Play Nintendo
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Play Nintendo is a division of Nintendo's official North American website. It promotes contemporary Nintendo systems and games, while maintaining a focus on appealing to a younger audience. It was established on October 1, 2014.[1] The icon used for the website appears to be a Super Star or a Power Star. Nintendo of Europe has a similar division titled the Nintendo Kids Club.
The website's content is split into five sections: Friends, Activities, Media, Printables, and News & Tips. (Formerly there were only three sections: Friends, Explore, and News & Tips.) A clickable ? Block appears throughout these sections, which causes random events to occur when clicked, such as 8-bit Super Mario walking across the webpage, or coins appearing on the screen, which can be collected with the pointer.
Sections[edit]
Friends[edit]
"Friends" consists of profile artworks and descriptions of various main Nintendo characters, one of them being of Pikachu.
| Character | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
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Zap! This Pokémon has electric sacs on both its cheeks. Its opponents are in for a shock! Watch out when Pikachu raises its tail to check its surroundings, because lightning has been known to strike its tail when it does this! If you use a Thunder Stone on it, it will evolve into another Pokémon: Raichu. Explore Pokémon by type, weakness, abilities, and more at Pokemon.com. |
[friends 1] |
Activities[edit]
The Activities section features games, quizzes, utilities and other. They are divided into seven categories: "Play" activities, Personality Quizzes, Skill Quizzes, Opinion Polls, Puzzles, Memory Match-up and Paint-by-number. The following table summarizes each category.
| Category | Summary | Link |
|---|---|---|
 Play |
This category contains miscellaneous activities, such as games and creation tools. |
[activities 1] |
 Skill Quizzes |
This category features quizzes that test the player's knowledge on Nintendo-related subjects. |
[activities 2] |
 Personality Quizzes |
This category features quizzes that aim to determine things about the player such as personal preferences or personality traits shared with video game characters. |
[activities 3] |
 Opinion Polls |
This category features polls that users can participate in. |
[activities 4] |
 Puzzles |
This category consists of jigsaw puzzles that users can put together. |
[activities 5] |
 Memory Match-up |
This category contains match-up-type games, in which the player has to flip over and find pairs of matching cards. |
[activities 6] |
 Paint-by-number |
This category contains coloring activities. |
[activities 7] |
Media[edit]
This section has game-relevant videos, pictures and downloadable extras, divided into separate categories shown in the following table.
| Category | Summary | Link |
|---|---|---|
 Videos |
This category contains game trailers and other videos. | [media 1] |
 Pics |
This category hosts promotional pictures, such as screenshots and artwork. | [media 2] |
 Wallpapers |
This category contains downloadable wallpapers of various sizes. |
[media 3] |
Printables[edit]
This section hosts a collection of printable PDF files. The printables are divided into three categories, namely "Cards", "Crafts", and "Print and Play", summarized below.
| Category | Summary | Link |
|---|---|---|
 Cards |
This category contains various greeting cards and invites. |
[printables 1] |
 Crafts |
This category contains printable crafts. |
[printables 2] |
 Print and Play |
This category contains activities and posters that can be printed out. |
[printables 3] |
News & Tips[edit]
This section contains articles regarding new game releases, as well as tips for various games, promotional comic strips, and others.
The Play Nintendo Show[edit]
Play Nintendo also extends to YouTube audiences using an official channel containing gameplay videos of contemporary games, and other Nintendo-related videos. The Play Nintendo Show is a current series of YouTube videos featuring a Piranha Plant named Izzy as a co-host. The second host, named Andrew Trego, begins the show by exiting a Warp Pipe. The show is set in a Mario-themed room with plush toys and pictures of Coins and other Mario-related pictures on the walls. Andrew calls the room "Casa de Nintendo", Spanish for "House of Nintendo".
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Play Nintendo.
External links[edit]
- Play Nintendo links
- Activities. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Play. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Skill Quizzes. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Personality Quizzes. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Opinion Polls. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Puzzles. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Memory Match-up. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Paint-by-number. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- Media. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- Printables. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- News & Tips. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- Other links
- Nintendo Kids Club (UK / Ireland site)
- YouTube channel
Reference[edit]
- ^ What's New - Find fun and surprises at Play Nintendo. Nintendo of America (October 1, 2014). Retrieved January 17, 2018.
| Play Nintendo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Activities | Play | Online Paint by Numbers: Scorbunny and Pikachu (paint-by-number) | |
| Skill quizzes | |||
| Personality quizzes | |||
| Memory match-up | |||
| Other categories | Opinion Polls • Puzzles | ||
| Media | Wallpapers | ||
| Printables | Cards • Crafts • Print and Play | ||
