Nintendo is headed to PAX East in Boston. Nintendo will be offering hands-on time with a large selection of new and upcoming Wii U as well as Nintendo 3DS games, as well as providing a wide variety of special activities surrounding three of its upcoming releases. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity and LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins for Nintendo 3DS, and the just-released LEGO City Undercover for Wii U.
Visitors to the Nintendo booth will also be able to purchase select Nintendo products on-site, including special pre-sale opportunities for Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity.
“We look forward to PAX East each year because it is a great opportunity for us to connect with all of our amazing fans,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “With a wide selection of games for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS to play, as well as special activities for individual titles, the Nintendo booth will be a must-see at PAX East.”
Visitors to the Nintendo booth will be able to purchase Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity and Fire Emblem Awakening for Nintendo 3DS, as well as various Nintendo 3DS XL hardware, including Red, Blue, Pink and the limited-edition Pikachu Nintendo 3DS XL system.
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity will go on sale in the booth on March 23, one day before these games become available in stores across the country.
“With a wide selection of games for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS to play, as well as special activities for individual titles, the Nintendo booth will be a must-see at PAX East.”
Nintendo will also host a Pokémon Gaming Lounge located in the East Registration lobby area to celebrate the launch of the Nintendo 3DS game Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. In addition to being able to play the game, Nintendo will also have giveaways on March 24th.
There will also be a mug shot photo booth experience will be set up in the Nintendo booth. The booth is to celebrate the recent Wii U release of LEGO City Undercover as well as the upcoming 3DS title LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins. Attendees can take mug shots in prisoner attire to look just like the criminals that populate Albatross Island Prison in LEGO® City.
Fans can also pre-order LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins at the booth and receive an exclusive pre-order premium item.
Wii U games and applications scheduled to be shown at the booth include:
- Pikmin 3 (Nintendo)
- The Wonderful 101 (Nintendo)
- LEGO® City Undercover (Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Capcom)
- Need for Speed Most Wanted U (Electronic Arts)
- Wii Street U powered by Google (Nintendo)
- New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
- Nintendo Land (Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS games scheduled to be shown include:
- Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo)
PAX East runs March 22nd – March 24th at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Nintendo will be in booth No. 448.
