What to Buy at The Nintendo World Store?

[PC-Famicom64]

Plese tell me what do you what to Buy at The Nintendo World Store when it open's up.

For me it's

1.A Top loader NES.

2.A Panasonic-Q.

Thats all I can Think of right now.

;)

[Kejoriv]

Will they actually sell top loaders? :hmm:

[PDorr3]

I am interested as to what they will be selling myself....hopefuly some actualy cool shirts unlike hot topics sex reference shirts.

[NESVIDIOT]

I would be very surprised :eek 2: if they had toploaders and Panasonic Q for sale. But I would buy a Q for sure, I already have a toploader. Considering the Q player is Japan release only, and the toploader hasn't been sold new at retail since 97, it would be a minor miracle to see these for sale there.
I would be looking for the cool promo items and collectable figures and any limited edition stuff.
To any one going, HAVE TONS OF FUN!
I'm jealous cause I can't go :(

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Will they actually sell top loaders? :hmm:

Or Panasonic Qs for that matter. :/

[segagamer4life]

where is this japan, or ny?

[PC-Famicom64]

where is this japan, or ny?It's in N.Y . ^_^

[segagamer4life]

sweeet, thanks. I guess next question, is when does it open?...lol.. j/k I can look that up :D

[PC-Famicom64]

sweeet, thanks. I guess next question, is when does it open?...lol.. j/k I can look that up :DNintendo say'd it's haveing a Bock Party on May-14.

[kainemaxwell]

I'll mostly take pictures if I can, buying anything I'll see what they have. Nintendo t-shirts I'll get if they have anything good but I would be impressed if they have anything from the NES and SNES eras! 8-)

[TheRedEye]

Um. They're not going to sell that sort of thing, they're going to sell Pokemon merchandise and copies of Mario Party and some exclusive DS stylus pens.

[legov8]

It would be cool if they had Nintendo 64 stuff for sale there.

[NESVIDIOT]

Kaine23 make sure you post those pics of the store here!!!! for all us less fortunate, that can't go!
:D :D

[kainemaxwell]

Kaine23 make sure you post those pics of the store here!!!! for all us less fortunate, that can't go!
:D :D
I had already planned on it!

[calthaer]

I don't care what they're selling, as long as I can download my Pokemon Mystic Ticket (and maybe Aurora Ticket) sometime.

I highly doubt they'll have retro stuff, though. Much easier for them to package it back up and sell it on a GCN disk or something.

[Aussie2B]

I'll likely have some photos to show off too.

[PentiumMMX]

Kaine23 make sure you post those pics of the store here!!!! for all us less fortunate, that can't go!
:D :D
I had already planned on it!

Good! I want to know what it looks like!

[Ed Oscuro]

I highly doubt they'll have retro stuff, though. Much easier for them to package it back up and sell it on a GCN disk or something.
I wager this here...Game Boy Pocket that they don't have any N64 stuff. No chance. It's supposed to be a glossy experience, not a warehouse!

[Cryomancer]

Why did they open this in NY anyway? They already have the pokemon center there, unless this is just a rename or something.


Isn't nintendo of america based in california? or am thinking of something else / the distant past?

[goatdan]

Something tells me this store won't last long. For the amount of money that retail space costs, I don't think Nintendo will be raking in the dough by selling products you can walk into any Target or WalMart and purchase for the same price.

Exclusive things are neat, but you'll need something else to make it worth the trip.

As cool as it sounds, it just seems to have failure written on it for me. I wish it well though.

[Emily]

Something tells me this store won't last long. For the amount of money that retail space costs, I don't think Nintendo will be raking in the dough by selling products you can walk into any Target or WalMart and purchase for the same price.

Exclusive things are neat, but you'll need something else to make it worth the trip.

As cool as it sounds, it just seems to have failure written on it for me. I wish it well though.

Even a fanboy like me has to see the truth in this statement. But im doutfull nintendo can survive the next generation.... :drinking: :puke: :bawling:

[Sebastian]

Something tells me this store won't last long. For the amount of money that retail space costs, I don't think Nintendo will be raking in the dough by selling products you can walk into any Target or WalMart and purchase for the same price.

