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-| opened = November 16, 2001<ref name="pressrelease">[https://web.archive.org/web/20011119104638/http://www.pokemoncenter.com/pkstore/text_2.asp ''Pokémon says “I Choose You!” To Rockefeller Center for First U.S. Store Dedicated To the Growing Worldwide Phenomenon'' - Pokémon Center] (archived from the original November 19, 2001; retrieved October 9, 2023)</ref>
+| opened = November 16, 2001<ref name="pressrelease">[https://web.archive.org/web/20011119104638/http://www.pokemoncenter.com/pkstore/text_2.asp ''Pokémon says “I Choose You!” To Rockefeller Center for First U.S. Store Dedicated To the Growing Worldwide Phenomenon'' - Pokémon USA, Inc.] (archived from the original November 19, 2001; retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref>
-| closed = January 2005
+| closed = January 19, 2005<ref name="history">[https://pokemoncenternewyork.com/history/ ''History of Pokémon Center New York'' - Pokémon Center New York Historical Website] (retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref>
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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20011118101531/http://www.pokemoncenter.com/pkstore/ pokemoncenter.com/pkstore/] <small>(archived)</small>
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-'''Pokémon Center New York''' (also known as '''Pokémon Center NY''' and abbreviated as '''PCNY''') was a [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center store]] located in the {{wp|Rockefeller Center}} in {{wp|New York City}}. It was the first (and so far only) Pokémon Center store in the {{pmin|United States}}, when it opened on November 16, 2001.<ref name="pressrelease" /> The store closed in January 2005 to be refurbished into Nintendo World, which in turn was replaced in 2016 by Nintendo New York.
+'''Pokémon Center New York''' (also known as '''Pokémon Center NY''' and abbreviated as '''PCNY''') was a [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center store]] located in the {{wp|Rockefeller Center}} in {{wp|New York City}}. It was the first (and so far only) Pokémon Center store in the {{pmin|United States}}, when it opened on November 16, 2001.<ref name="pressrelease" /> The store closed in January 19, 2005, to be refurbished into '''Nintendo World''',<ref name="history" /> which in turn was replaced in 2016 by '''Nintendo New York'''.
 ==History==
+[[File:Pokémon Center NY logo.png|thumb|150px|Alternative logo]]
+On November 1, 2001, it was announced that Pokémon Center New York would be opening on November 16, 2001, at the {{wp|Rockefeller Center}} in {{wp|New York City}}. The opening was celebrated with a week long event that included "tournaments, drawings for limited edition Pokémon products and contest[s]".<ref name="pressrelease" /> Customers who brought along an invitation postcard received either a [[Pokémon Center (Base Set 85)|''Pokémon Center'' promo card]] or a book exclusive to the event.<ref name="history" /> November 19, 2016, saw the launch of the complimentary online store PokémonCenter.com, which sold merchandise that was otherwise exclusively available at the New York store.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20011213235401/http://www.pokemoncenter.com:80/pkstore/text_4.asp ''Pokémoncenter.com Gives Online Pokémon Fans a Slice of the Big Apple'' - Pokémon USA, Inc.] (archived from the original December 13, 2001; retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref>
+To celebrate the store opening, a range of merchandise was produced, including the [[Pokémon-themed console editions#Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance - Pokémon Center New York Edition]].<ref name="onlineshop">[https://web.archive.org/web/20011216005411/http://www.pokemoncenter.com/pkstore/text_3.asp?tx_id=82& ''The Online Shop'' - Pokémon USA, Inc.] (archived from the original December 16, 2001; retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref> Also featured at the opening was the then new [[Pokémon mini]] handheld console that was exclusive (in North America) to the store and its website.<ref name="gaming">[https://pokemoncenternewyork.com/merchandise/gaming-merchandise/ ''Gaming Merchandise'' - Pokémon Center New York Historical Website] (retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref> A series of Christmas themed merchandise was also available.<ref name="merch">[https://pokemoncenternewyork.com/exclusive-merchandise/ ''Exclusive Merchandise'' - Pokémon Center New York Historical Website] (retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref>
+In November 2002, a [[Rapidash (Wizards Promo 51)|''Rapidash'' promo card]] and a [[Ho-Oh (Wizards Promo 52)|''Ho-Oh'' promo card]] were distributed at the store. On July 11, 2004, [[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]] was released exclusively (in North America) at the store and on PokémonCenter.com.
