Nintendo has announced that it will be touring the United States later this month with the 'Play Nintendo Tour', commencing on 13th June 2024.
It essentially sounds like a pared-down form of Nintendo Live, in which fans can enjoy a variety of Switch games, including Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Princess Peach: Showtime!, all the while partaking in additional activities like photo-ops for the upcoming Luigi's Mansion 2 HD and exciting giveaways.
Guests will receive a Play Nintendo passport which they can fill up with stickers after completing certain activities. Once filled, you'll be able to redeem this for themed items like Play Nintendo bracelets, colouring books, or 14-day Nintendo Switch Online trial codes.
Here's a look at the upcoming tour dates and destinations:
| Market | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City, UT | The Shops at South Town | June 13 – June 16 |
| Denver, CO | FlatIron Crossing | June 20 – June 23 |
| Houston, TX | The Woodlands Mall | June 27 – June 30 |
| Des Moines, IA | Jordan Creek Town Center | July 11 – July 14 |
| Philadelphia, PA | King of Prussia | July 18 – July 21 |
| East Rutherford, NJ | American Dream® | July 25 – July 28 |
| Greenville, SC | Haywood Mall | Aug. 1 – Aug. 4 |
| Miami, FL | Aventura Mall | Aug. 8 – Aug. 11 |
| Minneapolis, MN | Mall of America | Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 |
Naturally, the tour will be free to attend, so this might be a neat little way to pass some time while we all await news on Nintendo's upcoming new hardware.
Will you be checking out one of the Play Nintendo tour locations? Let us know your thoughts with a comment down below.
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I love that something like this exists so late in a consoles lifecycle.
Oh wow no TTYD here it seems, probably because it’s not multiplayer
"Coming to a city near you!"
(The closest to me is Des Moines, and that's a good day's drive)
“Oh, this is cool, but there’s probably not gonna be one of these near me so-“
checks locations
“Huh, there’s actually one near me. Too bad I’m too lazy to actually go.”
none near me awwww. maybe this hints that nintendo direct before the 13th? and also theyll prob show world championships
@OctolingKing13 Last year had the first stop of the tour occur before the Direct (June 15th - 18th with the Direct being on June 21st).
No love for Indianapolis and Louisville, my Inkopolis and Splatsville…
I remember going to a 3DS and Wii U event at Indy’s Kingston Mall and the Play Nintendo Tour at the Kentucky State Fair in 2019. I still have my Nintendo Switch sunglasses. That was the best thing I could ever get from their raffle!
@Tyranexx Where are you coming from that Des Moines is both closest and a day away, north mainland Michigan?
That's too early to host NWC qualifiers, since the game won't be out until July.
I still theorize that we'll be getting an irl NWC in late 2024.
Nice, happy for those of you in the US who'll be able to go!
@Bret Southern half of Illinois. I define a "day drive" as 7-8 hours or more one way. Including stops. Ironically, both locations @Croctopus mentioned are closer and more direct for me to get to. I'm actually flying out of Indy for vacation later this month.
@Tyranexx I'm in the Chicago burbs, so it'd be Des Moines for me too if I thought this'd be worth it.
Well... Clearly the Flatirons Mall is located in Broomfield Colorado, but I had a good time the last time up. So this will be promising.
But it seems as though they are doing a reverse order of the locations this time around, which is odd since the last tour ended in Utah last year. But admit the change though with the same locations locked in place
This is a clue as to when Nintendo announces the Switch 2. Nintendo would likely not reveal Switch 2 until after the tour and probably in October. Switch was revealed in October 2016 and released in March 2017.
@Bret That's another factor: I don't think it would be worth the drive for the games on offer (that we know about). Now if they were opening another permanent Nintendo Store, on the other hand....
Gonna bring my 3ds with dark moon and see what they think
Cries in Michigan
@Tyranexx If they opened a Nintendo Store in Chicago I'd 1) go there and 2) go broke
Can't wait!
I've done these before and it is a lot of fun - though as a hard core Nintendo fan there isn't much I don't already own.
Still - it's like a mini-E3 in terms of atmosphere, good times!
I'll be there!
Nowhere near me!
Nothing for the south except SC and TX as usual.
@cyrus_zuo how do you attend if you don’t mind me asking? Thankfully it’ll literally be in my neighborhood so I should be able to attend, but I wonder if I need to register first even if it’s free
@Bret Same on both counts. Best part is I could just hop on a train! It's about the same amount of time as driving (unless there's a freight train delay).
I was hoping this was also going to be about a playset like the one pictured available for purchase. I’d love to have something like that!
Nothing close to me at all. But that's ok. I have my OLED and can boot up any of those games anytime I want.
Great news! My kids and I go every time it’s at the mall of America. I’m so glad this is returning. We missed that they didn’t do it last year.
Yeah there are 9 of these, 1 in each of 9 states, and there are 50 states, so it isn’t coming close to a lot of us. 🤷🏻♂️ it’s ok for me though ,that game list is pretty lame, so I wasn’t going anyway. I’ve been to 2 in the past, and 1 Sony 1.
@Switcher Just show up. There isn't any registration, though in my experience there is usually a line of people waiting to get in before they open and it is packed during easy access hours. Pick up a stamp card and fill it in to get some swag. Play games, snap photos, try to find enough space to walk through the sections. Lots of fun!
@cyrus_zuo Thanks so much for the insight and reply! I truly appreciate it, I'm very excited as this will be my first Nintendo experience!
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