Exclusive things are neat, but you'll need something else to make it worth the trip.

As cool as it sounds, it just seems to have failure written on it for me. I wish it well though.

I guess they could hold a lot of tourneys and i dono other competetive stuff with prices. LOL

[PC-Famicom64]

Why did they open this in NY anyway? They already have the pokemon center there, unless this is just a rename or something.


Isn't nintendo of america based in california? or am thinking of something else / the distant past?1.To make Adults love Nintendo for The 2th or unown Time.

2.no it's in Redmond Washington.

^_^

[NESVIDIOT]

The point isn't whether or not they'll survive the next gen, because surely I'm going to buy the next N system, and I probably won't be alone. Nintendo doesn't still exist because of their console efforts in the last 10 years.
The World Store though is another story. The die hard Nintendo fans don't all live in NY although I'm sure some do. Some will also be fortunate enough to go there when in NY. But no one will travel to NY for just the Nintendo World Store, enough to make it worth while for Nintendo. Smaller stores in major cities might work if they added more merchandise to the idea. More figurines and books and who knows maybe even Playing cards. Dig into the archives and revive some retro and give the fans what they want. It might sell......

[President Shinron]

I know it opens the 14th but what time?

[boatofcar]

Something tells me this store won't last long. For the amount of money that retail space costs, I don't think Nintendo will be raking in the dough by selling products you can walk into any Target or WalMart and purchase for the same price.


Have you ever been to the Toys R Us in Times Square?

[PC-Famicom64]

I know it opens the 14th but what time?9:00 AM ,I think. :/

[calthaer]

They are only giving out the Pokemon tickets between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. I don't know what time the store is opening, and haven't seen any announcements on it (no matter where I've looked). So - the only thing for certain is that it WILL be open between 1 and 5 p.m.

Re: making money on the retail space in the NWS

Retailers need to make money on every square inch of space in their store. To this end, they study product placement, traffic distribution, shelf space, etc. so that their stores can be as profitable as possible. For every $1.00 they spend on renting and staffing that retail space, they need to make more than $1.00 (probably significantly more) to make it worthwhile.

The Nintendo World Store, however, is different than other retail stores for one simple reason: Nintendo is not a retailer. It is a games and hardware manufacturer. They sell their products in other retail stores. The purpose of the Nintendo store is probably brand management (I'll get to that in a second), but even so - it can probably remain profitable very easily because of the following reasons.

Keep in mind that there is almost always a 100% mark-up in all retail stores. This means that, if you are buying a GameCube for $100 at a regular retail store, the store probably paid $50. Nintendo probably paid $20-25 to manufacture (and ship) the thing, and is making $25 or so of profit on the sale.

That means that, if Nintendo is selling GameCubes at the Nintendo World Store, and they are selling them for $100, they are making $75 of profit from each one (whereas they would be making $25 of profit by selling it through, say, Best Buy, Circuit City, or Toys R Us). This dramatic increase in profit margin is ONE reason why the Nintendo Store in NYC may remain profitable. Nintendo is both the supplier AND the seller. There is no store mark-up to cut into their profits - they are profiting on the whole thing. And what gamer, upon entering this Nintendo temple, wouldn't want to at least buy SOMETHING to remember the experience by? What if they are selling exclusive GBAs or GCNs? Exclusive editions of games in golden packaging reminiscent of the old days? Etc., etc.

The real point of the store, however, is probably for branding. That store is essentially a marketing device. Their products have the ideal placement in that store, and don't compete for shelf space with any other game systems or companies. No more will the DS be shoved into one little side-aisle and have a badly-scratched screen - they can put them front and center on a pedestal for people to practically worship, and replace them for pennies on the dollar so that they always look clean. They can hold special events there.

New York City is, in many ways, a merchandising mecca. To have a store in New York City is to be in the big leagues - the Virgin records store, the Toys R Us store, etc. There is a reason that you see big fat neon logos littering Times Square - people are all trying to vie for branding power in the city that defines chic and hip in the U.S. New York City is perceived as a center of culture and the arts - the trend-setters. It is seen as a Happening Place. And if Nintendo has a store there, it must be a Happening Brand, right?

