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Nintendo Invites Fans to Experience Upcoming Game Lineup at Comic-Con 2011
REDMOND, Wash., July 18, in the year of our Lord 2011
– Nintendo is returning to Comic-Con in San Diego this year, and
fans will have a lot to get excited about. In addition to top
Nintendo 3DS™ games releasing this holiday season such as Super
Mario™, Mario Kart™ and Kid Icarus™: Uprising, The Legend of
Zelda™: Skyward Sword for Wii™ will make its public playable
debut in North America, letting players experience Link’s latest
motion-controlled adventure firsthand. In addition to Nintendo’s
booth at the show (#5135), multiple activities will take place
at a special Nintendo Gaming Lounge for Comic-Con attendees in
the San Diego Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis & Marina at 333
W. Harbor Drive, adjacent to the San Diego Convention Center.
Games that are scheduled to be playable at the Nintendo Gaming
Lounge include:
Nintendo 3DS:
Super Mario
Mario Kart
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Star Fox 64™ 3D
The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D
Pokédex™ 3D
Super Street Fighter® IV 3D Edition from CAPCOM
Wii:
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Kirby™ Wii
Rhythm Heaven™
Fortune Street™
Captain America™: Super Soldier™ from SEGA
Just Dance® 3 from Ubisoft®
Nintendo DS™ family of systems:
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker™ 2
To celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3D for the Nintendo 3DS system, the upcoming launch of The
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and the 25th anniversary of the
franchise, Nintendo has commissioned an artist to create a large
chalk drawing. The piece will be created on-site over several
days at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge, with an artist detailing the
design throughout the event. Fans are encouraged to stop by
frequently to check on its progress.
Pokémon™ fans are invited to a special meet-up event from 4-6
p.m. on July 21 at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge. There they can
battle and trade with Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White
Version games. Nintendo 3DS owners with the Pokédex 3D
application will be able to exchange Pokémon data with other
users and interact with a giant Pokémon AR marker of Legendary
Pokémon Reshiram. Also while supplies last, attendees can enjoy
Pokémon giveaways, including a set of three Pokémon AR marker
cards, pins, Pokémon cinch sacks and Pokédex 3D T-shirts.
Visitors to the Nintendo Gaming Lounge can also take advantage
of other fun activities and daily giveaways (while supplies
last) such as collectible Kid Icarus: Uprising AR Cards, posing
for 3D photos in an oversized AR Card gallery, sharing
StreetPass™ data with other Nintendo 3DS users and downloadable
treasure maps for DRAGON QUEST® IX: Sentinels of the Starry
Skies.
For more information about Nintendo, visit
http://www.nintendo.com.