Nintendo Confirms E3 Best Buy Demo Locations

Yes! My best buy is part of this!

VIRGINIA BEACH?? My dreams can come true faints

Yes! They've got one near me! I wonder just how far is near in this case?

wish this was happening in the UK. really really good idea from nintendo!

Looks like I'll be heading up to North Olmsted in June, closest Ohio location for me.

@Big_L91 D': same!

Aw sweet, one's in my town.

Can't argue with that... Those demo units will be the popular

Oh yeah! Everytime something like this happens, my heart beat increases while scrolling down to TN. Usually, it seems, Memphis isn't included in things like this. Glad that's not the case with this!

Even better, it's about 2 miles from my house. I love you, Nintendo.

Why are all of the Texas locations in the EAST?! >:c

Lucky Americans.. Damn you "Land of the Free"!!

Roadtrip, I guess. :/

What kind of crap is this....not even one of the locations in WV. Thanks

I work right across the street from the Schaumburg one yes i'm fired up.

@Sjoerd Y'all will probably get the actual games before us, though!

omg it has california visalia, that's awesome

@twilightV
McAllen, TX is as south as possible without going into Mexico. Can't wait to go to best buy for this

I hope something like this comes to the UK for GAME stores, that would be pretty awesome, and would make me go into a GAME for the first time in over a year.

@astros75: It still doesn't help me. I live in the West.

@Thomas Have the locations for Canada been announced yet? You mentioned there are 21 of them so I'm curious to know where these 21 are.

YES. Right down the road from me!

I would love to try these out but I'm not driving three hours way to some demo both. Really aggravates me. There are several Best Buys around here, and they didn't even pick one in WV.

This is cool, but I don't understand why they couldn't bring them to a FEW more Best Buys. Either that or extend the time period in which you can play the games. Two days for four hours each? You've gotta be kidding me. The place is going to be a mad house! Still, either way I'll probably be heading down to Oklahoma City...

Charlottesville VA!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!!!! I was so sure we weren't going to have one near us!

Only 3 participating Best Buys in NJ and the Eatontown Best Buy isn't one of them.

I was expecting a NYC (not just NYS) best buy to be one of the choices. Surprised the Best buy on Union Square wasn't an option aka the "first" place to sell the 3ds on release date.

Woohoo, they've got one in St. Louis, only about a 30 mile drive / light rail ride for me!

@mystman12 Lucky you!!! I'm an hour south of C-Ville. I might have to take a Friday off work and head on up for a small road trip to Best Buy. Might even get a Street Pass or two while there. xD

There was a Best Buy that was about 2 miles away from me, but unfortunely, it closed down late last year.

I'll go to the one in Schaumburg then, since it's still decently close to where I live.

Woot VA Beach!!! I live in Norfolk but it is only a 20 min drive.

Unfortunately, Best Buy site is only listing about half of the locations.

That leaves me guessing where in Pittsburgh the display will be.

EDIT — Best Buy listing now updated and seemingly complete.

Ehh, I get screwed over yet again. Not one at all where I live in PA. Heck no, if I ain't going all the way to Pittsburgh just to try a demo. This bites!! -__-

I'm really surprised its not at the mall of America in Minnesota, just Eden Prairie. Oh well. I'll have to stop by

Man.... closest one is four hours away. In one of the hottest places in the US, not one on Vegas. Guess I'll have to miss out.

STL BOY!

40 miles from me AND it's on my bday..thanks Ninty, now I have something to do! haha

NORTH OLMSTED!!!! Yeah!

North Charleston
Heh heh heh Excellent.

Aaand I dont live in the US... I still pray for the day someone releases downloadable E3 demos.

Dang it, no Rochester NY locations. :

Only 3 miles away! Ill get their no matter what

Then again, I can always take a 1-hour trip to Amherst... but still, disappointing considering there's a Best Buy about 25 minutes away from me.

just like I thought, NONE in Nebraska.
Dang it I was actually really excited for this.

YESYES!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY HAVE THE ONE IN CAMBRIDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

21 Canadian locations...way more than expected! COME ON CALGARY!!

Yeah I'm not going all the way to Greenville or North Charleston for this. Why not Florence? It's a big city :l

Cool, I live on the border of Orlando/Kissimmee.

