{"id":19413,"date":"2026-05-28T10:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T02:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=19413"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T02:37:17","slug":"nintendo-authorized-store-in-makati-first-official-nintendo-store-in-the-philippines-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/nintendo-authorized-store","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Authorized Store in Makati: First Official Nintendo Store in the Philippines Now Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:b9b0cc41-48c9-43ad-a95b-da6579c08075-9\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars 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access to <strong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"292\">official Nintendo consoles, games, accessories, merchandise, and collectibles<\/strong> in one dedicated space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"316\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19584\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706859682_122113925049125402_7693946270777056362_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706859682_122113925049125402_7693946270777056362_n.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706859682_122113925049125402_7693946270777056362_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706859682_122113925049125402_7693946270777056362_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706859682_122113925049125402_7693946270777056362_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Nintendo Authorized Store&#8217;s Facebook page\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"539\">Nintendo Authorized Store marks Nintendo\u2019s <strong data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"414\">first official retail presence in the country<\/strong> after years of Filipino fans purchasing consoles, games, and accessories through third-party retailers and online platforms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"539\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19585\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706874124_122113925271125402_4949240294597652728_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706874124_122113925271125402_4949240294597652728_n.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706874124_122113925271125402_4949240294597652728_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706874124_122113925271125402_4949240294597652728_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706874124_122113925271125402_4949240294597652728_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Nintendo Authorized Store&#8217;s Facebook page\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"809\">The newly opened store offers fans a space filled with official Nintendo products, including <strong data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"754\">Nintendo Switch consoles, accessories, games, apparel, plushies, stationery, collectibles, and exclusive merchandise<\/strong> inspired by iconic Nintendo characters and franchises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"809\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19586\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706793014_122113925781125402_7334682719499797036_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706793014_122113925781125402_7334682719499797036_n.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706793014_122113925781125402_7334682719499797036_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706793014_122113925781125402_7334682719499797036_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/706793014_122113925781125402_7334682719499797036_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Nintendo Authorized Store&#8217;s Facebook page\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1324\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The opening follows the growing demand for Nintendo products in the Philippines, including recent Nintendo pop-up events that drew strong interest from local gamers. The launch of a permanent authorized store also signals Nintendo\u2019s expanding presence in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo\u2019s first authorized store in the Philippines is opening this May 2026 at SM Makati, offering official consoles, games, merchandise, and interactive demo zones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,3415],"tags":[4050,4051,4052,4053,4054,4055,4056,4057,4058,4059],"class_list":["post-19413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-makati","category-hobby-shop","tag-nintendo-philippines","tag-nintendo-store-philippines","tag-sm-makati","tag-nintendo-authorized-store","tag-nintendo-switch-philippines","tag-gaming-stores-manila","tag-nintendo-merch-philippines","tag-makati-shopping","tag-nintendo-collectibles","tag-gaming-news-philippines"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19413"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19588,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19413\/revisions\/19588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}