First Official Nintendo TOKYO Store Opening In Japan This Fall
Nintendo has announced plans to open the first official Nintendo store in Japan. It has had a retail presence in the U.S. for many years with its flagship Nintendo NY store. Nintendo TOKYO is scheduled to open this fall and it will be located in SHIBUYA PARCO (building name is tentative). According to Nintendo, the store will offer opportunities to play games, host events, and of course sell games and related merchandise. Now, where’s our Nintendo MN (Mall of America)?
OFFICIAL PR:
Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto Minami-ku; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa), is pleased to announce Nintendo TOKYO, Nintendo’s first official store to be directly managed by Nintendo in Japan. It will be located in SHIBUYA PARCO (building name tentative) that is scheduled to open in the fall of 2019 by PARCO CO.,LTD. (HQ: Tokyo Shibuya-ku). The store’s opening is planned to coincide with the opening of SHIBUYA PARCO (name tentative).
In addition to selling products such as video game systems, software and character-based merchandise, we plan to host events and offer opportunities to play games at Nintendo TOKYO. We are preparing to make this store, which will be a new base for communicating Nintendo information in Japan, an enjoyable place for a wide range of consumers.
Craig has been covering the video game industry since 1995. His work has been published across a wide spectrum of media sites. He’s currently the Editor-In-Chief of Nintendo Times and contributes to Gaming Age.
