Nintendo returning to shopping malls for the Holidays

Christmas shopping just isn’t Christmas shopping without seeing a massive Nintendo booth in your mall of choice. Make way for some cheer, game fans.

Ho, ho Mar-i-o

Did Nintendo make any appearances at malls for the Holidays in 2021? I’m pretty sure the company was absent, making it the second year in a row that the usual Holiday happening… didn’t happen.

Up till the pandemic years, the gaming giant had huge displays in select malls across America. And there you could go to check out the newest games, as well as make some purchases. Obviously, those dried up in the wake of the lockdowns, and stayed fallow through 2021.

But if you’ve been looking forward to seeing the Holiday sight once again, well you’re gonna be happy. This year the kiosks are returning, and they’re set to be in a nice little spread of the larges malls across the nation.

Dubbed “Wishlist Wonderland with Nintendo Switch”, the displays will be in a total of 15 malls. Those include like Mall of America and King of Prussia, and will hit Queens Center right here in NY.

The roving event will be open to anyone, so you won’t need to sign-up anywhere to check it out. Some of the titles on hand will include Splatoon 3, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, and Minecraft. That’s just a taste though, as Nintendo says “many others” will be available as well.

It all starts on November 18th, with the Mall of America’s Wishlist Wonderland kicking off a day later on the 19th.

Here’s your full list of locations, by city:

Market	Location	Address
Atlanta, GA	Perimeter Mall	4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd.Atlanta, GA 30346
Boston, MA	Burlington Mall	75 Middlesex TurnpikeBurlington, MA 01803
Chicago, IL	Woodfield Mall	5 Woodfield MallSchaumburg, IL 60173
Cincinnati, OH	Kenwood Towne Center	7875 Montgomery Rd.Cincinnati, OH 45236
Dallas, TX	Grapevine Mills	3000 Grapevine Mills PkwyGrapevine, TX 76051
Houston, TX	Memorial City Mall	303 Memorial City WayHouston, TX 77024
Los Angeles, CA	Del Amo Fashion Center	3525 W. Carson St.Torrance, CA 90503
Minneapolis, MN	Mall of America	2131 Lindau LaneBloomington, MN 55425
New York, NY	Queens Center	90-15 Queens Blvd.Queens, NY 11373
Orlando, FL	The Florida Mall	8001 S. Orange Blossom TrailOrlando, FL 32809
Philadelphia, PA	King of Prussia Mall	160 N. Gulph Rd.King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phoenix, AZ	Arrowhead Towne Center	7700 W Arrowhead Towne CenterGlendale, AZ 85308
San Jose, CA	Westfield Valley Fair	2855 Stevens Creek Blvd.Santa Clara, CA 95050
Seattle, WA	Alderwood Mall	3000 184th St. SWLynnwood, WA 98037
Washington D.C.	Tysons Corner Center	1961 Chain Bridge Rd.Tysons Corner, VA 22102