Nintendo will be allowing the public to participate in this year’s E3 excitement. Rather than needing to be a reporter or game industry representative, you will be able to simply walk into Best Buy stores located in the United States and Canada to play the games Nintendo will be announcing at E3.
Continue reading to learn more.
No longer will you have to rely on just watching the announcements but will actually be able to experience them first hand; however, there are only eighty-nine Best Buy stores participating in the U.S. and twenty-one stores participating in Canada. The games will be playable on June 12 from 4 p.m.–8 p.m. (local time) and June 15 from 1 p.m.–5 p.m. (local time).
If you live in the United States, these are the eighty-nine cities that will be showcasing Nintendo’s E3 line up:
Alabama: Birmingham, Huntsville
Arkansas: Fort Smith, North Little Rock
Arizona: Phoenix
California: Culver City, Elk Grove, Emeryville, San Jose, Tracy, Visalia
Colorado: Denver
Connecticut: Manchester
Delaware: Wilmington
Florida: Brandon, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Kissimmee, Miami, Pensacola
Georgia: Augusta, Duluth, Savannah, Smyrna
Iowa: Cedar Rapids, West Des Moines
Illinois: Bloomington, Schaumburg
Indiana: Greenwood
Kansas: Overland Park, Wichita
Kentucky: Florence, Lexington, Louisville
Louisiana: Harvey
Massachusetts: Cambridge, Dedham, Worcester
Maryland: Frederick, Glen Burnie, Wheaton
Michigan: Ann Arbor, Flint, Grand Rapids, Rochester Hills
Minnesota: Eden Prairie
Missouri: St. Louis
North Carolina: Cary, Fayetteville, Pineville, Winston-Salem
New Jersey: Iselin, West Paterson, Woodbury
New York: Albany, Amherst, Long Island City, Syracuse, Valley Stream, West Nyack
Ohio: Fairborn, North Olmsted, Reynoldsburg, Toledo
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City
Oregon: Portland
Pennsylvania: Erie, King of Prussia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Whitehall
South Carolina: Greenville, North Charleston
Tennessee: Brentwood, Knoxville, Memphis
Texas: Arlington, Austin, Houston, McAllen, The Woodlands, Tyler
Utah: Sandy
Virginia: Charlottesville, Glen Allen, Virginia Beach
Vermont: Williston
Washington: Lynnwood
Wisconsin: Greenfield
Unfortunately, Nintendo hasn’t announced which stores in Canada will be participating. Nintendo will also be releasing the list of games that will be playable on June 11, which will be found here.
Update:
These Canadian Best Buy locations will be participating:
Ontario: North York, Toronto, Mississauga, Windsor, London, Ottawa, Kingston, Brampton, Oakville
Quebec: Montreal, Lasalle
Manitoba: Winnipeg
Saskatchewan: Saskatoon
Alberta: Edmonton, Calgary (2 locations)
British Columbia: Vancouver, Langley, Richmond
Nova Scotia: Dartmouth