 ===Nintendo World===
+In 2004, it was announced that Pokémon Center New York would be closing for renovations, and the store closed on January 19, 2005.<ref name="history" /> Rather than reopen as a Pokémon Center, the store was instead rebranded as Nintendo World, featuring merchandise from a range of [[Nintendo]] franchises, including Pokémon. The store reopened on May 14, 2005, and to celebrate a "block party" was held outside the store in Rockefeller Plaza.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110714185247/http://www.nintendospin.com/news/nintendo-world-store-opening-party/ ''Nintendo World Store Opening Party'' - Nintendo Spin] (archived from the original July 14, 2011; retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref> The store featured a dedicated Pokémon Center area on the ground floor, and the PokémonCenter.com website continued to operate until 2008.
+From November 26, 2014 to January 14, 2015, visitors to the Nintendo World store were able to obtain the [[Eon Ticket]] for [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141120131550/http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/get-the-eon-ticket-via-streetpass/ ''Get the Eon Ticket via StreetPass!'' - The Pokémon Company International] (archived from the original November 20, 2014; retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref>
 ===Nintendo New York===
+On January 19, 2016, Nintendo World closed for refurbishment, and on February 19, 2016, reopened as Nintendo New York.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoNYC/status/688099358064021504 ''Tweet by @NintendoNYC'' - Twitter] (retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref><ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2016/2/19/11064418/nintendo-ny-opening-photos ''Nintendo NY opens its doors to fans from around the world'' - Polygon] (retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref> A small selection of Pokémon Center merchandise remains available on the upper floor.
-==Gotta Catch 'em All Station==
+The store has three sister locations in Japan. On November 22, 2019, Nintendo Tokyo opened in the ''Shibuya PARCO'' shopping center, next door to [[Pokémon Center Shibuya]].<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/nintendo-tokyo-japan-store-tour-photos-2019-11 ''Nintendo's first store in Japan opens this Friday, and it looks like a Nintendo-lover's paradise — here's what it's like inside'' - Business Insider] (retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref> On November 11, 2022, Nintendo Osaka opened in the ''Daimaru Umeda'' department store, on the same floor as [[Pokémon Center Osaka]].<ref>[https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/nintendo-is-opening-its-second-official-japan-store-in-osaka-101722 ''Nintendo is opening its second official Japan store in Osaka'' - Time Out] (retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref> Nintendo Kyoto opened within the ''Kyoto Takashimaya S.C.'' department store on October 17, 2023.<ref>[https://nintendosoup.com/new-official-nintendo-store-nintendo-kyoto-coming-to-japan-october-2023/ ''New Official Nintendo Store “Nintendo Kyoto” Coming to Japan October 2023'' - NintendoSoup] (retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref>
+===Timeline===
+* '''November 16, 2001''' - Pokémon Center New York opens at the Rockefeller Center in New York
+* '''November 19, 2001''' - PokémonCenter.com launches
+* '''January 19, 2005''' - Pokémon Center New York closes
+* '''May 14, 2005''' - Nintendo World opens
+* '''February 19, 2016''' - Nintendo New York opens
+==Store features==
+Pokémon Center New York was designed by TPG Architecture,<ref>[https://pokemoncenternewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tpg_pcny.pdf ''Pokémon'' - TPG Architecture] (PDF) (retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref> who took inspiration from the surrounding Rockefeller Center and gave the store an {{wp|Art Deco}} inspired theme. The store included many unique features, including numerous {{wp|animatronics}} (such as {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Charizard}}, and a 3-foot [[Poké Ball (item)|Poké Ball]]), sound and light shows, and a "Pokémon Conveyor Belt" where 10 "life-size" Pokémon hung from a track on the ceiling moving in a circle around the lower floor.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020205160612/http://www.pokemoncenter.com:80/pkstore/text_1.asp?tx_id=60 ''NYC Store'' - Pokémon USA, Inc.] (archived from the original February 5, 2002; retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref>
+The store had an "Ultra Pokédex" on the first floor, an interactive touch screen database which included statistics, video clips, and images of the then 251 known Pokémon. On the second floor was located the "Pokémon Trainer Gym", an area where customers could play various Pokémon games on [[Nintendo 64]] and [[Nintendo GameCube]] for free. Also on the second floor was an area for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], which included glass display cases filled with cards, and places to sit and play the game.
