Nintendo of America has done a solid job, in recent years, of showcasing various games at expos and at its own special events. Part of this has been summer tours, and now NOA has outlined an upcoming Summer of Play tour that'll go around 13 different venues through June to September.

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First up, below are the dates and venues.

Date City Venue
June 9-11 Irvine, California Irvine Spectrum Center
June 16-18 Pleasanton, California Alameda County Fair
June 23-25 Bloomington, Minnesota Mall of America®
June 30-July 2 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Henry Maier Festival Park (Summerfest Grounds)
July 7-9 Chicago Navy Pier
July 14-16 Glendale, Arizona Arrowhead Towne Center
July 20-23 San Diego Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina (San Diego Comic-Con)
July 28-30 Arlington, Texas The Parks Mall at Arlington
Aug. 4-6 Miami, Florida Aventura Mall
Aug. 11-13 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Musikfest
Aug. 18-20 New York DUMBO Waterfront
Aug. 25-27 King of Prussia, Pennsylvania King of Prussia Mall
Sept. 2-4 Baltimore Harborplace 

As expected there'll be a mix of Switch and 3DS titles on show, with the New Nintendo 2DS XL being promoted; there'll also be some free goodies to try and collect, one exclusive to My Nintendo members. The list of demo games is below.

Each one of these stops will feature a veritable Nintendo playground of fun activities to enjoy. In addition to snapping photos in front of the colorful visuals full of recognizable Nintendo characters like Mario and the Inklings from the Splatoon series, families will be able to play Nintendo games together, choosing from a wide variety of Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games. People who pre-order or purchase select Nintendo games at participating GameStop locations near the 2017 Summer of Play tour stops will receive a Nintendo branded PopSocket mobile accessory device (limited quantity; while supplies last).

On top of all the fun and games, My Nintendo members who check in with their My Nintendo QR Code will also be able to receive a free gift item (while supplies last). For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/news.

So there you have it. The tour certainly seems to have plenty to offer, and does no harm in keeping up momentum for Switch and the New 2DS model. Are any of you in the US planning to head to one of these events?