This is, most likely, what the purpose of the Nintendo World Store is. It's not necessarily about turning an immediate profit. It's about establishing the Nintendo brand as the definitive gaming brand for the U.S. Microsoft doesn't have a gaming store in NYC. Neither does Sony. And if they don't, they can't be all that cool - or so the marketing mavens may have you believe.

[goatdan]

Something tells me this store won't last long. For the amount of money that retail space costs, I don't think Nintendo will be raking in the dough by selling products you can walk into any Target or WalMart and purchase for the same price.


Have you ever been to the Toys R Us in Times Square?

I haven't, but I know the general idea of it. Unfortunately, unlike the Toys R Us, the product scope of the Nintendo store is going to be VASTLY more limited. Toys R Us can sell anything toy-related (including video games from THREE console makers across SEVEN platforms). Nintendo has THREE total consoles.


The Nintendo World Store, however, is different than other retail stores for one simple reason: Nintendo is not a retailer. It is a games and hardware manufacturer. They sell their products in other retail stores. The purpose of the Nintendo store is probably brand management (I'll get to that in a second), but even so - it can probably remain profitable very easily because of the following reasons.

I agree with all of this -- but the problem is simply this: They don't have THAT much product they can actually put on the floors. Regardless of how much more they are making on something (and it isn't that much profit -- operating their own store -- space / employees -- will take a percentage out of that, making the additional profit margin much smaller).

The part about branding is true, and is exactly what I think this is all about, but if the WWF couldn't keep their sports bar open even with the expensive cover charge, food and unique visits from the performers constantly, I don't see how Nintendo will be able to keep a store with no cover charge and nothing that makes people REALLY want to go there.

Again, I wish it luck. It just seems like a mistake.

[geelw]

Microsoft doesn't have a gaming store in NYC. Neither does Sony. And if they don't, they can't be all that cool - or so the marketing mavens may have you believe.

actually, if you head up and over a few blocks, the sony wonder store has been a sort of fixture in nyc for years. they aren't a true gaming shop as they cover the whole range of sony products (and the other side sell music), but they've carried systems for sale (folks lined up to get psp's there on day one), and it's where you drag your system when it's died to get it repaired (not in-house, however- they ship them to PA or somewhere).

g.

i'd say nintendo world will do well simply because of consumner mentality- if you're traveling anywhere and see a nintendo logo, especially one on a shiny new store, wouldn't YOU stop and stare before checking your rupee stash and hesding inside? they'll do well with the tourists and dp'ers in the area, and people will make a point of stopping at the store if only because it'll be an easy meeting place- who could miss that place, lol.

anyway, i'll be there doing some coverage, camera in hand. i have to interview someone there anyway.

btw, according to the press release- the store OPENS at 10am, but the block party is from 1-5pm.

[kainemaxwell]

Just look for me with my Mega Man shirt around 3-4ish. lol. Around Rockafeller Center, right? Got it.

[syzygy]

A few links with pictures from Nintendo World:

http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board/message?board.id=np_po&message.id=9327676&view=by_date_ascending&page=2

Look at that signed Zelda GBA SP!

Another link:

http://www.4colorrebellion.com/?p=885

[kainemaxwell]

Those pictures are so sweet!

[youruglyclone]

Why did they open this in NY anyway? They already have the pokemon center there, unless this is just a rename or something.


The World of Nintendo Store is replacing the Pokemon Center


I know it opens the 14th but what time?

the Block party is supposedly from 12-5 with events like a donkey konga 2 tourney

[calthaer]

It was waaaay crowded. I'm going to have to go back sometime when there aren't as many people around. Hardly enough time to look around at everything, really, what with getting the Mystic Ticket, checking out the events outside, and whatnot.

And it re: either this thread or another one...

Hot moms weren't the draw; the "Vannah Whites" showing off the DSes and whatnot were.

