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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool to go to for the experience one time. I guess it's cool if you want to play the latest wii or ds game but there's no reason to buy games here and the selection of toys, etc is smaller than I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The place is great, its always crowded. Even for those who dont really like nintendo, its a cool place to go to, knida like a museum, you can also buy great gifts there, fun for the kids also.
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everything you would want for your Nintendo. Multiple games you can play and experience. It was better last time I went when they had surround sound chairs a couple of years ago. The kids loved it...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
SUPER fun. For anyone who's been to the Playstation store that (used?) to be in the Metreon in SF... Nintendo World is far more fun! Yes, the Playstation store has gaming areas, and random merchandise...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
meh. the pook wanted to go here so i followed. it was a pretty cool store. i got to play with the dsi and it was pretty fun! there were alot of cute toys. they didn't have the pink yoshi i wanted so i...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The concept to this store is great because who wouldn't like to play some of the new games before they actually buy them. They have the wii games, ds games and wii fit games out to play. They have a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There's lots of game stations throughout Nintendo World for you to try out new games, so it's worth a visit even if you don't plan to spend. I wish I brought my DS to try out some download previews,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was a bit underwhelmed by this place. The concept is great but I think so much more could be done with it. Interior-wise, looks very cool and encourages "play with the merchandise" much like the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a big video game fan, though I don't play as much as I used to. Nintendo makes most of my favorite games, so I just had to come here. The first time I dropped by, I ran into a guy dressed in a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Regardless of your age, if you're a Nintendo fan this is probably the store to go to. Its less like a store and more like a playground, and they've managed to make it accessible to both children and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Has the best promotions for upcoming video games coming out a day earlier. My brother also waited in line 6 in the morning to cop a Wii the day it came out. Another thing is he also waited in the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As a recovering Nintendo fanboy, this place is paradise. A year ago I'd pair this place with a visit to Kinokuniya and then get a quick eat afterwords once or twice every month. Since then Kinokuniya...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Heaven, just heaven.Can we rewind time to 10 years ago? I would have *loved* to see this place in its 2-story Pokemon Center glory. Then again, I'd go broke buying everything up (or be moody for the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
They should invest more in this store. This store could be better and use less workers. There were workers mingling and chatting on both floors doing nothing. They were young kids and were kind of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
When you walk in you have to dodge people because it's not the biggest place in Rockefeller Center (surprised?) It's a true place for the Nintendo Fan- but there's hardly anything available to preview...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kind of a cool place to hang out for an hour or two. They have a lounge sort of thing where you can play some of the newest games to come out. Actually a funny story the first time I ever beat my...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My first stop on the Triforce of the Nintendo pilgrimage...This store has almost everything a fan could ever want to purchase (aside from the crazy collectibles on ebay). Hats, shirts, games,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I kind of just miss the area. I used to work on 49th street and would come here at least 3 or 4 times a month to play the Wii or some cool games by the DS downloading station. I honestly can't...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nostalgic Review time!Okay, so pretend, if you will, that this store is not in the middle of the worst place in manhattan, aka Rock Center. So, maybe that's impossible, but I wish I could transport...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This shop exists purely in a shock-and-awe sense. Tourists flock to it because it's frankly the best-looking store you'll ever go to, but there's absolutely no reason to go there unless you're between...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I did my pilgramage to the Nintendo World Store a couple of years ago and I was impressed with it; however, the merchandise is rather low. Most of the stock is also temporary. It was more of a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was kinda disappointed when I couldn't buy a first-generation DS here, they were all sold out... at the Nintendo World Store, THE place for all things Nintendo? Hmm.So I consoled myself with some...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was super excited this past summer when I heard there was a Nintendo Store in NYC. I LOVE video games, especially Nintendo.So I eagerly found my way over excitedly imagining all the great...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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The place is soooooooooooo cool!!!! I got ALL of my games there and I really recommend it because the games are cooler and cheaper than game stop.