Fall in love with Nintendo this Valentine's Day as we have the perfect gift to impress your sweetheart - whether he or she is a gamer at heart or just wants to play the latest Mario game on the weekends. If your Valentine's Day gift guide covers gadgets, travel, technology, or simply items within certain price points, we hope you consider featuring some of the latest and greatest Nintendo gifts that your readers may enjoy. Below is a snapshot of some of the new must-have games and consoles.
NINTENDO'S VALENTINE'S DAY
2016 GIFT GUIDE
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Love Fest At Home
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Wii U
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Nintendo's Wii U is a gaming system that changes the way you experience entertainment. Its unique GamePad controller enhances the high-definition game play.
Price: $299.99
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Splatoon (Wii U)
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A new franchise from Nintendo that takes on the third-person action shooter. Splatter enemies with ink and claim their turf in single- and multiplayer modes.
Price: $59.99
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Super Mario Maker (Wii U)
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The Mario experience of your dreams has arrived and is bursting with creativity... including yours! Play a near-limitless number of intensely creative Super Mario levels from players around the world. What was impossible in traditional Mario games is now impossibly fun, so let your imagination run wild!
Price: 59.99
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Travel Favorites for 'On The Go' Gaming
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New Nintendo 3DS XL
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With this popular hand-held system, get totally immersed in gaming with the big, bright screens and 3D graphics. The system comes with a 3D screen, 3D camera, motion sensor and gyro sensor, SD memory card, free software and many more fun features. New Nintendo 3DS XL is the best way to play games on the go and watch them come to life.
Price: $199.99
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS takes the tried-and-true fighting game that pits classic Nintendo characters against each other, and adds more features than ever before, with robust single and multiplayer modes, silky smooth online play and myriad customization options.
Price: $39.99
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Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
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Fan-favorite Mario Kart 7 brings Mushroom Kingdom racing fun into glorious 3D. For the first time, drivers explore new competitive kart possibilities, such as soaring through the skies or plunging to the depths of the sea. New courses, strategic new abilities and customizable karts bring the racing excitement to new heights on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
Price: $29.99
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For the Ultimate Gamer
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The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (3DS)
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In this new Zelda adventure, three players team up to cooperatively make their way through inventive dungeons and battle bosses. Collect loot to create wearable outfits, each with a different boost or ability.
Price: $39.99
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Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii U)
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Fight for survival while exploring the vast expanses of an unknown planet where anything you see is reachable in your weaponized mech, called a Skell. Customize a lethal skill set of combat and defensive skills, called Arts, to strengthen your strategies and defeat enemies efficiently. Attack your enemies from multiple directions using melee weapons, guns, and your greatest asset-your tactical mind.
Price: $59.99
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Something for the Kids You Love
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Yoshi's Woolly World (Wii U)
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This new Yoshi adventure is filled with hand-crafted stages that you can explore as you unravel and color the world with yarn balls to knit new paths and collect items.
Price: $49.99
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Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer(3DS)
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Design your own Animal Crossing home and show off your style in this new game for Nintendo 3DS, which launches with new compatible amiibo cards.
Price: 39.99
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Budget-Friendly Gifts
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amiibo
(Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS XL)
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Get cool in-game extras with amiibo - Nintendo's toys to life characters that can interact with your favorite games in unique new ways across multiple Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games. Just tap to score new characters, game modes, or other perks. From the new Yarn Yoshi to the special Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Mario amiibo - your boyfriend or girlfriend can collect amiibo to bring them closer to the games and characters they love. Or maybe closer to you!
Price: $39.99
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30th Anniversary Mario amiibo
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Mario's style has evolved throughout his many adventures and challenges. This blocky, classic look harkens back to his design in the original Super Mario Bros.™ game that launched for the Nintendo Entertainment System™ in 1985. His iconic red overalls and brownish shirt represent the classic color scheme used in the original game
Price: $12.99
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Yarn Yoshi amiibo
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Made from actual yarn, Yoshi™ has never been more adorable! Kind-hearted, naturally protective of others, and perpetually hungry, Yoshi™ is always up for adventure...there are so many mysteries to explore and new things to find! Yoshis can flutter their legs to jump incredibly high and can use their long tongue to snare enemies or other handy things.
Price: $16.99
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