challenge.

I’m a big Nintendo fan and it’s a shame we don’t have one of these stores in Chicago! This place has two floors of awesomeness. If you like Nintendo like I do then you’ll walk out of this store with something. The prices are pretty good and it’s a cool place to walk around in general if you’re into video games.
Pro Tip: This is also a perfect place to get some Street Passes on your 3DS.

Bueno, el nombre lo dice todo, es un negocio exclusivo de Nintendo.
Tiene de todo lo que hace Nintendo, juegos, consolas, figuras, etc.
Un gran sector de remeras (de muy buena calidad y buenos diseños), mochilas, billeteras, gorros, llaveros, etc, todo lo que venden en este sector es de buena calidad, buenos diseños y bien variados. Punto a favor, tienen remeras para mujeres, mas entalladas y demás, que siempre suma para que no comprar algo sin forma/​cuadrado.
Tiene dos pisos, tienen mas o menos las mismas cosas en cada uno, pero el de arriba es mas grande y cómodo para recorrer.
Esta CERCA del Rockefeller Center, pero del lado de afuera digamos, no sobre donde están todos los negocios. Lo aclaro especialmente porque me costo un poco encontrarlo.
Las bolsas que te dan cuando compras algo son muy lindas, depende el tamaño tienen un personaje característico distinto, no es un gran dato, pero si un lindo detalle.

As a Nintendo fan, this is surely little paradise. Just like the name of this place, everything here are from Nintendo, the idea is a bit similar with Disney store, But you can als test some games here.
I got to know this place ages ago, because of gamer friends, which is really cool. In Germany, we dont’ have a shop like this. So I could’t wait to visit this place as soon as I was travling in NYC. The shop was quite big and it located right next to Rockefeller Center. I just came here after my visit at the Rockefeller building. the ground floor offer all things with the Mario theme. And the product of newest games and most popular games also werehere, such as Animal Crossing, Splatoon. lots of cool Plüschs and T-​Shirts. there was also some accessories of devices.
The second floor hold mainly products like Pokemon, Zelda and others. there were also two small areas, one was for the players to test the game console and newest games. the other area displayed some old console, which showed people a small part history of nintendo. They got really nice collection of Pokemon series. It took me quite awhile to picked all the thing I want, since i have badget limit. They just have many great products, but also pricey.
I really like this place, I think it’s quite cool there is a shop like this. If you happen to be a fan of games from Nintendo. Don’t miss this place.

We brought our kids here and they loved it. They didn’t want to leave. There’s hand held video games and the wi-​u for people to play on both floors. During the xmas holiday, they have a virtual Mario and Luigi talking with the kids. I suggest coming there early as every kid wants to chat with them so its a really long line. They sell video games, toys and stuff animals, Nintendo character clothing and other souvenirs such as ornaments, pillows, backpacks, holiday ornaments, candies, keychains, school stationary items, etc.
The place gets packed by noon. It’s located in midtown so there’s lots of eateries nearby.

Super cool place, they have everything Nintendo from Mario to pikachu. I love the different Nintendo theme tshirts they sell here ranging from Zelda to more Mario stuff. I would live here if I could. I also got a great deal on some tshirts, there was some designs on sale for just five bucks! score!!!

Gamers paradise! This was my first time visiting this store — I didn’t even know it existed until my daughter told me about it so I just knew I had to bring her here. Zelda holds a special place in my heart, I remember as a little girl watching my brother play, eventually after begging for what seemed like years, he let me play, showed me the ropes and I was obsessed. Fast forward a bunch of years, now my daughter is a Zelda fanatic and has finished several of the games. She was in heaven at the Nintendo store! Definitely a cool place to check out if you are a gamer or know someone who is. They do have quite a bit of merchandise to purchase; first floor has a ton of DS one can play games on and the second floor has I believe eight wii u stations with various games to play as well. A lot of cool things to look at as well, almost like a mini Nintendo museum. Very cool experience.

