Two decades after the company opened its first – and only – US store, Nintendo is finally working on a follow-up.
Nintendo of America said it plans to open an official store in San Francisco’s Union Square. The store, called Nintendo San Francisco, will open in 2025. It will be the video game giant’s second official location in the US, joining the Nintendo store at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
The two-level NYC store, which officially opened in 2005, features Nintendo games and related merchandise, hardware and accessories. The second floor is devoted to museum-like display cases of Nintendo consoles.
There are only three Nintendo stores outside of the US. They are all located in Japan, in the cities of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.
Nintendo did not release any details about the upcoming San Francisco store, other than to say it would provide a way “for a wide range of visitors from near and far to experience the world of Nintendo, its products and characters”. The company said it would release more information as the opening draws closer.
