Nintendo: Connecting people

It's time for Nintendo to break out the old Combi vans and pile some consoles into the back, because the team is hitting the road for Australia's Nintendo Connection Tour 2008. The annual event features thousands of young and not-so-young fans gathering together at Westfield shopping centers around the nation to celebrate the latest and greatest in Nintendo gaming.

Well, the Aussies won't exactly be enjoying the latest, but it may well be the greatest. At long last the ever-patient crowd will try their hand at kicking each other's butts ... at Super Smash Bros. Brawl. A tournament will separate the true winners from the let's-laugh losers, but even the combat-challenged can hit the track for some Mario Kart, and shred wth Guitar Hero: On Tour. Detailed dates and locations can be found after the jump.

This blogger can even remember playing Nintendo 64 games in the back of some guy's van years ago when GoldenEye was all the rage. Wait, was that the official tour? There's a distinct memory with lots of candy ...
QUEENSLAND

• Chermside: 28 - 29 June
• Carindale: 30 June - 1 July

NEW SOUTH WALES

• Chatswood: 4 - 5 July
• Parramatta: 6 - 7 July

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

• Carousel: 7 - 6 July

VICTORIA

• Fountain Gate: 10 - 11 July
• Southland: 12 - 13 July

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

• Marion: 14 - 15 July

[Via press release]