Why not in Europe?

Yes there's one near me. Thanks Nintendo! ^_^

YES! Albany! Not NYC! Take that, one of the largest population zones in the country!

Hmm, NoA is based in Redmond, Washington. Yet there is only one place in the state that get's this. I was stoked to go check it out, but I'll pass now. Lot's of Best Buy's in Washington...

Hmm, cool. Ann Arbor has one.. looks like I may check these out after all, even if I have to stand back and watch some kid play it. Cool to see it anyway. Leave it to Nintendo to beat the other companies to the punch. Expect to see Xbox/PS4 to copy this method in the future.

I seriously cannot believe there's a location in my area. Holy crap! Now I have a reason to goto Best Buy other than browse and laugh at their prices.

Why no Canada NL? Were just as important. Anyway, I can't seem to find details on the Canada Best Buy website.

Once again those Americans forget about Canada. How am I supposed to know where to go?!?!?!

Thank god, I'm gonna go after class to Albany's best buy.

There's one an hour and a half from me!!! I might need to go now...

You're information here is incorrect. New Jersey and Pennsylvania only have 2 stores each and you have 3 and 5 listed respectively. Not sure where you got the other stores from but you might want to amend this list.

ahahaha, no way, it's coming to Fayetteville's Best Buy? Eat that, Charlotte! Suck it, Raleigh! >:3
_{everything cool happens in those two places and not here, plz to forgive my enthusiasm if you live in either of those two areas ;___;}

What? No Canadian love in the article wrt listing Canadian cities? I know that I can follow the link, but why not add the extra 21 cities to the list, not much more than the 88 US ones

No where near where I'm gonna move to this Monday. That's fine, I'll just watch the trailers and read the Game Informer to get my information. I can't wait to see how awesome these upcoming games are going to be.

I'm nowhere near any of these locations! Nintendo, I'm disappoint

Ha. West Paterson. I'm surprised there's actually going to be a local event here. Looks like I'll have to go take a look, though I'm sure it'll be crowded as all get-out.

Sweet!!! The Schaumburg , IL location is 20 minutes from me!!! I definitely will be checking it out!!!

@bezerker99 Cool! Maybe we'll street pass each other.

@theblackdragon Lol, I like in a small town outside of Raleigh but I still manage to miss the events. Unfortunately for me Fayetville is an hour away

@SkywardLink98 Make a road trip!!! Grab a few friends & make a day of it! = )

Looks like there's one slightly close to me in MN. Still kinda far though..

I'm in Florida so I guess I have to drive over to Brandon to experience this.

@SkywardLink98: i'd encourage you to suck it up and make a day of the trip, but there's seriously nothing to do here in Fayetteville lol

Odd that the Los Angeles location is in Culver City. Oh well, that's not TOO far from me.

Now I just have to decide if I want to go or not... ah, who the hell am I kidding...

Wow, 74 posts and not ONE person commented that these demos are only going to be available for 2 - TWO - days and only 4 - FOUR - hours each day for a total of only 8 - EIGHT - hours of playable demo time? Why even bother?

How long do you think each person will be allowed to play for before being asked to move on? This is even dumber than thought.

i didn't realize people knew Elk Grove existed...(i live in Elk Grove, lucky me)

You know, it's kinda funny Best Buy didn't have more locations in MN since their headquarters are here in Bloomington..

Hmmm, I might have to hit up the Schaumburg location.

yeah what about the canadian locations. i can't find those anywhere

Might have to check out the Lynnwood, WA since that's pretty close to me.

@rjejr: Because complaining about demo's for video games is pretty stupid.

hold up, on the official site theres only 2 locations, and elk grove isn't one of them...

(in california)

Canada please

PITTSBURGH REPRESENT!

I don't live in either NA or Canada sigh

MD, Glen Burnie is walkable for me! YES!

YES! The BB near me will have the demos! Oh happy day!

@TreesenHauser
Yeah my closest location is about an hour and a half away, too. Just enough to make my decision harder.

