the new york city store . for the video game trade show see nintendo space world . nintendo new york the nintendo new york store in 2006 as nintendo world type subsidiary industry distribution retail founded november 16 2001 ; 14 years ago 2001 11 16 as the pok mon center may 14 2005 ; 11 years ago 2005 05 14 as nintendo world february 19 2016 ; 7 months ago 2016 02 19 as nintendo new york headquarters new york city new york u.s. products nintendo products video games and merchandise owner nintendo website www.nintendonyc.com nintendo new york previously known as nintendo world and the pok mon center is the flagship specialty store of video game corporation nintendo . located in new york city at rockefeller center at 10 rockefeller plaza the two story 10 000 square foot 930 m2 store opened on may 14 2005 . 1 the store sells a wide variety of nintendo video games and merchandise including apparel hardware and accessories that are exclusive to the store such as japanese mario character plushies and special guides to games such as goldeneye 007 and super mario galaxy . the store includes wii u nintendo 3ds and pok mon sections . on the second level of the store there are kiosks with various wii u games running allowing anyone to play . in addition there are nintendo 3ds stations available for use and play . 2 nintendo new york regularly holds tournaments and shows for new games giving early releases and prizes to winners . in addition they ve held screenings for multiple official nintendo broadcasts most commonly nintendo s annual main e3 presentation . this was first done for the wii s debut at e3 2006 and since e3 2010 a screening event has been held at the store every single year except for e3 2016 . history edit the space was formerly pok mon center new york which opened on november 16 2001 . it ran until january 2005 when it closed for remodeling and it reopened as the nintendo world store 4 months later . 1 on september 25 2005 developer shigeru miyamoto visited the nintendo world store to commemorate the release of nintendogs and the 20th anniversary of super mario bros. . 3 on july 10 2010 dragon quest creator yuji horii visited the nintendo world store to commemorate the release of dragon quest ix sentinels of the starry skies . 4 on november 1 2010 the nintendo world store re opened after a three week makeover that included various upgrades including the addition of new nintendo dsi systems adjusted lighting and an expanded museum area . 2 part of the makeover included getting ready for the 25th anniversary celebration of super mario bros. on november 7 2010 . 2 guests to the celebration included nintendo of america president reggie fils aim and shigeru miyamoto . 5 on november 17 2012 the nintendo world store had a big launch event for the wii u and had hundreds of people in attendance . reggie fils aim who also grew up in the ny area also made an appearance in the event . 6 from november 21 2014 until january 15 2015 anyone with a copy of pok mon omega ruby or alpha sapphire could receive an eon ticket for their individual game to have an in game encounter with latias or latios depending on their version of the game . once the eon ticket had been obtained it could be passed on to other players with a copy of the game for free via streetpass . on january 19 2016 the nintendo world store was closed for renovation and re opened its doors on february 19 2016 with new features in the store . 7 8 9 10 11 on its re opening the store was renamed nintendo new york . 12 13 14 references edit a b sarrazin marc andr april 21 2005 . nintendo world store opening party nintendo spin . nintendospin.com . archived from the original on july 14 2011 . retrieved 2009 08 10 . a b c schreier jason november 1 2010 . photos new york s nintendo world store sports slick makeover . wired . retrieved 12 november 2010 . james ransom wiley september 25 2005 . shigeru miyamoto at nintendo world . joystiq.com . jc fletcher july 1 2010 . yuji horii at dragon quest ix launch event . joystiq.com . thomsen michael . mario turns 25 at the nintendo world store in new york . ign . archived from the original on november 12 2010 . retrieved 12 november 2010 . madden orla . reggie surprises nintendo world store campers 24 hours before wii u launch . retrieved 24 september 2016 . nintendo s flagship store reopens with a new name and new look . engadget . 2016 02 19 . retrieved 2016 02 19 . live from the nintendo new york store reopening . nintendo inquirer . 2016 02 19 . retrieved 2016 02 19 . nintendo ny reopens in rockefeller plaza on friday feb. 19 ; photos available on business wire s website and ap photoexpress . business wire . 2016 02 19 . retrieved 2016 02 19 . the nintendo ny store has now reopened . my nintendo news . 2016 02 19 . retrieved 2016 02 19 . nintendo ny opens its doors to fans from around the world . polygon . 2016 02 19 . retrieved 2016 02 19 . nintendonyc . twitter . 2016 01 15 . retrieved 2016 01 18 . 15 foot gaming screen part of nintendo world store s major renovation . gamespot . 2016 01 06 . retrieved 2016 01 18 . nintendo world store getting big renovation . ign . 2016 01 07 . retrieved 2016 01 18 . external links edit nintendo portal video games portal new york city portal official website archive copy of the pok mon center s official website at the wayback machine archived november 18 2001 archive copy of nintendo world store s official website at the wayback machine archived april 6 2005 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nintendo new york & oldid 741063446 categories 2005 establishments in new yorknintendo locationsrockefeller centershops in new york cityhidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles with wayback machine links navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa olfran aisbahasa indonesiaitaliano simple english edit links this page was last modified on 25 september 2016 at 05 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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