Nintendo UK Community Calendar: March
01/03/2018
Be they focused on a single game or celebration of many, independent Nintendo community events are happening all around the UK every week, offering great places to enjoy games on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS family systems while meeting and playing with like-minded Nintendo fans of all ages.
Whether you’re looking for fellow Grizzco employees for some Splatoon 2 action, enjoy testing your battle strategies in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, or simply want to share the love for your current favourite game, the events posted below are all hosted by trusted friends of Nintendo UK, so you'll be sure to meet plenty of friendly faces!
Image above courtesy of Nintendo South Wales, February 2018 event.
So without further ado, here’s a selection of independent Nintendo fan events happening in the UK in March 2018:
Saturday 3rd March
Host: Borne Nintendo
Event: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Battle Bonanza
Location: Flirt Bar and Cafe
Featured Games: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Sunday 4th March
Host: Nintendo North Wales
Event: Pokkén Tournament DX & more! (A NNW & BUMPS Collaboration)
Location: Wheldon Building, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd
Featured Games: Pokkén Tournament DX, Super Beat Sports, Rhythm Paradise Megamix & Super Bomberman R.
Host: Nintendo Newcastle
Event: Metro Monthly Meet #1 - Poképalooza
Location: Ambar, