Good news for our UK readers, an official Nintendo Pop-Up store is coming to London rammed with official merchandise for to get your mittens on, just in time for Christmas.
Nintendo made an official blog post today sharing that they are opening up a pop-up store in London's Westfield Shopping Centre on October 22nd (located directly opposite the official LEGO store, coincidentally) and will come to a close on November 16th.
Customers will be able to purchase a wide range of products from collectable keyrings, pins, charms, bags, home essentials and even exclusive items that are sold permanently at stores in Japan.
The product offering will span some of Nintendo’s most iconic franchises, including Super Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, Splatoon and Kirby.
Reservations are required for the opening week
For those who want to be among the first to visit the store, you will have to apply for ticket reservations for the opening week (October 22nd – 26th).
These will go live on October 7th. From October 27th onward, reservations will no longer be required, and a standard queuing system will be implemented.
So, if you want my advice, go in the first week. I know, it sounds counter-intuitive, but it will be organised chaos, whereas 27th onwards, you're just hoping for the best, and the best will likely be waiting in a line for a good while.
The pop-up store will be open from 10:00 - 21:00 on Monday - Saturday, and on Sunday it will be open from 12:00 - 18:00.
Perhaps a sneaky 20:30 visit in the week could be another good call, that's if you're London-based, of course!