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is friggin awesome, man! It has every cool game in stock and the most popular ones and I can come here during my lunch hour and play that really fast add-on song on Guitar Hero to be...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Given its prime real estate location and such, you'd think that this place would be a lot bigger. That being said, it was just so incredibly crowded in there that I'm not sure how you could fully...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Here is a place in Manhattan worth going in to, even if you have no money to buy anything. This place is half gameroom, half retail store, and half museum. Wait, that doesn't add up. Just know that it...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The following review is courtesy of a traveling San Francisco yelper:Having a Wii in stock about a year ago when I was in NYC on business? Five stars.Having that Wii eyed suspiciously by airport...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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My siblings and I stopped by here when we went to New York. The store is small so they don't offer a lot of variety. The first floor for example is completely devoted to Pokemon which is good for Pokemon fans,...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nintendo Capitol of America!I love coming here not just to play their free video games but to look for hard to find Nintendo products that's not been released in stores. For products like, the Rumble...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever I heard the crazy thing parents were doing during the holidays to get their hands on a Wii, I just didn't get it. I mean, couldn't they just walk into the Nintendo store and pick one up? I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with Carla L.'s review: with "World" in the name of a store, you would expect to be blown away with Nintendo awesomeness everywhere. And being a big Nintendo fan for 20 years, I really...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Nintendo WORLD. The name alone suggests the ultimate Nintendo superstore. As a huge fan of Nintendo's Wii system, I thought I would come here finding anything and everything Nintendo and Wii....
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is THE spot if you want to play some pick-up Wii. They have Wii's set up all over the second floor, come in and challenge the throngs of children, embarrass them, and send them crying to their...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You know what, Nintendo World?When I made that crack at the PlayStation Store in San Francisco, it was before I came back East to visit you. I'm glad you lived up to the hype, or I would've looked...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know how I feel about this place. Everything is overpriced for the crap that it is. Yet I always feel the need to come here. I think I am going to find something new and amazing but never...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you're still looking for a Wii, come to the Nintendo store. They receive daily shipments, so come early and you have a high probability of success.Also I like the display of old consoles on the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place, I think it's a great idea.Mucho props to the workers there, it must be hell to deal with all those pesky tourist kids and local teens.Great store with a cute history of Nintendo for...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome store! They had everything you can't get anywhere that was Nintendo! We had a blast playing with all of the games and new stuff, plus the kids found a bunch of exclusive Pokemon stuff to take...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What's not to love about a store devoted to Nintendo. The store has 2 levels with lots of Nintendo DS to play on the first floor and a bunch of Nintendo Wiis to play on the 2nd floor. It's not like...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
where would a girl like me enjoy on a first date? HMMMM.... maybe- _.~~._ ( ____ ) _.~~._ ( ____ )...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so cool!! I went in there looking for a wii remote key chain for a friend but they didn't have it anymore! As I went on second floor, they had the old school systems on display, I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm writing this review operating under the assumption that whoever reads it actually likes video games. Because if you don't, this store has literally nothing to offer you. But if you do...omgthis...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Nintendo, how much I love you. You were there for me when I was 5 and growing up (Nintendo), you were there through my adolescence (SNES/GameBoy), and now you're here for me in my adult years!...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wait until the guys at work see my limited edition (only 1000 made) Super Mario Bros box art tee-shirt. I'm going to be the coolest kid on the block!I would have easily spent $500 here on Nintendo...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After winning a lovely pink Nintendo DS Lite in a contest, I eagerly began getting games for it. I have never done this sort of thing before, and started in a GameStop, got a couple online, then...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a 28 year old gal, that already owns a Wii, wasn't desperately seeking new games, and wasnt in search of the latest in Pokemon gear....I'm just a dork and was excited to visit one of the geek...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was so hyped up about this when I was told they had an actual PokeCentre. Now I'm not sure what I had in mind but it wasn't the normal store layout that I was met with.There was a pokedex computer,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