Aww, I was gonna do this except there is an 8 minute drive, that is too long... D:
JK, I am TOTALLY doing this. This is going to be AWESOME.
Thx Ninty!

where's Atlanta?

Damn it!! No demos in New Mexico!! It's not fair. The nearest location for me is Phoenix. I won't be able to play. >

Rhode Island left out as usual. Grrr...

Oooo only 7 miles from my house....

If anyone visits the Harvey, LA location during E3 week, I'll be the one elbowing little kids who want a turn. Say hi.

My sister may be willing to drive an hour to play E3 Demos! Wish one would have been closer.

New Mexico is a state you guys...

yo thanks for naming the Canadian cities, clearly you out alot of effort to copying and pasting a list, thanks for putting in the tinyist bit of extra effort for your Canadian readers

I really should of seen this coming... nothing in nebraska... at all. Apparently no one cares about the home of arbor day. I hate this state.

For the love of god Nintendo, if there's going to be places in California at least put one near the South. All of them all in just one single spot in California, what about San Diego, or Los Angeles?

I just checked the Iowa locations, and the closest to omaha is 2 hours away, I don't feel like a 2 hour car ride... so yeah.

I'm surprised they're going Glen Burnie instead of Arundel Mills...but it's still reasonably nearby either way.

unless Canada is going to be announced later... I don't see any on their site

Hmm...no NYC location...whaat? Wonder if they'll be doing it in the Nintendo World store. Can't see why they'd miss out on an opportunity to showcase in a location with probably the most potential for exposure.

@TwilightV I'm in Houston but it could be anywhere....need more info anyway..

Well what do you know...I can try out an E3 game, finally my city is a part of some big event. lol

It's only a two hour drive to Portland, I'll be going.

My Best Buy is missing out.

thanks for the USA list and not the Canadian ¬¬ don't like Canada or something? We have some Best Buys around here lol

YES!! The Best buy near my house is having it. I doubt many people will go even though this is one of the top selling Best Buys in the nation. Most people around here show up fro Xbox/PS stuff, but rarely for Nintendo.

When I waited overnight to get Wii U I was #1 in line at toys r us (#1 selling in nation) and only 20 people showed up overall. For 360 at a best buy I waited also overnight hundreds waited, same for PS3.

Ugh, seriously? I have to drive out to phoenix? >: (

Who said Nintendo was stepping back at this E3, hun? This is an attack on a very big scale XD

This article claims it features 21 Canadian locations. I can't find one. Not even in the link provided.

YES!!!! The only one near me is listed!

@heroofwinds
Probably
I just hope they have at least 2 in Calgary...
And that they show the Canadian locations soon

About 60 miles (100 k) away from where I live to the nearest Best Buy. Hmm? I'll consider it. Oh, who am I kidding! There's going to be a new Mario Kart for crying out loud! If it weren't for Mario Kart being my favorite gaming series, I don't think I would go. It'll give me an opportunity to see if I should finally invest in a Wii U! It will be a tough sale though. As it stands now, MK7 is THE BEST Mario Kart! It is the most finely tuned gameplay wise where coins, items, jumps, flying, and course recognition all come into play in order to succeed! Anyhow, as I'm getting away from the subject, I'll love to see how the new Mario Kart will play and how much it'll differ from the current one. And a little playable Smash Bros. would be fun to see as well !!

I was in Cary N.C. alast weekend! I go there every so often. This is awesome!

Oh snap. The best buy right next to my job in Kissimmee!!!

Oh, it's only on the 12th and the 15th...I guess I'll be missing it...

YES!! or i hope so x3

Oklahoma City?!
Why not TULSA!!! (((p(>o<)q)))

Anybody know the Canada locations!? I can't find them anywhere.

Luckily I am only around 30 minutes away from one of the locations in my area, can't wait to go.

NINTENDO!!! Why is there no Hawaii on this list??????? C'mon, there's a Best Buy like, 10 minutes from my house!!!! I know there's several in Honolulu!!!

Now I'm sad...I guess I'll just watch the Direct and wait rather than experience it...

There are two near me but the one that is almost an hour away is participating in this. I'm sure I'll be up there soon to visit some family

I can go to Miami I live about 15 minutes away

WOOHOO!!!!! My Bestbuys gonna be a part of it!!!!

