Nintendo Switch Heads Across the U.S. for an Interactive Road Trip for Kids and Families
REDMOND, Wash., May 30, 2019 – Nintendo plans to bring Nintendo Switchgames, memorable photo opportunities and activities for the whole family to cities across the country. The Nintendo Switch Road Trip tour runs June 26 through October and offers visitors a colorful and highly interactive space featuring playable demos of some of the hottest Nintendo Switch games of the summer like Super Mario Maker 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, among others. The stops throughout the road trip are designed with kids and families in mind, offering them a one-of-a-kind Nintendo-themed experience that they can enjoy together!
“The Nintendo Switch Road Trip highlights the portability of Nintendo Switch as we travel the country to bring our games directly to fans,” said Nick Chavez, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Whether you’re visiting a state fair or just out for a day with the family, our event provides an opportunity to relax, play some games and have some fun.”
The Nintendo Switch Road Trip is a great place to get hands-on time with the system and some of its games. The space offers many areas themed to different games, like a warp pipe-filled stage to play the Super Mario Maker 2 game, a neon-colored paradise for the Splatoon 2 game and a large-screen TV and bucket race car seats for the high-octane Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game.
In addition to playable games, the colorful space offers fun photo opportunities for sharing on social media, Nintendo-themed challenges and special Target discount coupons that will be handed out at all stops (while supplies last).
The Nintendo Switch Road Trip is scheduled to make the following stops:
Location
Dates
Navy Pier
Chicago, Illinois
June 26-30
Summerfest®
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 3-7
California State Fair
Sacramento, California
July 12-14
Bite of Seattle
Seattle, Washington
July 19-21
Musikfest
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Aug. 2-4
Iowa State Fair
Des Moines, Iowa
Aug. 8-11
Kentucky State Fair
Louisville, Kentucky
Aug. 15-19
The Great New York State Fair
Syracuse, New York
Aug. 22-25
Minnesota State Fair
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Aug. 30-Sept. 2
New Mexico State Fair
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sept. 6-8
LA County Fair
Pomona, California
Sept. 11-15
The Big E
West Springfield, Massachusetts
Sept. 26-29
Georgia National Fair
Perry, Georgia
Oct. 3-6
The Nintendo Switch games playable on the Nintendo Switch Road Trip are:
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!
- Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
- Overcooked! 2
- Super Mario Party
- Splatoon 2
Visitors who are My Nintendo members can check in at each stop with their My Nintendo QR Code* pattern to receive a gift, while supplies last. For more information about the My Nintendo rewards program, and how to check in, visit https://my.nintendo.com/news.
For more information about the Nintendo Switch Road Trip, visit https://events.nintendo.com/roadtrip.
Remember that Nintendo Switch features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about other features, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.
*QR Code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch™ system and the Nintendo 3DS™family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.7 billion video games and more than 740 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS™ family of systems, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™, Wii™ and Wii U™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.