[boatofcar]

No Nintendo Top-Loaders? No Panasonic Q's? I can't believe it.

[Buyatari]

Keep in mind that there is almost always a 100% mark-up in all retail stores. This means that, if you are buying a GameCube for $100 at a regular retail store, the store probably paid $50. Nintendo probably paid $20-25 to manufacture (and ship) the thing, and is making $25 or so of profit on the sale.

You couldn't be more worng here. Retailers make the money on advertising or used systems & games or both. Best Buys cost a new system is about $5 under retail price.

Adam

[calthaer]

You couldn't be more worng here. Retailers make the money on advertising or used systems & games or both. Best Buys cost a new system is about $5 under retail price.

I'm talking about basic retailing principles, which are generally true - and not wrong. There are some different strategies for retailing, some of which include taking a very low margin (or even a LOSS) on certain products or product-types so that they can really jack the price up on other products.

The average consumer really only knows what price they "should" be paying on a small percentage of merchandise. (Note: "The Price is Right" is based entirely on this principle) Retailers try to figure out which items most people "know," discount those heavily, and then figure out which ones most people DON'T know, and price-gouge on those. This creates a perception among customers that their store has "good deals," even though this may not be true in general (or may only be true for that small percentage of merchanside that people know what the price "should" be, or what a good price is).

And...how do you propose that retailers "make money on advertising?" FYI, advertising COSTS retailers money. And a nickel is worth less than a dime, even though the dime is smaller.

[geelw]

No Nintendo Top-Loaders? No Panasonic Q's? I can't believe it.

you absolutely will never see nintendo put a non-us released system on store shelves here unless it's part of a display. as for tiop-loaders, snes systems, and anything older than the current cycle... probably not in the store either.

sure, one can say "but that fans want it!", but realistically you're talking about a select group of fans, not the target demographic nintendo currently wants. they DO appreciate fans who remember the older games, but they want you to be a customer of the present and future, not just someone living in the past or that alternate universe where we get every nintendo console released outside of its target market.

remember, the majority of u.s. consumers don't know a panasonic q from a cigarette dispenser. that, and nintendo would have to carry import titles as well, and that's a whole 'nother can of worms to open up.

[Jive3D]

All of the games for sale at the Nintendo store have a price tage on them (which is printed nicely) that says "Nintendo World (insert price)". It's nothing special but a nice novelty for collectors and Nintendo-philes.

[WanganRunner]

It won't be stuff you can just get anywhere.

They did a good job with offering exclusive gear at the Pokemon Centers, why would the NWS be any different?

I definitely would NOT expect retro merchandise, but I WOULD expect special LE consoles unique to only the NWS, and that sort of thing.

That alone is worth the 4 hr drive for me.

[geelw]

well, $400 will get you one of the limited edition gold legend of zelda GBA SP's signed by miyamoto. the store only has 30 of 'em, so i can imagine what they'll go for in a few years... if someone were nuts enough to sell it!
:roll:

[Milk]

They don't have much selection, unfortunately. There's lots of floor space, so hopefully they'll be shipping in some more soon. As of now, there are a handful of games, and three little sections for toys (Pokemon figurines, cards, radio controlled Mario Karts) and clothing (there are some Nintendo World windbreakers, and then there are a few shirts and hoodies which are similar to what you'd find in the local Hot Topic or comic book store).

[geelw]

LOL you missed the manager and one other guy moving stuff around upstairs around 11am. the store is going to have a lot more stuff in the near future from what i've gathered. it's pretty obvious that they sort of rushed the opening a bit- i caught a news item on ny1 here on tuesday, and you could clearly see they were still building the inside then 9the reporter had a hardhat on!). i guess the could have waited 'til after E3 so they could unveil the revolution images and any game movies in-store to those that don't follow the scene, but seeing how the revolution is so tiny, it'll be easy to stock, ;)

g.

[Milk]

Hey, I didn't camp out in the store overnight! The fact is, there isn't much there right now, so anyone from out of town would be better off waiting until they stock up. And no shit it was rushed -- the big X-Box 360 unvieling on MTV was the day before the opening!