I went in a few weeks ago on my NY trip. They always have new things to take pictures with at the door. Usually a funny Pipe or Goomba from the Mario series. I even saw someone cosplaying the other day here as Link & Zelda.
There are two floors. They are the same apart from from a few memorabilia of Nintendos on the two floors. There are cashiers on both floors as well to make purchases from if one is busier than the other.
Prices are great across almost everything. From the adorable plushies, to the actual video games themselves. Plushies are always something to grab here as souvenirs. They also have keychains, figurines, and many clothing options to choose from.
They are many spots throughout the store where you can demo most of their products & consoles. Kids will especially want to play, so they have an adequate number of these around.
Only problem is how small the store is versus how big their fan base is. They store is always crowded & you feel like you’re getting pushed around. If you want to look at a shirt for instance, the «isle» is only 1 person wide. Meaning you’ll have to be moving so others can look at stuff or pass by you. Very bad architecture wise to let this happen. And this makes you always feel like you’re being rushed to buy things or move on so others can go by.

Pretty cool spot. Went here after seeing the tree at Rockefeller center. Get to play various games. And the prices are inexpensive being in the area its at. There’s a history on how Mario came about.
Definitely a must go to spot.

Such a cool store! I really love coming here and usually stay here for 2 hours at a time which makes me frustrated because I can’t do anything else when I get out of there and ruins a good portion of my day. But I guess you can’t blame the store for that.
They sell awesome games and awesome accessories such as shirts and fun toys.
I think anyone should check out this store.

HEAVEN! Is this what heaven is like?
As a child of the 80s and 90s who grew up playing countless hours on the original NES/​Famicom, Game Boy, Super Nintendo/​Super Famicom, and N64, I can’t begin to tell you how much I felt like a kid in a candy store when I entered the Nintendo World Store at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. I could barely contain myself.
The Nintendo World Store is Nintendo’s flagship store. I don’t think there’s anything else like it in the States (not even in Redmond, where Nintendo of America is headquartered) or the world even. That makes this place very special.
The store is located next door to NBC News, the Today Show studios, 30 Rockefeller Center, and the Rink at Rockefeller Center at the corner of W 48^th Street and Rockefeller Plaza. It’s two stories of Nintendo awesomeness. As soon as you enter the store, there’s a giant Super Mushroom (a.k.a. Power-​Up Mushroom), green warp pipe, and Super Mario World backdrop. Holy shiz.
You are then inundated with a barrage of plushies from the Nintendo universe! It’s not just Mario and Luigi, but a ton of other characters, some more obscure than others. Examples: Hammer Bros, Piranha Plants (in pipes), the Koopalings (yes, individual Koopalings like Lemmy and Wendy), Buzzy Beetles, Koopa Troopas, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Bowser, Mario characters in Tanooki suits, Waluigi, Kamek, Mechakoopas, Wigglers, and even Fuzzies (
)! There are giant Thwomp pillows and also big plushies of Bullet Bills, Goombas, Super Mushrooms, Question Blocks, and Koopa Troopa turtle shells.
Other ground level merchandise includes Nintendo T-​shirts, apparel, and accessories of all sorts. I had an affinity for the 1990 Nintendo World Championships shirt as well as the classic Super Nintendo Entertainment System red on black logo shirt. There are hats, wallets, pajamas, sweaters, sweatshirts, backpacks, and more. In the center, they have a Nintendo 3DS setup with multiple handhelds open for play as well as a 3DS game library against one of the walls. They also have a bunch of Amiibo figurines, which seem to be all the rage these days.
You can take an elevator or stairs to the second level. The elevator is decorated with silhouettes of Nintendo’s most iconic characters such as Samus and Link. At the bottom of the stairs, there’s a life-​size (huge) statue of Donkey Kong (DKC version) in the jungle, barrel of spilled bananas and all. The stairway currently features a neat mural showcasing the timeline of the Mario franchise — an advertisement for Super Mario Maker which just came out for Wii U last month. I’ve seen pictures of the back of the elevator shaft decorated with decals recreating a level in Donkey Kong. How cool. I wonder why they got rid of it.
When you enter the second level from the staircase, you’re hit with a giant rotating Amiibo statue of Mario with a fireball in his hand. (Cue holy choir: «Ahhhhhhh!») Directly behind Mario is the Pokemon section. It is filled with Pokemon plushies and products galore. It’s like Pokemon come to life. I’ve never seen so many different, colorful, and cute Pokemon in one place before. I’m not as big on Pokemon as I am the other Nintendo franchises though I did play and beat Pokemon Red Version for the Game Boy, Pokemon Snap for N64, and I admittedly went to see Pokemon: The First Movie in 1998.
Next to the Pokemon section is the Legend of Zelda section plus smaller sections for other franchises such as Kirby, Metroid, Pikmin, and Animal Crossing. Hell yes. Now this is what I’m talking about: Toon Link plushies, Zelda action figures, Majora’s Mask T-​shirts, gangsta Triforce hats, cuddly Kirby pillows, apparel with original 8-​bit graphics, logos, and Japanese text.
Next to that section is a Splatoon display and… a mini Game Boy museum! (Cue the choir again.) This illuminated display shows off every handheld game/​console and incarnation Nintendo ever released, starting from the Game & Watch LCD games in the early 80s to the latest and greatest 3DSs. The highlight is an original 1989 Game Boy that was damaged by fire in the 1990 – 91 Gulf War. As a kid, I remember reading about this specific Game Boy in the pages of Nintendo Power.
Aside: I own every single issue of Nintendo Power from Volume 1 (July/​August 1988) to Volume 285 (December 2012). My dad bought me a subscription when I was a kid and I kept the subscription going until the very end, 24 years later.
The Gulf War-​damaged Game Boy still works! They have it plugged in and have a Tetris Game Pak inserted. Too. Freaking. Cool.
The rest of the second level is dedicated to Nintendo’s current gen system, the Wii U (and more Amiibos). They have tons of Wii Us out on the floor for play. One of the sections’ walls is covered in big prints featuring sprites from Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 3, and Super Mario World.
I’m so happy to have visited Nintendo World. Any Nintendo fan, young or old, owes themselves a visit.

