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Nintendo Reveals Best Buy E3 Demo Dates and Store Locations

Earlier this morning, Nintendo finally revealed an official list of all the Best Buy store locations that will be participating in their E3 2013 demonstrations. The list below features several of the U.S. stores involved in the festivities so far. Roughly 110 Best Buy locations ranging from 89 stores in the US and 21 stores in Canada are all expected to participate. Theses demos will be playable from 4-8pm local time on Wednesday, June 12th and 1-5pm local time on Saturday, June 15th. You can find more up-to-date information on the event right HERE.

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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

While Nintendo is going all out with this Best Buy E3 Demo strategy, I can’t help but wonder why they aren’t showcasing all these games during the normal daytime hours of the full E3 expo itself. Opting to have these games available for only the two days listed above just seems like a foolish decision when they clearly could have benefitted from having everything playable for the duration of E3 and maybe even the weekend afterward. Still, I guess if you’re a Nintendo fan that couldn’t attend E3 then anything is better then nothing.

Do any of you plan on stopping by your nearest Best Buy to see what these Nintendo demos has to offer? Feel free to let us know your thoughts on the matter in the comments section below.