"A WHOLE WORLD OF NINTENDO? I'm in HEAVEN!" screamed the little boy next to me. No, not my boyfriend, though he was definitely thinking that, with slightly more restraint. It's easy to snag (at...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've never had a game machine before.. neither my brother..when we entered this store, we almost got one of Wii..(Thank GOD, my credit card saved me.. wheeee~)even though we don't still have it, we...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Look, I love me some capitalism. I like money, I like buying things, I like rolling around with my bought things, and I love the smell of money changing hands. But I hate hate hate Nintendo World.My...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Like many others before me, I too, waited in line or almost 3 hours to get my hands on world's most fascinating (yet cheapest mainstream) video game console, the Wii. I was very fortunate to have...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A must-visit for anyone who's ever played Super Mario Bros. on the NES till the wee hours of the morning!Since my boyfriend's a video game/arcade collector, I have the pleasure of making frequent...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you play videogames, you just KNOW the staff at your random Gamestop or EB Games consists of probably the most obnoxious people you have ever met in your life. I think Nintendo realized this as...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thank you for selling us that Wii..It has changed my life forever. I now have a constant shoulder ache..and eyebags because I am hooked. Like a nerd to a video game console. Absolutely hooked.
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Nintendo store you make me happy. You had a Wii for me when most places will turn me away all sad and empty handed. I'll overlook the Pokemon merchandise which covers more of the first floor than...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Cute place, but pretty much pointless.There's tons of unused floorspace here. It's that Zen thing, isn't it? There's really not much to buy here, a few games, a few shirts and a few Pokemon toys,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Someone at home told me to go visit Nintendo World when I mentioned I'd be going to NY for the weekend and I was able to fit it in to my must see attractions. It was not as glorious as I imagined it...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So this was me Thursday am.5:45am: I arrive at JFK on a red-eye with friend and I make my way on the E train to W48 to check in with a friend I am staying with. 7:30am: My sister texts me "where you...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There are still lines for the Wii!!! Unbe-wii-vable.This is pretty much the only place you're going to get one of these... they get a shipment every morning (unlike other places that don't even know...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love anything nintendo so I may be a bit biased. The place is stocked with games, clothes but the only thing you might be missing is tons of wiis! I feel bad for those of you that don't have one cuz...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cool. Even better than the Playstation Store in SF.Why couldn't they have a store like this in 1980???Awesome T-Shirts...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you are a gamer, this is definitely a place to check out in Manhattan. Located in Rockefeller Plaza, this 2 story store has Nintendo items displayed from the past to give it this museum look with...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely Nerd-tastic (to quote another reviewer). I picked up a Wii here a few weeks after it was released, and waited in line for 20 minutes to secure one of the last in stock. The employees were...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's nerdtastic. Do I really need to say more?
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the only places I could find that would take a pre-order for a Nintendo Wii console. Bright lights! Flashy colors! It's a dream come true for any Nintendo fan. Down side? The people who...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Allow me to present to you: "Non, nous n'avon pas de Wii"Me: Do you have any Wii's in stock?Them: No.Me: Do you know when you'll get a shipment?Them: No.Me: Really?Them: We have no idea when we'll get...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome! It's my second favorite store in the city (behind the 5th Ave Apple Store Cube). The downstairs is a great place to check out the Nintendo DS (they have ones encrusted with...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
staff is professional, informative and friendly, know when to leave you alone and when to lend you a hand. the wireless stations for DS is awesome and the second floor is just a gamecube fan heaven....
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I guess it really depends on your interest level of Nintendo game consoles and handhelds. This really has everything nintendo, including freestanding demo consoles, t-shirts, assorted paraphernalia,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
haha.. this was addictive... me and a bunch of friends went in, and we wouldn't leave until the store closed. Store's usually crowded with tons of people playing games (me!). They carry some really...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome if you've been a fan of Nintendo games at any time in the past, oh, what, twenty-five years? For years and years, this place was an entirely Pokemon-themed store, and I always...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2006
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