+<gallery>
+Pokémon Center New York exterior.png|The store exterior at night
+Pokémon Center New York first floor.png|The first floor of the store, including the "Pokémon Conveyor Belt"
+Pokémon Center New York Ultra Pokédex.jpg|The "Ultra Pokédex"
+Pokémon Center New York Pokémon Trainer Gym.jpg|The "Pokémon Trainer Gym"
+Pokémon Center New York Trading Card Area.jpg|The [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] area
+</gallery>
+===Gotta Catch 'em All Station===
 [[File:Gotta Catch 'Em All Station.jpg|thumb|200px|The Gotta Catch 'em All Station]]
 :''See also: [[Distribution device#Pokémon Distribution Machine|Distribution device § Pokémon Distribution Machine]]''
+The Gotta Catch 'em All Station was a series of four Pokémon Distributing Machines located on the second floor of Pokémon Center New York. Once per week, guests at the store could insert their [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Gold, Silver]] or [[Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal]] game cartridge into one of the machines and receive an exclusive [[List of PCNY event Pokémon distributions (Generation II)|event Pokémon]].
+On January 2, 2003, the original machines were removed to prepare for the upcoming release of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}. New machines were installed later that year, and a series of [[List of PCNY event Pokémon distributions (Generation III)|event Pokémon]] were made available for those games. Event distributions for {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} were done via wireless communication, rather than through the machines. Pokémon Center New York closed before the US release of {{game|Emerald}}, and the Gotta Catch 'em All Station did not return at Nintendo World.<ref>[https://pokemoncenternewyork.com/gaming-distribution-events/#pkmn_distribution ''Pokémon Distribution Machine'' - Pokémon Center New York Historical Website] (retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref>
+{{-}}
 ==Exclusive merchandise==
-===Grand Opening Pin===
+A range of exclusive merchandise was sold at the store, and on PokémonCenter.com, between opening day and when the store closed in 2005, as documented by the [https://pokemoncenternewyork.com/ Pokémon Center New York Historical Website].
-The Pokémon Center New York Grand Opening Pin was only sold at the grand opening of Pokémon Center New York in November 2001. Only 3000 were produced, all of which were marked with a number between 1 and 3000. The pin came packaged in a plastic box, with the pin and numbered plate resting on foam. The pin is made of metal and depicts an image of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Pichu}}.
-===Game Boy Advance===
+===Grand Opening merchandise===
+To celebrate the opening of the store on November 16, 2001, a wide range of exclusive merchandise was made available for purchase at the store. Many of these items were later made available for purchase at the other Pokémon Center stores in Japan, as well as on Pokémon Center Online.<ref name="merch" />
-===Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire===
+Some items were only sold at the grand opening of Pokémon Center New York in November 2001. This included the ''Pokémon Center New York Grand Opening Pin'', of which only 3000 were produced, all of which were marked with a number between 1 and 3000. The pin came packaged in a plastic box, with the pin and numbered plate resting on foam. The pin was made of metal and depicted an image of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Pichu}}. A similar numbered keychain was also available.
