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The Play Nintendo Tour Heads to Roosevelt Field This Weekend!

Nintendo's classic characters and games are coming to life as part of the one-of-a-kind Play Nintendo Tour . You're invited to be a part of the…

BBrad JohnsonAugust 12, 20162 min readShare on XShare on FacebookShare by email

Nintendo's classic characters and games are coming to life as part of the one-of-a-kind Play Nintendo Tour. You're invited to be a part of the tour when it visits the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City this weekend, Aug. 12 to Aug. 14. Enjoy a unique experience bursting with color and imagination that offers parents and their kids the chance to play some of Nintendo's best games on New Nintendo 3DS XL and Nintendo 2DS systems, participate in exciting contests, win awesome prizes and snap memorable photos.  And, let’s keep it real here- it is pretty awesome for this 30 year old who reminisces about their glory days of playing some of my favorite Nintendo games ever!

Credit: Nintendo
Credit: Nintendo

Inspired by Play Nintendo, Nintendo's site for kids and families, the tour invites visitors to hop into a Yoshi egg to play Yoshi's New Island, recline on a giant banana while checking out Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and relax in pink beanbag chairs to play one of Nintendo's newest games, Kirby: Planet Robobot. People who are into cool family photos or amazing selfies can take some pictures next to a huge Kirby figure, beside an oversized Yoshi egg, inside a barrel flanked by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, under a devastating blue Spiny Shell in the Mario Kart 7 area or next to a giant Pokéball in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire region. The New Super Mario Bros. 2 section even features a photogenic flagpole, stacks of coins and a warp pipe, while the YO-KAI WATCH area makes people look like they have stepped into the town in the game, complete with mischievous Yo-kai lurking about.

Credit: Startlr.com
Credit: Startlr.com

There's a surprise around every corner, so you really don't want to miss it.

For more information about the Play Nintendo Tour, visit https://play.nintendo.com/tour. To enjoy Nintendo's site for kids and families, visit https://play.nintendo.com/.

 WHO:

Nintendo fans, kids, families, Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong and all the Nintendo gang

WHEN:

Aug. 12-13: 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

Aug. 14: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

WHERE:

Roosevelt Field

630 Old Country Rd.

Garden City, NY 1150

VISUALS:

Colorful eye-catching area in the middle of the Roosevelt Field mall filled with interactive environments inspired by Nintendo games.

A giant Pokéball, a huge Donkey Kong barrel, a statue of Kirby, a huge Yoshi egg and many other larger-than-life installations perfect for taking pictures to share on social media or add to the family photo album.

Families playing Nintendo 3DS games together and interacting with some of the surprising Nintendo elements.

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