We're sure plenty of you have memories of bringing your favourite games to college to play with your friends, but now Nintendo is taking this weirdly traditional pairing to the next level. Yep, Nintendo's going on tour!
That's right, the house of Mario has revealed that it'll be rocking up to college campuses this fall with its open-to-everyone Nintendo Switch: Together Tour. It's set to run from 30th September to 21st November and aims to give students a way to enjoy some friendly cross-campus competition while checking out Nintendo's latest and greatest offerings.
The tour will feature bright and colourful Nintendo Switch kiosks equipped with a wide selection of games, photo opportunities, and giveaways, with titles like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Super Mario Party, and Super Mario Maker 2 all making an appearance.
Here's where the tour will be heading out to (Nintendo notes that more stops might be added at a later date):
College |
Date |
Time |
Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois |
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 |
11 a.m.-5 p.m. local time |
The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa |
Oct. 3-4 |
11 a.m.-5 p.m. local time |
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri |
Oct. 7-8 |
11 a.m.-5 p.m. local time |
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas |
Oct. 14-15 |
11 a.m.-5 p.m. local time |
Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Oct. 21-22 |
11 a.m.-5 p.m. local time |
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas |
Oct. 24-25 |
11 a.m.-5 p.m. local time |
The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona |
Nov. 7-8 |
11 a.m.-5 p.m. local time |
UCLA Los Angeles, California |
Nov. 12-13 |
11 a.m.-5 p.m. local time |
University of California Riverside Riverside, California |
Nov. 20-21 |
11 a.m.-5 p.m. local time |
Attendees can sign up on-site or pre-register on Nintendo's website. Students who do attend will also receive a $10 coupon to be used at Target on any Nintendo purchase of $75 or more.
We wish Nintendo showed up when we were at school. Lucky for some, eh?
Comments 19
Me rolling up into the nearest collage campus all like Steve Buscemi saying "How do you do, fellow kids!
no love for the east coast
Oh Boy
Madden and racing games like GT and Forza are more what you bring to where they heading. They should hit more artsy Schools also.
Oh, and free FOOD! That is Universal 😅
Really!? Four in Kansas!? Not one in St. Louis MO? That is a city ya know?
@Savino Mario Kart Tour is fine. I don't understand the negativism.
Nintneod: Go West (of the Mississippi) Young Gamer Tour
There's only 1 school East of the Mississippi and it's called Northwestern. I think Nintedo chose that one just for the irony.
@Octarian Where are you seeing four? There’s only one and it’s in Manhattan, and seeing as how you mentioned St. Louis, you should know that Kansas City is in Missouri, not Kansas.
@Yoshi ooooooops yeah only 2 in Kansas. But still I'm a little sad that Kansas city gets love but St. Louis doesn't.
@Octarian I agree with the second half of your comment, but you’re still wrong about there being 2 in Kansas. There’s only one, at Kansas State.
@Yoshi dammit I can't count lol.
University of Iowa? That's a surprise.
@Cosats They're called opinions. Everyone has one. They may be different than yours. Welcome to Earth.
@Octarian Agreed. Only one is (as of this writing since the article makes clear more may be added) even in my state and is too far away to even bother traveling to.
....Switch isn't selling well enough apparently.
Holy cow! They're actually acknowledging the midwest this time... they're even coming to Stillwater!!
bad move, college students these days want everything for free. instead of buying nintendo products,they will demand free switch consoles and free games at taxpayers expense.
And to think I originally wanted to go to Oklahoma State University like my dad, sister and brother-in-law. Only reason I didn’t is because I moved to NC when I was 14.
Manhattan? Woah. That sure is a surprise. I can't get over there during the week due to work, so I'll have to pass on this. Nice to see K-State getting in on this, though.
I think many students will like it, I hope the Nintendo company will visit a lot of colleges, and I would recommend students to read my analysis, essays "Of mice and men" at https://tooly.io/of-mice-and-men/ , I think you will appreciate my analysis, which I wrote for a long time.
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