The store has a great selection of games, but in all, I felt like the store was lacking. If you want Nintendo themed t-​shirts, then this place is for you because that seems to be what dominated their inventory. The whole place kinda of feels like a permanent E3 Expo stand. I was really hoping for more inventory that was unique to the store but there really wasn’t anything that spoke to me.
With that said, the staff was all very friendly and I liked the atmosphere of the store, it’s just not what I was expecting.

Having been Unilocal Duchess here on and off for the past few years, I don’t think I could rate this anything less than 5 stars. Piss off, Disneyland — this is officially the happiest place on earth (for Nintend-​nerds, anyway.) Zelda and Pokemon have a special place in my heart so every time I come here, it’s like nerdvana heaven.
They’ve rotated the Pokemon section upstairs about a year ago, so now you have to climb up to pick up the new TCG packs and plushes, but it’s worth it! The elite trainer boxes are mostly cheaper here than on Amazon, and on some Tuesdays they get deliveries of the classic plushes (think Gens 1 and 2) that I always zone in on.
Also, who can forget the time I almost got hypothermia lining up for 7 hours (from 8pm to 3am) for Super Smash Bros/​Ruby and Sapphire? And still got great service at 4am in the morning from the wonderful staff. That’s dedication, man. Fistbump for everyone who works there.

I had no idea this was in NYC! I ran inside when I spotted it. The store is so organized, has a nice selection, and is sort of a mini museum! There were old versions of the consoles and games for display! The prices are retail, so you might find stuff in this store elsewhere for cheaper, but I knew I had to walk out with some souvenirs. It’s not very large even though it’s two floors, but definitely worth checking out!

I’m not a gamer and although I grew up with all the Nintendo consoles, I never really played with them, they pretty much sat there. Back in the day, kids didn’t play as much video games, we played outside…
L is a huge Nintendo fan, so we had to come here at least once…
The store isn’t cluttered at all, lots of open space, but I wish they had more merchandise on display. Seems like a waste. We bought a few tshirts and a cute Bowser Jr plushie. I would’ve gotten either the bigger Bowser/​Yoshi for $ 40, but I wasn’t going to carry that around the city. The plushies have flaws, so you better check closely if you want the perfect one. One was missing a claw and Bowser Jr only has one on each paw? He’s a dragon right? So basically some of them are missing half their claws. Like I said I was expecting more merchandise at the Nintendo store since we can buy games virtually anywhere else. I was even going to buy this cute pair of shorts, but seriously they only have M-​XL? It’s great that you have a 30 day return policy, but a medium will not fit me and I don’t want my shorts to fall off.

This is such a cool store to geek out! You can play games on their systems and lounge, shop the merchandise, or check out the memorabilia/​mini museum on the second floor. It was neat seeing old gaming systems and characters from my childhood.
I didn’t find anything for myself (although there were many adorable plushes and many Funko Pop figures), but I did get a cool Nintendo World NYC shirt with the old Nintendo controller image for my fiancé. He loves it!

