{"id":2884,"date":"2013-06-20T16:38:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T20:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2013-06-20T16:38:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T20:38:54","slug":"nintendo-canada-hits-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2013\/06\/nintendo-canada-hits-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Canada Hits the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/nintendo_cross_canada_tour.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/nintendo_cross_canada_tour.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"nintendo_cross_canada_tour\" width=\"642\" height=\"362\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/nintendo_cross_canada_tour.png 642w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/nintendo_cross_canada_tour-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/nintendo_cross_canada_tour-128x72.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNintendo is taking the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS coast-to-coast across Canada on a cross country tour this summer. The company will have a large number of new games on display and playable to those in attendance, including New Super Mario Bros. U, LEGO City: Undercover, Luigi\u2019s Mansion: Dark Moon and the new Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, fans will get the chance to try all of the new titles being released this summer, including Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, Game &amp; Wario, and Pikmin 3.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Also, for the first time ever, Nintendo of Canada Facebook fans will help decide where our tour goes next. Throughout the tour, Nintendo of Canada will post voting polls on its Facebook page and allow fans to vote on where the trailer goes next. The cities with the most votes received before the deadline will receive a visit from the Nintendo tour.<\/p>\n<p>From the Maritimes, Greater Toronto area, through the Prairies all the way to Vancouver Island, now is your chance to bring the Nintendo experience to your town! Make sure to \u201cLike\u201d Nintendo of Canada\u2019s Facebook page for your chance to participate, and keep your eyes open for the polls throughout the summertime: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nintendoofcanada\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com\/nintendoofcanada<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also part of the tour are photo oppertunities with where you can choose your favourite Nintendo-themed prop, snap a photo in our photo booth and share it with friends. There will also be a Cross-Canada Tour Prize Wheel for your chance to win some Nintendo swag before you leave, including T-Shirts, candy, and photo frames. There may even be a mystery prize or two.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the tour dates so far below:<\/p>\n<h2>JUNE<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>June 8-9 Charlottetown (P.E.I.)- Hockey Night in Canada \u2013 Play On!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>June 13-14 Nova Scotia &#8211; Future Shop, 110 Gale Terrace Dartmouth<\/li>\n<li>June 15-16 Halifax (Nova Scotia) &#8211; Hockey Night in Canada \u2013 Play On!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>June 21 New Brunswick &#8211; Future Shop, 50 Plaza Blvd Moncton<\/li>\n<li>June 22-23 Fredericton (New Brunswick) &#8211; Future Shop, 1220 Prospect Street<\/li>\n<li>June 28 Ottawa (Ontario) &#8211; Future Shop, 255 Kanata Ave<\/li>\n<li>June 29-30 Ottawa (Ontario) &#8211; Byward Market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>JULY<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>July 1 Ottawa (Ontario) &#8211; Canada Day at Major&#8217;s Park Hill<\/li>\n<li>July 5-7 Collingwood (Ontario) &#8211; Jazz on the Mountain At Blue<\/li>\n<li>July 12 Toronto (Ontario) &#8211; Game On 2.0 at Ontario Science Center<\/li>\n<li>July 19-20 Montreal (Quebec) &#8211; Jackalope Festival<\/li>\n<li>July 21 Montreal (Quebec) &#8211; Future Shop, 1001 Rue De Marche Central<\/li>\n<li>July 24 Montreal (Quebec) &#8211; La Ronde Fireworks<\/li>\n<li>July 26-27 Montreal (Quebec) &#8211; 463 Sainte-Catherine St W<\/li>\n<li>July 28 Montreal (Quebec) &#8211; Future Shop, 1001 Rue De Marche Central<\/li>\n<li>July 31 Montreal (Quebec) &#8211; La Ronde Fireworks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>AUGUST \/ SEPTEMBER<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>August 10-11 Winnipeg (Manitoba) &#8211; The Forks<\/li>\n<li>August 16- September 2 Toronto (Ontario) &#8211; CNE* \/ trailer not onsite<\/li>\n<li>August 24-25, 31-September 2 Vancouver (British Columbia) &#8211; PNE*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;more locations to come!<\/p>\n<p>*Entry fees to these events may apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo is taking the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS coast-to-coast across Canada on a cross country tour this summer. The company will have a large number of new games on display and playable to those in attendance, including New Super Mario Bros. U, LEGO City: Undercover, Luigi\u2019s Mansion: Dark Moon and the new Donkey Kong [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[21,75],"tags":[294,1386],"class_list":["post-2884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-3ds","category-nintendo-wii-u","tag-canada","tag-nintendo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/nintendo_cross_canada_tour.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-Kw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9272,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2016\/02\/new-batch-of-nintendo-selects-due-in-march\/","url_meta":{"origin":2884,"position":0},"title":"New Batch of Nintendo Selects Due in March?","date":"February 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Okay so I've only seen this in one place so far, and haven't seen any official announcement from Nintendo, but it looks like Canada may be getting select Nintendo Wii, Wii U, and 3DS games for a good price very soon. 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