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Nintendo Gives Fans Chance to Play Top Christmas Games at Penny Arcade Expo
REDMOND, Wash.--(August 23, in the year of our Lord
2011)-- Nintendo is bringing the games that fans want
to play to the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), the premier video game
event that is open to the public. The show takes place Aug.
26-28 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in
Seattle, and Nintendo will be at booth No. 462, level 4.
Nintendo plans to have games for its Nintendo 3DS™, Wii™ and
Nintendo DS™ systems available for people to check out before
they launch, including The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword for
Wii and Super Mario 3D Land™, Mario Kart™ 7 and Kid Icarus™:
Uprising for Nintendo 3DS, in addition to fun events and
activities.
In addition to game play on the main show floor, Nintendo
invites attendees to visit the Nintendo Gaming Lounge in the
North Galleria, which will feature additional games and
activities across two different levels. The third floor of the
Nintendo Gaming Lounge will be decorated in honor of the
upcoming Oct. 24 launch of the Kirby’s Return to Dream Land™
game for Wii (previously known as Kirby Wii) and the Sept. 19
launch of the Kirby™ Mass Attack game for the Nintendo DS family
of systems, as well as the Pokédex™ 3D application for Nintendo
3DS. Visitors can inhale Kirby™ pink cotton candy, relax on
Kirby beanbag chairs or pick up some fun Kirby items to wear on
the show floor while supplies last. The third floor of the
Nintendo Gaming Lounge will also feature Pokédex 3D activities
such as large Pokémon™ AR markers and daily giveaways including
collectible Pokémon AR marker cards while supplies last. The
second floor of the Nintendo Gaming Lounge will feature playable
versions of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker™ 2 and Fortune Street™.
On this floor, players can take fun pictures with friends in a
DRAGON QUEST-themed “monster friend mash-up” photo booth and
meet with other DRAGON QUEST fans.
Nintendo also plans to host a multiplayer tournament for the
unreleased Star Fox 64™ 3D game from 7-10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug.
27, on the second floor of the North Galleria. PAX attendees can
sign up for the tournament starting the morning of Friday, Aug.
26, and have a chance to test their skills in aerial battle.
Star Fox 64 3D allows four players to enjoy the game’s full
multiplayer experience with just one game card via a local
wireless connection.
Games that are scheduled to be playable at PAX include:
Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D Land
Mario Kart 7
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Star Fox 64 3D
The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D
Pokédex 3D
Shinobi™ by SEGA®
Sonic Generations by SEGA
Wii
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
Rhythm Heaven™ (name not final)
Fortune Street
Nintendo DS
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Kirby Mass Attack
Visitors to Nintendo’s PAX booth can also take advantage of
other fun activities such as daily giveaways (while supplies
last) and sharing StreetPass™ data with other Nintendo 3DS
users.
For more information about Nintendo, visit
http://www.nintendo.com.