What to know
- Grand Opening: The Nintendo store-within-a-store launches Oct. 17 at EB Games, 267 Yonge St., with a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m.
- Try out the latest Nintendo Switch 2 hardware and games at dedicated demo stations, plus snap pics with themed displays and photo ops.
- Shop exclusive My Mario merchandise, limited-edition collectibles, and Nintendo-themed gear only available at this location.
- While excitement is sky-high, some fans wonder if prices and selection will live up to the hype compared to other retailers.
Game on, Toronto! Step into a brand new 1,500-square-foot Nintendo wonderland inside your favourite video game store, EB Games, this month.
EB Games’ North America’s first-ever Nintendo store-within-a-store experience at 267 Yonge St will open for ribbon-cutting on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m.
Expect everything from Nintendo Switch 2 hardware and software to playable games at demo systems, Nintendo-themed displays, merchandise, and photo ops, plus an exclusive selection of My Mario merchandise.
“There’s something special about gathering around the games we love, and we believe physical retail has an important role to play in creating those moments,” Stéphan Tétrault, Owner and CEO of EB Games Canada, said in a press release.
“The Nintendo space at EB Games is exactly the kind of retail experience we want to bring to our customers – immersive, exciting and designed to bring people closer to their favourite characters and franchises,” he added.
‘LET’S-A-GOOOO’: Nintendo fans are hyped at the store-within-a-store experience opening
Nintendo fans can’t be any more hyped for the store-within-a-store opening, but some complain the prices and limited releases might not make it worth it.
“SO EXCITED FOR THIS AGH,” one user wrote.
“I think I speak for all Canadian Nintendo fans when I say LET’S-A-GOOOO,” another commented.
“This is definitely going to be one of my go-to spots,” another said.
But some feel the prices and selection won’t make the new location worth it.
“Yeah, idk why, but I feel like it’s gonna be the same selection as Walmart and it’s gonna be more expensive than Walmart prices lmao,” one user wrote.
“Cool place to see the two games they make a year lol,” another commented.
