Nintendo To Let 500 Fans Play Zelda Wii U Early

Nintendo in 2016

Nintendo is offering 500 fans a chance to play The Legend of Zelda on Wii U before anyone else.

The event will take place at the Nintendo store in New York, with sign-ups for the event taking place on June 11. All you’ve got to do is turn up on the day with photo ID and if you’re one of the first 500 people in line, you’ll receive a wristband, which can then be traded in for a ticket to the demo event.

The six-day event kicks off at noon ET on June 14. Nintendo says it will be streaming to the NY store’s 15-foot TV directly from the Nintendo E3 booth to allow people to see the new Zelda in action. There’ll also be trivia and prizes being offered.

The event listing is as follows:

June 11, 9 a.m. ET

Nintendo NY The Legend of Zelda experience

  • June 14, noon-3 p.m. ET (Nintendo Treehouse: Live screening from E3)
  • June 14, 3-8 p.m. ET (hands-on experience for fans with appointments)
  • June 15-19, Nintendo NY store hours (hands-on experience for fans with appointments)
  • June 15-19, Nintendo NY store hours (guided gameplay presentations with Nintendo experts and trivia)

The Legend of Zelda on Wii U was originally planned for a 2016 release, but ended up being postponed into 2017 so the team could “allow further improvement of quality.” The game is also planned to be a launch title for Nintendo’s next console codenamed NX to be released in March 2017.

Are you looking forward to the new Zelda game? Will you purchase it for the NX or the Wii U? Let us know in the comments below!

Share this article:

Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on linkedin
LinkedIn
Share on tumblr
Tumblr
Share on email
Email
Share on whatsapp
WhatsApp

Recent Posts

Warframe and Soulframe Live Devstream at PAX East Gaming News

Warframe and Soulframe Make an Apprearance at PAX East 2024

Digital Extremes held their most recent Devstream live during PAX East 2024, celebrating 11 years of Wareframe. One of the most exciting bits of news was the deeper look into …

Marvel 1943 cover art. Captaint America and Black Panther Gaming News

Get a Closer Look at the New Black Panther and Captain America Game | Marvel 1943

It’s been a while since we first got word that the great Amy Hennig was working on a new Black Panther and Captain America game. After creating something like Uncharted, …

Mad Catz Strike 11 Keyboard. A keyboard with red and black keys Hardware & Tech

Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. 11 Mechanical Keyboard Impressions

I have been on the search for a decently priced wireless keyboard and there is no shortage these days. Our friends over at Mad Catz sent over their S.T.R.I.K.E. 11 …

Hardware & Tech

Level Up Your Set Up with Nanoleaf

Nanoleaf has been one of the market leaders in the gaming lighting space for years now. They have a variety of products to level up not only your office space …

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Gaming News

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and What’s Next For Xbox | Let’s Chat

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is the next big game set for release and the rumor mill has been set ablaze with talks of Xbox going multi-platform. We take a few …

Gaming News

The Pimax Crystal 8K VR Headset | CES 2024

AR and VR were some of the bigger topics during this year’s CES. Last year I was able to go hands-on with the Pimax Portal but this year it was …