I have a lot of fond memories of this place but I never knew it was once a Pokémon Center. I’ve only ever known it as Nintendo World and Nintendo New York.

I visited this place shortly after Satoru Iwata’s death and man was that an emotional sight. They had a little book on a pedestal that you could sign to leave a note for the Iwata family, but the platforms by the windows were just COVERED in all sorts of pictures, notes, and gifts of all kind for the Iwata family. Some people have left him drawings or 3D printed figures, while others had left their literal copies of Pokémon Gold and Silver. It was so cool.