It was about $156 (in todays money) a game for one game back then, and the Nintendo $223. Many of those games aren't even worth that new now, sure some are worth well more, but most wouldn't go on sale until the 90s.
I saw this for the first time at our local Sears, it was so-so, especially compared to this promo video, but it's Sears after all, you don't typically think of video games when you think Sears. Target had the best World Of Nintendo I ever saw, it was up front to the right of the checkout, and I spent plenty of my teen years browsing the selection of games in that "world" of Nintendo!
Nintendo of America had the greatest merchandise and marketing. There were Nintendo toys, games, board games, backpacks, T-shirts and ready-to-wear, school supplies, luminess, sleepwear and sleeping bags, plush toys, hats, lunchboxes, trophy action figures, and many more.
My era! Oct 7 '80. The NES 🎮 was my 1st game system that started it all! It's just something about the old retro games that had more spirit, more meaning, once u bought a game, that was it, no DLC purchases, expansions, annoying system updates.
Conversely, if you bought a short game with no content updates/DLC...that was it, you just spent the modern equivalent of $70+ on a cartridge you beat in a weekend.
So glad I grew up during this era. Nintendo has always been and always will be a household name. I still have my original Front-loading NES, Top-loading NES, and Famicom, imported from Japan. Nintendo Switch Online is the host for these old retro games. These are the same old games, but with added online play for multiplayer games.
I remember this. It was a store-in-a-store concept. You usually saw it in parts of electronics sections of stores. Kmart had it in front of their electronics, usually leading you to go farther in the area. It was okay I guess, nothing spectacular other than a setup to allow you to play games while there.
There really should have been a "World of Nintendo", Nintendo World sounds better, official Nintendo retail store like this in every major city around the world by now. Missed opportunity and especially when Apple has shown how powerful and effective that approach can be.
02:01 oops, the "power of Nintendo" is so great that it has entered the VHS player circuits.
I need a time machine let's go buy some this stuff.
seriously. Or snag some of the displays. The signs and demo units are ridiculously hard to find now
I agree the 80s and 90s (and probably the early 2000s) were great decades for video games.
It was about $156 (in todays money) a game for one game back then, and the Nintendo $223. Many of those games aren't even worth that new now, sure some are worth well more, but most wouldn't go on sale until the 90s.
This was before snes
Only 2 years before the debut of the SNES , ,but the Sega Genesis was already available at this time , , , 😁😋
The fiber optic sign at 2:08 must be one of a kind. I've never seen another one like it, specifically "The World Of" part.
I saw this for the first time at our local Sears, it was so-so, especially compared to this promo video, but it's Sears after all, you don't typically think of video games when you think Sears. Target had the best World Of Nintendo I ever saw, it was up front to the right of the checkout, and I spent plenty of my teen years browsing the selection of games in that "world" of Nintendo!
Does anyone know anything about the World Of Nintendo store?
I think of this promotional video whenever I enter Gamestop
it was really great to be a kid in the 80s, i loved it for the entertainment
The way he says “welcome” sounds like the AOL “welcome”
Nintendo of America had the greatest merchandise and marketing. There were Nintendo toys, games, board games, backpacks, T-shirts and ready-to-wear, school supplies, luminess, sleepwear and sleeping bags, plush toys, hats, lunchboxes, trophy action figures, and many more.
I still remember my last purchase from my local Captron store. I found Destiny of an Emperor on clearance for $12.99.
My era! Oct 7 '80. The NES 🎮 was my 1st game system that started it all! It's just something about the old retro games that had more spirit, more meaning, once u bought a game, that was it, no DLC purchases, expansions, annoying system updates.
The word you looking is Magical
Conversely, if you bought a short game with no content updates/DLC...that was it, you just spent the modern equivalent of $70+ on a cartridge you beat in a weekend.
So glad I grew up during this era. Nintendo has always been and always will be a household name. I still have my original Front-loading NES, Top-loading NES, and Famicom, imported from Japan. Nintendo Switch Online is the host for these old retro games. These are the same old games, but with added online play for multiplayer games.
Nostalgic my first game I got for NES is final fantasy
Mine was dragon warrior besides the Mario duck hunt pack in game that everyone got
When I was a kid in New York
I remember this. It was a store-in-a-store concept. You usually saw it in parts of electronics sections of stores. Kmart had it in front of their electronics, usually leading you to go farther in the area. It was okay I guess, nothing spectacular other than a setup to allow you to play games while there.
If only they still had visuals like these I would be excited about video games
I see the Nintendo NES boxes cut & collapsed to looked like VidPro cards signage store fixtures at 2:41.
Nintendo Heaven
'' we can see this console selling exponentially for the next 20 years''
Back in the 80s everything was Nes!
NES by Nintendo and Spaco SA marketing campaign in Spain during 1988 featuring Mori Nagayoshi.
I think that big kid in the big blue shirt just stole that control deck!
CHadtronic need to watch this!
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Uh, not sure that applies here. Now the "World of Nintendo" is a small shelf of Switch games in your local Target/Wal-Mart/Gamestop etc.
We’re is this place and can I go there
Why is there a fart sound at the beginning of the video? 0.04s...
03:39 SURFACE??????
Every thing there is more then 10,000$
apearently all games still in packaged as you see here is $2million a game.... so thats a trillion gillion dollar store now lol
There really should have been a "World of Nintendo", Nintendo World sounds better, official Nintendo retail store like this in every major city around the world by now.
Missed opportunity and especially when Apple has shown how powerful and effective that approach can be.
There's the Nintendo Store in Time Square, but ya I agree. I would be awesome if there was one at every local mall.
@@raptorbandito I bet the the front of the store near the checkout would have demo units, so that people can play the newest games.
Increíble (^_^)
I said gamecast, can't afford it..
they need bringthis back in 2025
I loved this era! Now it's trash