I came here and wanted to get everything… but I couldn’t since… I didn’t have enough room in my luggage and couldn’t decide what to get because of that reason… so I ended up walking empty handed. SO SAD.
I like how they are design the place more for the fans, so video games costumers or fans can play during the day.
I know my friend lines up when a new toy comes out with everyone else wrapped around the building. Good times. So glad my friend took me here when I was in New York City.

This place is every Nintendo Fan Boy’s dream and so worth it. Right away you can tell the staff really likes working here and it’s not just a «job». I am not a huge gamer but I have played my share of mariokart and of course animal crossing so I was in love when I saw the Tom Nook plush.
They have a lot of history in there too which was amazing to look at.
Prices are super reasonable for being a «tourist» spot in Manhattan.

I love this place and have been coming here for years. The only reason I’m giving them 4 stars and not 5 is that they need more wooper and quagsire in general. The employees are helpful, the events here are great (if you manage to get in) and it’s a great place to come to for lots of streetpasses. They just need more wooper and quagsire.

Gamers unite! Nintendo world is clearly a world of it’s own. Go up to the second floor and you’ll see what I mean! There are about 8 gaming stations in which customers can battle it out or play solo. It was a fun and free experience!
Nintendo World also sells souvenirs such as plushies, stuffed animals, key chains, t-​shirts, cheat books, sticker books, etc.
They also sell gaming consoles and different genres of games.

Si son gamers o simplemente fans del universo Nintendo éste es EL lugar. Ahí en medio del Rockefeller Center se encuentra este gran local de dos pisos que se dedica a comercializar todo sobre la mítica marca de videojuegos. Desde remeras, peluches, muñecos y todos tipo de merchandising hasta las más actuales consolas de la firma, una amplia variedad de títulos –ya sea de los juegos más recientes, como los que ya nuevos clásicos-​, todos los accesorios y un montón de magia que te hace querer llevarte un millón de cosas.
Para los que gusten, el local tiene espacios para poder jugar a los últimos videojuegos que haya sacado Nintendo –ya sean de Wii U o 3DS– y así luego poder decidir cual llevar o simplemente chusmear las novedades de la marca.
Por último, hay que decir que el Nintendo World Store tiene algo realmente mágico que es una especie de mini museo o exhibición con una enorme variedad de accesorios y todas las consolas de la marca a lo largo de su historia. Sí, como una especie de cadena evolutiva de los video juegos. Algo realmente lindo y genial para ver, más que nada para los nostálgicos.

Every gamer’s dream come true!
Although there are two floors, they don’t sell a lot of items. The first floor has a bunch of games customers can try out on their consoles (Wii U, 3DS, etc.). They also have a few items that aren’t out at retail stores too! My friend found a Yoshi case for her 3DS XL here. They also have a few tshirts and toys as well.
On the second floor, they have a display case of every console ever made! They also have stuffed animals (Mario, Luigi, pokemon, etc.) for sale on this floor.
While my friends shopped, I found myself entertained with the games that were available for play.

I WISH YOU HAD MORE STUFF!!! Considering it’s the only store of it’s kind in the world. (Or that’s what I was told)
I love you Nintendo, there is no doubt about it. I was really excited to walk through the doors. The store is clean and sleek and I loved it. But I really wish you had MORE! More different plushies, T-​shirts, merchandise.
It’s like a mini museum behind the glass counters and display cases on the second level, so be sure the check that out. The staff was really nice and friendly.

Excellent ! un magasin pour tous les fans de Mario & compagnie ;-) !
On y trouve plein de geekeries autour de l’univers Nintendo. et aussi des jeux a acheter ;-)
Si vous passez dans le coin, c’est sympa a voir !

Junto al Rockefekker Center, como su nombre indica se trata de la tienda que Nintendo tiene en Nueva York. Alli podras encontrar juegos, merchandising y consolas de esta mitica marca. Si tienes la intencion de comprate una consola de esta marca y estas en la ciudad pasate por la tienda, te llevaras gratas sorpresas.

Un endroit idéale pour les mordu des jeux!!! Un paradis ou l’on peut tout essayé Un endroit d’échange entre bon joueur et novice donc un bon plan pour apprendre le métier!!!