Nintendo Takes a Walk
Posted by Corbie Dillard
Upcoming Start! Heart Walk events announced
Nintendo kicked off the first of five Start! Heart Walks with the American Heart Association on September 11th in Dallas with more events planned in the coming weeks.
Events currently scheduled will be held in San Francisco (9/17), Chicago (9/24), Seattle (10/2), and Atlanta (10/30) for anyone looking to join in on the fun.
Nintendo was kind enough to send over photos from the event in Dallas and you can check them out below for a taste of how it all unfolded and what you can expect from future events.
 Jackson W., 4, of Colleyville, Tx. is congratulated by Wilson Waren after playing Wii Sports Resort at American Heart Association's Dallas Start! Heart Walk. |
 Vickie W. of Dallas warms up with Wii Fit Plus, an active-play video game, before the American Heart Association's Dallas Start! Heart Walk. |
 India K., 9, of Dallas, hugs iconic Nintendo video game character Mario after warming up with Wii Fit Plus before the American Heart Association's Dallas Start! Heart Walk. |
 Alyssa T., left, of Dallas, her mother Nancy Ridgeway, center, of Grapevine, Tx. and India Sample, of Rowlett, Tx., sign a banner to express their commitment to a healthy lifestyle. |
 Yoon H., 10, front left, his cousin Daniel C. and mother Miran H., all of Plano, Tx. warm up with Wii Fit Plus before the American Heart Association's Dallas Start! Heart Walk. |
 Mercilie S. of Allen, Tx. warms up with Wii Fit Plus before the American Heart Association's Dallas Start! Heart Walk. |
#1
King_Boo said:
I didn't know about it or I would have been there, to think Nintendo would through an event in my home town.
#2
sonic_brawler95 said:
I would attend one of these, if it was in my area. To bad there are never any cool events around where I live.
#3
enteinater said:
Man Nintendo is everywhere!
#4
ASDFGHJKL said:
Did not know Mario was so huggable.
#5
Sylverstone said:
Come to NYC one day, will ya?
#6
PSICOffee said:
Of course, that's typical of any event like this to only be held in special cities, which generally translates to the usual "We only care about the west coast and east coast and south coast, including Washington, California, Texas, NY, and Florida." That's like if 200 special theaters run a marathon of movies like lord of the rings, with 150 of those theaters being in California alone. Why is there NEVER any Mid-west love!?
#7
Peacock said:
Come to Philadelphia, Mario! Everyone here wants to hug you!
#8
LordJumpMad said:
I never see any Nintendo stuff in Orlando....
I wish I still lived in New York...
#9
Splat said:
I'm 28 years old and I would still give Mario a hug if I saw him like that.
#10
Raylax said:
@9: I'd footstool jump off his head.
#11
LzQuacker said:
And who said that Nintendo consoles were dying?
#12
Robo-goose said:
@11.
It was captain confusion,
he confused the Wii with the PS3 again.