Nintendo Store San Francisco - Grand Opening
SF Nintendo Store I went on opening weekend in May 2025 (and another weekend in June) and it was fun to visit the West Coast's first Nintendo store open to the public. TIPS: Avoid a weekend if possible. Follow their social media (i.e. instagram) for special events! Have your Nintendo QR code prepared on a smartphone for extra points. Where: near Union Square/the Westin. Reservation process for opening weekend: stressful - only found out about it through Instagram and the spots were filled within a few minutes. Wait time: about an hour to get in- on the weekend. Store is easily divided into franchises - i.e. Mario, Animal Crossing, etc. Switch Hardware is in one area, along with demo areas downstairs. There are cashiers on both floors. Merch (afternoon on Saturday of opening weekend) Animal crossing Downstairs: Pikmin, Pokemon, Zelda The only perk of going grand opening weekend was getting a limited edition coin for spending over $50....