+Another featured item was the ''Pokémon Magical Clock'', described as an "heirloom-quality timepiece", was an analogue wall clock that featured a Poké Ball that opened once an hour to reveal {{p|Mewtwo}}, Pikachu, Pichu, and {{p|Charizard}}, and chimed sounds from the Pokémon games. The clock was also available to purchase from PokémonCenter.com, and cost $349.95.<ref name="onlineshop" />
+<gallery>
+PCNYPin.png|Grand Opening Pin (numbered 0853)
+Pokémon Center New York limited keychain.jpg|Grand Opening keychain
+Pokémon Center New York magical clock.jpg|Pokémon Magical Clock
+Pokémon Center New York mug.jpg|Mug
+Pokémon Center New York guitar.jpg|Guitar
+Pokémon Center New York chocolates.jpg|Chocolates
+Pokémon Center New York t-shirt.jpg|T-shirt
+Pokémon Center New York logo pin.jpg|Store logo pin
+Pokémon Center New York tumbler.jpg|Tumbler
+Pokémon Center New York stickers.jpg|Stickers
+</gallery>
+====Game Boy Advance====
+Another piece of opening day merchandise was the [[Pokémon-themed console editions#Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance - Pokémon Center New York Edition]]. This version of the [[Game Boy Advance]] was gold with grey buttons, had "Pokémon Center NEW YORK" written above the screen, silhouettes of Pichu and Pikachu either side of the Game Boy Advance logo below the screen, and the Pokémon logo above the A and B buttons. The handheld console was initially sold alone for $99.95, or bundled with a chocolate brown carry case for $109.95, or a plastic carry case for $105.95.<ref name="onlineshop" />
+Due to poor sales, the price for the console was later reduced to $79.95, and by June 2002 to $69.95 with a free copy of {{game|Crystal}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020618214947/http://www.pokemoncenter.com/pkstore/dept.asp?s_id=0&dept_id=1000# ''Online Store'' - Pokémon USA, Inc.] (archived from the original June 18, 2002; retrieved March 23, 2024)</ref> Eventually, the console would stop being an exclusive, and was sold at other US retailers, such as {{wp|Toys "R" Us}}, and at Pokémon Center stores in Japan.<ref name="gaming" />
 <gallery>
-PCNYPin.png|Grand Opening Pin numbered 0853
 Gold Pokemon GBA.png|[[Pokémon-themed console editions#Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance - Pokémon Center New York Edition]]
-File:Box RS EN boxart.png|[[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]]
+Pokémon Center New York GBA brown case.png|Chocolate brown carry case bundle
+Pokémon Center New York GBA plastic case.png|Plastic carry case bundle
+</gallery>
+===Pokémon mini===
+: ''Main article: [[Pokémon mini]]''
+The Pokémon mini was a handheld game console designed and manufactured by [[Nintendo]], that only played a selection of specifically tailored Pokémon minigames. In North America, the console was only available to purchase at Pokémon Center New York, or from PokémonCenter.com, and was released the same day the store opened. The console (which included the game [[Pokémon Party mini]]) could be purchased for $39.95, or in a bundle with [[Pokémon Pinball mini]], [[Pokémon Puzzle Collection]], [[Pokémon Zany Cards]], and a carry case for $81.95.<ref name="onlineshop" /> Due to poor sales, no other games were released in North America, and the console was quickly discontinued.
+===Pokémon Christmas 2001 merchandise===
+For Christmas in 2001, a selection of themed merchandise was sold, including greetings cards, gift tags, pin badges, plates, mugs, stockings, dioramas, and cakes.<ref name="merch" />
-</gallery>
+===Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire===
+: ''Main article: [[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]]''
+On July 11, 2004, Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire was released exclusively (in North America) at the store and on PokémonCenter.com. Because of this highly limited release, it is considered to be one of the rarest Pokémon video games, with only around 10,000 English-language copies being sold between Europe and the United States.<ref name="gaming" />
 ===Promo cards===
 <gallery>
-File:PokémonCenterWizardsPromo40.jpg|''[[Pokémon Center (Base Set 85)|Pokémon Center]]'' promo card
+PokémonCenterWizardsPromo40.jpg|[[Pokémon Center (Base Set 85)|''Pokémon Center'' promo card]]
+RapidashWizardsPromo51.jpg|[[Rapidash (Wizards Promo 51)|''Rapidash'' promo card]]
+Ho-OhWizardsPromo52.jpg|[[Ho-Oh (Wizards Promo 52)|''Ho-Oh'' promo card]]
 </gallery>
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 ==External links==
-[[File:Pokémon Center NY logo.png|thumb|150px|Alternative logo]]
 '''Pokémon Center New York'''
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20011118101531/http://www.pokemoncenter.com/pkstore/ Official website] <small>(archived)</small>
 ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20020628102956/http://www.pokemoncenter.com/pkstore/assets/images/virtual_tour/tour_store.html Virtual tour] <small>(archived)</small>
-* [https://pokemoncenternewyork.com/ The Pokémon Center New York Historical Website]
+* [https://pokemoncenternewyork.com/ Pokémon Center New York Historical Website]
 '''Nintendo New York'''
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 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{-}}
+{{Pokémon Center Nav}}
+{{-}}
+{{Project Real-Life notice}}