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Going to SXSW? Be sure to check out Nintendo’s booth for tons of hands-on demos

Lego-City-Undercover-Splash-ImageSouth By Southwest (or SXSW as it’s commonly known) is a huge festival, converging many different forms of media and entertainment. Music, film, and technology coalesce into one giant fun-fest, as hundreds of different options are available in a veritable sensory overload of activities. Add Nintendo to the mix, as they’ve just announced via press release that they will be attending the event, giving gamers a chance to get their hands on some of the most anticipated Nintendo games of the year.

The SXSW Gaming Expo is open to the public and runs March 8-10 at the Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas, 78704. The Nintendo booth is #500, where visitors can find game demos and giveaways (while supplies last).

Wii U games and applications scheduled to be shown include:

  • Pikmin 3 from Nintendo
  • The Wonderful 101 from Nintendo
  • LEGO® City Undercover from Nintendo
  • Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate from Capcom
  • Need for Speed Most Wanted U from Electronic Arts
  • Wii Street U powered by Google from Nintendo
  • New Super Mario Bros. U from Nintendo
  • Nintendo Land from Nintendo

Nintendo 3DS games scheduled to be shown include:

  • Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon from Nintendo
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf from Nintendo (guided demonstration)
  • LEGO® City Undercover: The Chase Begins from Nintendo
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity from Nintendo
  • Kersploosh! from Nintendo
  • HarmoKnight from Nintendo
  • Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate from Capcom
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
  • Fire Emblem Awakening from Nintendo

Nintendo’s SXSW booth will be the first chance for many people to try out some of these games, including a guided tour of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. If you’re in Austin for SXSW, be sure to stop by, as Nintendo’s public events are usually pretty awesome.

I've been gaming since my dad made the bad decision of buying me a Nintendo when I was four years old. Every day I'd find myself with my face glued to a TV screen, punching away at buttons, getting furious with Bowser, Dr. Wily, and those freakin' birds in Ninja Gaiden. Since then I have failed to get my parents to play any board game with me, I sold my full copy of Earthbound with box and guide for $300 to some dude in Austria for rent money, and I still believe in Nintendo even after all these years.

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