The video game giant Nintendo has announced plans to open a store in San Francisco, only the company’s second store in the U.S. following one that opened in New York City.

The store called Nintendo San Francisco will open in 2025 at the city’s Union Square, “providing a way for a wide range of visitors from near and far to experience the world of Nintendo, its products, and characters,” Nintendo officials said in their announcement of the opening Friday.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.