@Joshers744

no joke dude, though MAYBE Huntington might get it, but nope

Mile High City.

Most of the time, I quite like living in the middle of nowhere.

Not so much right now, though.

Ohio.....really? those stores out of all of them, No Cincinnati at all!? So upset

I live a few miles from Sandy...I might just have to get down there to see whats going on!

What a great time to live in Savannah Ga!!!! I hope that the same opportunity will be given to our UK brethren!!! Keepin fingers crossed for the UK!!

Eh, I'll save the quarter tank of gas it'd take me to get to the nearest participating Best Buy and back. I'll be fine with watching videos.

My Best Buy got picked!!!! SWAG.

Also....King of Prussia....lol ftw.

Which BEST BUY in Miami,Fl? There are more than one in miami!!! Anyone from Miami, Fl help me out. Thanks

I will have to travel but I am willing to do that to try out some new games!

Noooooooo, why does all the fun E3 stuff always happen during finals week here at CalPoly? Stupid quarter system making my summer start late.

Why not do it in other countries besides the us? They want to raise awareness of the console? Then putting displays with the latest games would be the way to do it!

@Dev
Because none of us read carefully xD

Oh heck yeah.

Augusta, Georgia is where I'm going

"89 in the U.S. and 21 in Canada"

So California is no longer part of the United States?

I knew it.

None in Europa sniff

Yes! Whitehall's about 5 minutes away from me.

Not only is West Virginia not even INCLUDED, the closest stores in Ohio are on the other side of that state as well. D:

@Joshers744 What up, WV buddy.

Huh, no Idaho. Go figure...

Fellow Canadians! Here's our list (via Facebook)

Ontario: North York, Toronto, Mississauga, Windsor, London, Ottawa, Kingston, Brampton, Oakville
Quebec: Montreal, Lasalle
Manitoba: Winnipeg
Saskatchewan: Saskatoon
Alberta: Edmonton, Calgary (2 locations)
British Columbia: Vancouver, Langley, Richmond
Nova Scotia: Dartmouth

2 Calgary locations... Nintendo loves me.

@Williaint Dude... you nailed it! Two Calgary locations confirmed (refer to post #157 for the list of Canadian Best Buys) I live in Medicine Hat and my holidays start on June 15th, and I'll be travelling to BC that weekend...it's perfect.

fantastic idea, but i'm disappointed by lack of availibility.
Only 2 days, only 4 hrs each day, and in so few locations?
I would make a trip and go to my nearest one but I'm not sure it would be worth the drive to possibly miss it due to crowds or a huge line or something...
do people think these locations are going to get swarmed?
not really up to dealing with that just to play a demo...

@drumsandperc92
I'm guessing you would never want to go to the actual E3 then.

I didn't see the freebies mention earlier. Free Luigi stuff and deals sound great. I'm gonna bring my 3DS and play the demos for sure.

Yeah only two location in florida that are very far away

Well this sucks, was hoping for Virginia to have Gainesville as a location, closest one by me.

@Lobster
No Nintendo love for us. I was hoping since I'm in the Charleston area we may get recognized but I guess not.

@umegames I said the same thing. Why no Cleveland?! Well...to be fair I no longer live in Cleveland, although I was born and raised there. I stay in South Florida now....so I guess its Miami for me.

my old hometown Kingston has one (canada) but nowhere where I live now (Lindsay). Closest Best Buy to me is Whitby. I wish I was back in Kingston lol

Yeah! Portland!

@Tra_Venous
Thanks for the info; it'd be nice to know which Calgary best buys that it's in...

where canda

@Ackmans: if you meant 'Canada', it's north of the United States.

it say north america

Wow! Nothing in the entire DC Metro area! What's up with that Nintendo?!

@riverfr0zen @CanisWolfred @ultraraichu
The NYC store is Long Island City in Queens, just off the 46th St Station on the R or M, about 10-15 minutes from Manhattan. There's also free parking if you're driving, which none of the Manhattan stores have.

@masterLEON My dreams....shattered in an instant...

what no Cincinnati come on nintendo, Give us some love.