Village Gamer

From November 13^th to December 18^th, Nintendo Canada is inviting fans to meet Mario™ as he makes his way across Canada to showcase his latest games. Be among the first to play the new Super Mario™ 3D Land and Mario Kart™ 7 games on the Nintendo 3DS™ system, and receive your very own souvenir photo with Mario himself.

Mario’s Cross-Canada Tour will be visiting select cities in Canada greeting fans at city landmarks, sports arenas, retail storefronts, and even holiday parades. This is the perfect opportunity for fans to get exclusive hands-on time with Nintendo 3DS and play two highly anticipated new titles. I’ve played them – trust me, you want to get your hands on these.

If you’re at Comic Con in Vancouver, you already know that Mario will be lurking around the hall until 3:00pm PST, and after an afternoon nap he’ll be cheering on the Vancouver Giants tonight at the Pacific Coliseum from 6:15pm until 10:00pm PST. Note, you’ll have to have tickets to get into these two events as well as for Breakfast with Santa. (Events marked with a star show those which may require an admission fee by the main event organizers.)

Other Vancouver tour dates:

• December 2 – Bright Nights in Stanley Park from 5:00pm-9:00pm PST
• December 3 – Nintendo’s Holiday Mall Tour at Metropolis at Metrotown from 11:00am-2:00pm PST
• December 3 – Best Buy Metrotown, 4805 Kingsway Street, Burnaby from 3:00pm-5:30pm PST
• December 4 – Rogers Santa Claus Parade from 10:00am-12:00pm PST (pre-parade appearance)
• December 17 – Breakfast with Santa at the Vancouver Convention Centre* from 8:30am-11:30am PST
• December 18 – Breakfast with Santa at the Vancouver Convention Centre* from 8:30am-11:30am PST

Whistler Blackcomb:

• December 17 – Roundhouse Lodge*, Whistler Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb from 10:00am-3:00pm PST
• December 18 – Rendezvous Lodge*, Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb from 10:00am-3:00pm PST

Calgary:

• December 9 – Calgary Hit Men* at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary from 6:15pm-10:00pm MST
• December 10 – Nintendo’s Holiday Mall Tour at Cross Iron Mills from 11:00am-6:00pm MST
• December 11 – Nintendo’s Holiday Mall Tour at Cross Iron Mills from 11:00am-6:00pm MST

Edmonton:

• November 25 – Best Buy Edmonton South, 9931 19th Avenue NW, Edmonton from 3:00pm-5:30pm MST
• November 25 – Future Shop South Edmonton Common, 1320 99th Street NW, Edmonton from 11:00am-1:30pm MST
• November 26 – Edmonton Oil Kings* at Rexall Place, Edmonton from 6:15pm-10:00pm MST
• November 27 – West Edmonton Mall from 11:30am-4:00pm MST

Toronto:

• November 20 – Toronto Santa Claus Parade from 10:00am-12:00pm EST (pre-parade appearance)
• November 27 – Future Shop, Trinity Common, 149-70 Great Lakes Drive, Brampton from 11:00am-1:30pm EST
• November 27 – Best Buy Downsview, 695 Wilson Avenue, North York from 3:00pm-5:30pm EST
• December 10 – Nintendo’s Holiday Mall Tour at Square One Shopping Centre from 11:00am-5:00pm EST

Montreal:

• November 18 – Best Buy Marche Central, 8871 De L’Acadie Boulevard, Montreal from 11:00am-1:30pm EST
• November 18 – Future Shop Montreal-Centreville, St. Catherine Street, Montreal from 3:00pm-5:30pm EST
• November 19 – La Récréathèque*, Laval from 11:00am-6:00pm EST
• November 20 – La Récréathèque*, Laval from 11:00am-6:00pm EST