Seattle’s annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Prime is once again sold out this year and the Big N has some major goodies up their sleeves.
First off is a panel with Wonderful 101 creative director Hideki Kamiya who will discuss this year’s Platinum project and how the mass united, action packed game, became solidified into one frantic and fun Wii U exclusive game. The conference begins on Sunday Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. at the Pegasus Theater in the Sheraton Hotel. In addition to the panel, guests will be greeted by an actor donned in the heroic garb of Wonder-Red, and Wonder-Masks will be given to those attending the show until they run out.
Pokemon fans in North America clamoring for a taste of the hotly anticipated Pokemon X and Pokemon Y for the 3DS will get their first time to try out a demo of the fantastic duo on the second floor of the Washington State Convention Center. There will also be big giveaways there, while supplies last.
NOA’s vice president of Sales and Marketing, Scott Moffitt said that people are very excited about the games coming out in the next few months.
“…Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and Super Mario 3D World for a long time, and now thousands fans will get a chance to play them for themselves. And in the case of the Wonderful 101, they can learn more about the game directly from its creator.”
Zelda fans will get a taste of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for the 3DS in a special lounge. There will be an exciting “Treasure Quest” where those who participate will get a map that leads them to four quests set within the Convention Center. Winners of all four quests will get a T-shirt that is inspired by the Crayfish design that Link wears early in the game, again, while supplies last.
Those attending will also have the chance to play through the multiplayer mission mode on Pikmin 3, which got great reviews and came out on August 4th. A leader board will be there to display high scores to see who’s best at using their Pikmin squad wisely.
There will also be a plethora of digital and indie titles welcoming guests in to try them out. Some of the first playable games will be Q.U.B.E. Director’s Cut from Toxic Games, Shovel Knight from Yacht Club Games, Armillo from Fuzzy Wuzzy Games Inc. and a World of Keflings from NinjaBee.
Moving on to games for the 3DS will be Shantae and Retro City Rampage from WayForward and Vblank Entertainment Inc. These will be playable for the first time ever. StreetPass and Mii plaza games and the newest addition to the Virtual Console lineup will be Summer Carnival ’92: RECCA from Naxact Soft.
The fourth floor will be flooded with retail space where anyone can purchase everything from hardware to software and other things. 101 copies of The Wonderful 101 will be available for attendees to buy, on a first-come-first-served basis each day to fans, which is two weeks ahead of its September 15th launch. Limited edition t-shirts of The Year of Luigi, The Wonderful 101, and Pikmin 3 will be available to buy. Games available to buy will be Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Pikmin 3, Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, Shin Megami Tensei IV and Disney Infinity, and Nintendo 3DS XL handhelds and Wii U hardware will also be available to buy.
Pre-orders for Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze will be available and for anyone who spends $25 or more (before tax) at the Big N shop will get a Luigi timeline print, while supplies last. A replica of The King of Red Lions ship from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD will be set up to have pictures taken next to the retail shop.
Games available to play at Nintendo’s #462 booth and lounges will be:
Wii U
• Super Mario 3D World
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
• The Wonderful 101
• Bayonetta 2
• Pikmin 3
• Rayman Legends from Ubisoft
• Sonic Lost World from SEGA
• Q.U.B.E. Director’s Cut from Toxic Games (Nintendo eShop)
• Shovel Knight from Yacht Club Games (Nintendo eShop)
• Armillo from Fuzzy Wuzzy Games Inc. (Nintendo eShop)
• A World of Keflings from NinjaBee (Nintendo eShop)
Nintendo 3DS
• Pokémon X and Pokémon Y
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
• Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
• Mii Force for StreetPass Mii Plaza
• Flower Town for StreetPass Mii Plaza
• Warrior’s Way for StreetPass Mii Plaza
• Monster Manor for StreetPass Mii Plaza
• Scribblenauts Unmasked from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Sonic Lost World from SEGA
• Summer Carnival ’92: RECCA from Naxat Soft (Virtual Console, Nintendo eShop)
• Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse from WayForward (Nintendo eShop)
• Retro City Rampage from Vblank Entertainment Inc. (Nintendo eShop)
PAX attendees can also try out some additional DLC for the Wii U eShop for games like Bit Trip Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien from Gaijin Games, Teslagrad from Rain, Tengami from NyamYam Ltd. and 1001 Spikes from Nicalis Games.
Also to be aware of: Wii U and 3DS both have parental controls so that parents can keep control on what their children play. Parents can surf over to http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu and http://www.nintendo.com/3ds for more information.
PAX Prime, which is held yearly, will take place from August 30-September 2 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
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