Play Nintendo at the Mall of America with the family for free this Friday, August 30th – Monday, September 2nd!
In high school and college I played Nintendo games for HOURS – my favorites were Donkey Kong Country and all the Mario games, especially Mario Kart. Now our family plays all the Nintendo game systems from Super Nintendo to N64 to Gamecube.
That’s why I’m excited about the totally free Play Nintendo Tour stop at the MOA this weekend – with my kids I get to play games featuring all the familiar characters (Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Super Mario).
Here are some cool things to expect:
- Are you afraid of ghosts? Summon your courage like Luigi for a frightfully fitting photo-op from the Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD game, which launched on June 27th.
- Walk the red carpet, snap a pic at the showstopping photo-op and take the stage as Peach to save the Sparkle Theater with a demo of the Princess Peach: Showtime! game. During her theatrical adventure, she’ll transform into a number of exciting personas, from Swordfighter Peach to Patissiere Peach – play around and discover your favorite!
- Share the wonder with friends and family in the Super Mario Bros. Wonder game demo! Experience classic Mario gameplay transformed by the magic of Wonder Flowers. Play as Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Toads, Toadette, Yoshi and Nabbit and discover your new favorite power-ups!
- Rev up your engines with Mario and friends for all of the exciting speedways to be found in both the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC.
- Pose for a photo with Pikachu and learn about some of the powerful and playful Pokémon that can be encountered in the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games.
- Plus even more! Enjoy demos of Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Nintendo Switch Sports, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Pikmin 4, Just Dance 2024 and Nintendo World Championships: NES™ Edition. Then join Tom Nook and Isabelle from Animal Crossing: New Horizons for a fun island-themed photo-op.
Parents can join in too!
Make sure you get a free Play Nintendo Tour passport to collect stickers after participating in various activities at the event. When you complete your passport, you can get free Nintendo goodies such as Play Nintendo bracelets, coloring pages and even a free Nintendo Switch Online 14-day trial code (while supplies last) – plus a chance to use the claw machine to snag loveable character plushies. Attendees with a Nintendo Account can also check in with My Nintendo at the event to receive a Super Mario themed gift item (while supplies last) and 100 My Nintendo Platinum Points to redeem for rewards on the My Nintendo site.
When is it?
Friday, August 30, 2024
10:00am – 8:00pm
Saturday, August 31, 2024
10:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday, September 1, 2024
11:00am – 7:00pm
Monday, September 2, 2024
10:00am – 8:00pm
Where is it?
Mall of America – Huntington® Bank Rotunda
For more information about the Play Nintendo Tour, visit https://play.nintendo.com/tour. To enjoy Nintendo’s site for kids and families, visit https://play.nintendo.com/.