‘Come, All Ye Playful’ to Nintendo’s Holiday Mall Experience

Hands-On Wii and Nintendo DSi Sampling Stations to Open at Malls Across the U.S.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo is about to put a playful twist on the fun of bumping into old friends at your local shopping mall. Marioâ„¢, Donkey Kongâ„¢ and Pikachuâ„¢ are just a few of the familiar faces consumers will encounter as Nintendo’s Holiday Mall Experience touches down at shopping centers throughout the United States. From today through Dec. 19, whether they’re looking for terrific entertainment value or an imaginative break from the usual holiday hustle and bustle, shoppers can drop in and play the latest games for Wiiâ„¢ and Nintendo DSiâ„¢ systems at interactive demo stations. Kids and teens, parents and grandparents, casual gamers and hard-core fans alike – the Holiday Mall Experience invites everyone under the sun to discover the beloved characters, inclusive game play, deep variety and innovative hardware available from Nintendo.

From wild multiplayer action for the living room to rich puzzles and adventures that can be enjoyed on the go, many of the year’s hottest games will be free to sample at participating mall locations from coast to coast. Visitors can get reacquainted with Donkey Kong in the new Donkey Kong Country™ Returns, grab a friend (or several friends) and check out the instant social fun of Wii Party™, take on puzzle challenges in Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Mini-Land Mayhem! or create customized heroes in the epic DRAGON QUEST® IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. More than 20 games will be featured at 23 Holiday Mall Experience locations.

“There’s no better way to highlight the nonstop fun and extraordinary value offered by Nintendo systems than simply letting consumers enjoy them firsthand,” said Marc Franklin, Nintendo of America’s director of Public Relations. “From the moment they pick up a Wii Remote controller or a portable Nintendo DSi XL system, anyone who takes part in the Holiday Mall Experience will quickly recognize that our lineup truly includes something for everyone.”

Games for the Wii system to be showcased during Holiday Mall Experience include Donkey Kong Country Returns, PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure, Kirby’s Epic Yarn™, Wii Party, Metroid™: Other M, Wii Fit™ Plus, Super Mario Galaxy™ 2, New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii, Wii Sports Resort™, Mario Kart™ Wii, Disney Epic Mickey (Disney Interactive Studios), uDraw™ Studio along with uDraw™ GameTablet™ (THQ), Just Dance® 2 (Ubisoft) and NBA JAM (EA Sports).

Featured titles for the Nintendo DS family of systems will include Golden Sun™: Dark Dawn, Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, Art Academy™, Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future™, DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, Brain Age™ 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!, New Super Mario Bros.™ and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s Super Scribblenauts™.

Confirmed locations for Nintendo’s Holiday Mall Experience include the following:

* Garden State Plaza (Paramus, N.J.)
* Topanga (Canoga Park, Calif.)
* Parks at Arlington (Arlington, Texas)
* King of Prussia Mall (King of Prussia, Penn.)
* Houston Galleria (Houston)
* Southcenter (Seattle)
* Fox Valley (Aurora, Ill.)
* Roosevelt Field (Garden City, N.Y.)
* Beverly Center (Los Angeles)
* The Shops at Willow Bend (Plano, Texas)
* Mall of Georgia (Buford, Ga.)
* Pembroke Lakes Mall (Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
* Annapolis Shopping Center (Annapolis, Md.)
* Northshore Mall (Peabody, Mass.)
* Arizona Mills (Tempe, Ariz.)
* Valley Fair (Santa Clara, Calif.)
* Southdale Center (Edina, Minn.)
* North County (Escondido, Calif.)
* Castleton Square Mall (Indianapolis)
* Lloyd Center (Portland, Ore.)
* FlatIron Crossing (Broomfield, Colo.)
* Tyrone Square (St. Petersburg, Fla.)

To help consumers locate Holiday Mall Experience events in their area, Nintendo has launched a website at http://happyholidays.nintendo.com. Visitors to the site will also find a handy printable gift guide and complete details on all kinds of great games for Wii and Nintendo DSi systems.

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://wii.com.

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