Nintendo of Europe - Summer Tour press release

4th August 2015 – Nintendo UK today announces details of its 2015 Summer Tour, an immersive consumer experience set to visit five locations nationwide.

The Nintendo Summer Tour gives members of the public the opportunity to get hands on with a selection of Nintendo games - in dedicated play areas for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

The selection of games on offer includes the recently released Wii U titles Splatoon and Yoshi’s Woolly World. Visitors will get the chance to play Super Mario Maker and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash ahead of their launch later this year. Classic family favourite Wii U titles SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD and Mario Kart 8 will also be available to play as part of the tour.

Visitors will be invited into Mario’s World – a section of the stand featuring a life-size Piranha Plant statue and giant green pipes, the ideal backdrop for fun photographs. Ahead of the release of Super Mario Maker, on 11th September 2015, visitors will also be given the chance to try the game and build their own levels.

Providing fun for all the family, there will be Mario themed rewards on offer for players, including hats, moustaches and even a limited edition Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary pin*!

Nintendo 3DS fans will have the chance to play Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Tomodachi Life, Puzzles & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, plus Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Helping to bring Animal Crossing: New Leaf for Nintendo 3DS to life, the tour will also offer visitors the opportunity to take and print their own photos, posing in front of a themed board and tagging their shots with #AnimalCrossing.***

The Summer Tour will provide a chance to see the current amiibo collection, as well as giving a sneak peek at the new amiibo soon to be available from the Nintendo Official UK Store and other UK retailers later this year.

Live from 12th August – 13th September, The Nintendo Summer Tour will visit the following locations:

12th - 17th August - Manchester Arndale
20 - 24th August - Intu Derby
27th - 31st August - Westfield London
5 - 6th September - Intu Metrocentre, Tyne and Wear
12th - 13th September - Intu Braehead, Glasgow

For more information visit www.nintendo.co.uk.

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Locations and addresses:

Manchester Arndale

The Arndale Shopping Centre

Manchester

M4 3AJ

Intu Derby

West Mall

Derby

DE1 2PL

Westfield London

Ariel Way

London

W12 7GF

Intu Metrocentre

Gateshead

Tyne and Wear

NE11 9YG

Intu Braehead

Kings Inch Road

Glasgow

G51 4BN

* To win a Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary pin you must complete one of the following:

People are eligible to receive a Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary pin upon production of an original receipt or other proof of purchase for any official Mario-related Nintendo product (video game, game system or item of merchandise) purchased between 12th August and 13th September 2015. One pin per receipt, while stocks last.

Share your photo taken on the booth using the hashtag #SuperMario30
Find one of the Mystery Blocks in the shopping centre and share it using the hashtag #SuperMario30

To receive a Mario Hat:

Play Mario Kart 8 or Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (These will be given away as spot prizes at varied times throughout the day)

To receive a Mario Moustache

Build your own level in Super Mario Maker

** While stocks last

*** Excluding Westfield London