Playing on the Go

Should you ever find yourself in the desolate land of the NYC, you’ll undoubtedly find yourself in the vicinity of Times Square sooner or later. Whether you are a first time tourist or seasoned New York visitor, all roads eventually lead to the crossroads of the world where it would seem all of pop culture has vomited upon one solitary spot. If you are already that seasoned vet and are reading this blog, chances are you’ve already been to the place in feature today. If not, make sure that you set aside the time to check out the Nintendo World store in that fair city. Not only is it a fine store in of itself, but it’s also a mecca of Nintendo as well as video game history altogether.

Once you enter the store, you’ll be subjected to the same sort of fancy advertising and consumerism that you would come to expect in any given Best Buy or specialty retailer, but delve a little deeper and you’ll soon find a plethora of history. Featured items include everything from the famous Gulf War I Game Boy (which still works), as well as some of the cooler exhibits you can see. To give you a taste of the place, in later 2006, Matt Casamassina of IGN gave what is probably the best YouTube tour of the palace of love below.

Of course, the store has changed somewhat in a years time. Gamecubes are lesser, while Wii’s are in more abundance. Of course, the store, as seen above, is also an archive of Nintendo products. Not only what you are sure to have seen already, but practically ever alteration possible of past products.

In summary, while it may be the ambition of every fan to attend an event such as E3, the Nintendo World store can be considered a branch location of that type of lunacy. Make sure to make it a destination should you ever visit Manhattan. If you’ve been there but have not ventured into the location, shame on you.

[images via flickr user spike55151]

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