Skyward Sword Playable at PAX 2011
Posted on August 23 2011 by Mases Hagopian
The Penny Arcade Expo was an annual gaming festival near Seattle Washington from the years 2004 through 2009. It’s a weekend of everything videos games, such as games available to be demoed, keynote speakers, game concerts, and panels of gaming experts. What started as a small convention of just over 3,000 attendees in its first year has since blossomed to reach an audience of nearly 70,000 people at their latest event. In 2010 it expanded to have PAX East and PAX Prime (West). This years PAX Prime takes place this weekend from August 26th-28th and for us Zelda fans, Skyward Sword will be on display!
It’s almost a guarantee that the demo of Skyward Sword that will be available at PAX Prime will be the same demo that was available at E3 2011 and at Gamescom in Germany last weekened. Even then, this gives the chance for tens of thousands of Zelda fans who will be attending the convention to play the game. While I’m not anticipating any brand new material coming out of the convention, I’m certain we’ll get some more quality gameplay videos, nice Zelda cosplay, and if we’re really lucky, a hint of something new from a Nintendo representative.
In addition to Skyward Sword being available, Ocarina of Time 3D will also be showcased at the event, but considering that Ocarina of Time has already been available for some time, this isn’t anything too exciting. It’s more meant to give attendees who still haven’t purchased a Nintendo 3DS a chance to play through the game.
Unfortunately both fans and press cannot sign up any longer as the event is sold out, but be sure to stay tuned here at Zelda Dungeon for all the latest Zelda goodies that pop-up at the event. Skyward Sword is set to release on November 18th over in Europe and November 20th here in the United States. You can see Nintendo’s Full Press release just below.
In addition to game play on the main show floor, Nintendo invites attendees to visit the Nintendo Gaming Lounge in the North Galleria, which will feature additional games and activities across two different levels. The third floor of the Nintendo Gaming Lounge will be decorated in honor of the upcoming Oct. 24 launch of the Kirby’s Return to Dream Land™ game for Wii (previously known as Kirby Wii) and the Sept. 19 launch of the Kirby™ Mass Attack game for the Nintendo DS family of systems, as well as the Pokédex™ 3D application for Nintendo 3DS. Visitors can inhale Kirby™ pink cotton candy, relax on Kirby beanbag chairs or pick up some fun Kirby items to wear on the show floor while supplies last. The third floor of the Nintendo Gaming Lounge will also feature Pokédex 3D activities such as large Pokémon™ AR markers and daily giveaways including collectible Pokémon AR marker cards while supplies last. The second floor of the Nintendo Gaming Lounge will feature playable versions of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker™ 2 and Fortune Street™. On this floor, players can take fun pictures with friends in a DRAGON QUEST-themed “monster friend mash-up” photo booth and meet with other DRAGON QUEST fans.
Nintendo also plans to host a multiplayer tournament for the unreleased Star Fox 64™ 3D game from 7-10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27, on the second floor of the North Galleria. PAX attendees can sign up for the tournament starting the morning of Friday, Aug. 26, and have a chance to test their skills in aerial battle. Star Fox 64 3D allows four players to enjoy the game’s full multiplayer experience with just one game card via a local wireless connection.
Games that are scheduled to be playable at PAX include:
Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D Land
Mario Kart 7
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Star Fox 64 3D
The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D
Pokédex 3D
Shinobi™ by SEGA®
Sonic Generations by SEGA
Wii
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
Rhythm Heaven™ (name not final)
Fortune Street
Nintendo DS
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Kirby Mass Attack
Visitors to Nintendo’s PAX booth can also take advantage of other fun activities such as daily giveaways (while supplies last) and sharing StreetPass™ data with other Nintendo 3DS users.
For more information about Nintendo, visit http://www.nintendo.com.
Source: GoNintendo
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