Nintendo Releases Details About Annual Holiday Mall Tour

Written by Brandon Hofer on November 17, 2014

News: Nintendo will be set up in 16 malls across the country to show off games on both the Wii U and 3DS as well as the Amiibos.

The holidays are upon us and Nintendo is starting up their annual mall tour across the U.S. by visiting 16 malls across the country. Nintendo will visit these malls to give people hands-on time with some of the “must-have” games for Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS. Amiibos will be there as well for those interested.

Nintendo’s space will feature many games, including a Mario Kart 8 tournament played on a large, high-definition display. Visitors can also battle it out in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Additionally, free giveaways, including the Nintendo Holiday Gift Guides, will be available to consumers, while supplies last. The scheduled lineup of Wii U games in its entirety includes: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Super Mario 3D World, Skylanders: Trap Team and Nintendo Land. The lineup of 3DS games will include: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Pokemon Omega Ruby, Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Tomodachi Life, Yoshi’s New Island and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal.

If you want to visit Nintendo’s holiday tour they will be available at the following locations:

Oak Park Mall in Overland Park, Kansas

Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale, Arizona

Queens Center in Elmhurst, New York

Tysons Corner Center in McLean, Virginia

Washington Square in Portland, Oregon

Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota

Memorial City Mall at Memorial City in Houston, Texas

The Florida Mall in Orlando, Florida

Grapevine Mills in Grapevine, Texas

King of Prussia in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

South Shore Plaza in Braintree, Massachusetts

Woodfield Mall in Schaumberg, Illinois

Westfield North County in Escondido, California

Westfield Southcenter in Seattle, Washington

Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, California

Westfield Culver City in Culver City, California

This Nintendo Mall tour will begin on November 24 and go through December 21. Will you be going to the Nintendo mall tour this year? What do you think about the games they will be showing? Tell us what you think below.