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Nintendo Bringing Wii U to PAX Prime
SEATTLE--(August 28, in the year of our Lord 2012)--
This year’s PAX Prime event will be action-packed, thanks to
special game sampling opportunities and activities from
Nintendo. Taking place Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 at Seattle’s
Washington State Convention Center, the show will offer
attendees the opportunity to play the groundbreaking Wii U™
system and several upcoming games, including Pikmin™ 3, and New
Super Mario Bros.™ U. The
Wii U
console launches this Christmas season and introduces the Wii U
GamePad, a controller with a 6.2-inch touch screen that
redefines how people interact with their games, their
entertainment and one another. The Nintendo booth (#462) will be
the site of hands-on Wii U game demos, giving fans an early
chance to check out the system’s unique integrated second-screen
gaming experiences.
PAX Prime attendees can also visit the Nintendo Gaming Lounge on
levels 2 and 3 of the North Galleria to experience unreleased
games for the
Nintendo
3DS™ and
Nintendo DS™
hand-held systems and a special Kirby™ game collection for the
Wii™
console. All Nintendo 3DS software will be playable on the new
Nintendo 3DS XL, which features 90 percent larger screens
compared to Nintendo 3DS. Fans of the Kirby, Paper Mario™ and
Kid Icarus™ series will enjoy one-of-a-kind opportunities to
celebrate these extraordinary franchises, and the Nintendo
Gaming Lounge will include a special Pokémon™ area, where fans
can gather to battle and trade with other Pokémon Trainers.
On Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m., a live Kid Icarus™: Uprising
multiplayer tournament will take place in the Nintendo Gaming
Lounge on the third floor of the Washington State Convention
Center, challenging new and experienced players to show their
skills. Tournament participants are encouraged to bring their
own Nintendo 3DS system and copy of the game, and will compete
in wireless three-on-three Light vs. Dark multiplayer battles.
The first, second and third place winners will receive a Core
Set of the Kid Icarus: Uprising AR Cards, containing more than
400 AR Cards that have been released to date, as well as
Nintendo Prepaid Cards. Tournament participants will receive Kid
Icarus: Uprising Series 2 AR Card packs while supplies last.
Series 2 AR Card packs will also be given away in the Nintendo
booth during show hours, while supplies last.
On Sept. 1, Kirby fans are invited to take part in a special
Guinness World Records® attempt to celebrate Kirby’s 20th
anniversary and the upcoming launch of Kirby’s Dream Collection:
Special Edition for Wii. The attempt will take place on the
fourth floor of the Washington State Convention Center (4A).
Participants will aim to break the record for the most people
blowing a chewing gum bubble simultaneously. PAX Prime attendees
will witness a sea of pink bubbles that resemble Kirby himself
and pay tribute to his two decades of video game fun.
Meanwhile, PAX Prime attendees will be able to hunt and collect
stickers being distributed throughout the venue (while supplies
last) in celebration of the Nov. 11 launch of Paper Mario™:
Sticker Star for Nintendo 3DS. Attendees will be challenged to
find three game-themed stickers by following clues posted on
Nintendo’s official Twitter account, @NintendoAmerica. Consumers
who collect all three stickers and bring them to a Nintendo
representative at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge will be awarded a
special bonus sticker. A collectible Paper Mario: Sticker Star
sticker book will be given away at retailers nationwide closer
to the launch of the game, giving PAX Prime attendees a way to
proudly showcase their collection. More details about the
sticker book will be revealed at a later time.
Below is a complete list of family friendly games that will be
available for sampling at PAX Prime:
Wii U
• Pikmin 3
• New Super Mario Bros. U
• Project P-100 (working title)
• Nintendo Land™
• Scribblenauts™ Unlimited (Warner Bros. Interactive)
• Trine 2™: Director’s Cut (Frozenbyte)
Nintendo 3DS
• Paper Mario: Sticker Star
• Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask™
• Luigi’s Mansion™: Dark Moon
• Adventure Time™: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!
(D3Publisher)
• Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (Disney Interactive)
• Skylanders Giants™ (Activision Publishing)
• New Super Mario Bros.™ 2
• Mario Kart™ 7
• Kid Icarus: Uprising
Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS
• Fluidity: Spin Cycle
• Pokédex™ 3D Pro
• Pushmo™
• 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure™
Nintendo DS
• Pokémon™ Conquest
Wii
• Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition
For more information about Nintendo, visit
http://www.nintendo.com.