Nintendo announced earlier today through its press page1 that it will be visiting two dozen U.S. shopping malls this season, giving consumers an idea of what to expect in their stockings come Christmas day. There will be hands on demonstrations for upcoming or recently released 3DS titles, as well as games on the Wii and DS systems. Although the majority of titles exhibited will be Nintendo-published, games like Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure™ from Activision Publishing Inc. and Just Dance® 3 from Ubisoft will be shown off, as well.
The Nintendo mall program has been going on since 2006, the same year of the Wii's launch, which could help explain the huge successes of the Wii early in it's life-cycle. It could also play a crucial role in this year's sales figures, as well, but both points are pure speculation on my part. However, last year Nintendo estimates that it reached over 850,000 consumers through its mall program, so we can only wait and see what this season brings.
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Two new incentives to go shopping on Black Friday this year (day after Thanksgiving in the US). Nintendo is releasing limited edition bundles pairing some top selling games with some special DS Lite designs. The first bundle, show to the right and known as the Mario Red DS Bundle, couples a copy of New Super Mario Bros. with a red DS Lite that features the red Mario logo on the front. The second, shown on the left and known as the Ice Blue DS Bundle, comes with Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes A Day, a custom carrying case, and a special Ice Blue colored DS Lite. Both units sell for $149.99. The official press release is below.
NEW NINTENDO DS BUNDLES PUT A COLORFUL SPIN ON 'BLACK FRIDAY'
Limited-Edition Hardware Comes with Top-Selling Games
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 25 – The day after Thanksgiving might be known to holiday shoppers as "Black Friday," but this year Nintendo is rewarding eager consumers with two brilliant splashes of color. On Nov. 28, Nintendo will release a duo of limited-edition Nintendo DS™ bundles, each pairing a Nintendo DS game title with a hand-held system in a bold new color. The Mario™ Red Nintendo DS bundle includes a red system emblazoned with a familiar M for Mario, and a copy of New Super Mario Bros.™ The Ice Blue Nintendo DS comes with a custom carrying case and the popular Brain Age™: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day. Each bundle sells at an MSRP of $149.99.
Expected to rank high on holiday wish lists among first-time gamers and veteran players alike, the Mario Red and Ice Blue systems are the latest additions to Nintendo's rich palette of distinctive Nintendo DS colors. As people across the nation make their way to malls and retailers for pre-holiday sales and events, shoppers are encouraged to act fast if they want to get their hands on these limited-edition bundles.
"Nintendo DS is both the most affordable and the most popular video game system in this generation," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "These limited-edition bundles make great gifts for first-time Nintendo DS players and collectors alike."
The Mario Red and Ice Blue DS bundles won't be the only stocking stuffers this season. Nintendo also aims to brighten the season for core and new gamers with its growing selection of Nintendo DS games. Pokémon™ Ranger: Shadows of Almia and Kirby Super Star™ Ultra are already in demand among casual gamers and younger players. The new Personal Trainer™: Cooking helps people become masterful chefs. And Mystery Case Files™: MillionHeir™ keeps friends and families enthralled with a series of unique seek-and-solve puzzles.
Americas' celebrated Independence Day is on the 4th of July, and to celebrate we blow the skies up with fireworks! Makes sense right? Heck yes it does! And to celebrate a little with you we are showing the ending of Super Mario World for the SNES... because it has fireworks. SPOILER ALERT: This IS the entire ending to the game, so don't watch if you wanna see it before you deserve to
Black Friday: This day comes around once a year and is always the day after Thanksgiving. It's the biggest shopping holiday of the year, and parking lots are crammed! Basically it marks the start of holiday shopping because this is the day every store in the US decide to throw on super special sales that only happen for the 3 days or less (friday saturday sunday).
What I want to tell all of you fanboys out there is that the deals roll right into Gamestops, Walmarts, Targets, Circuit Cities, Bust Buys, Toys'R'Us's and all of our other favorite stores that carry Nintendo games! Here I have collected some of those couple-day-only deals! When looking at prices, the GREEN prices are the cheapest for that deal!
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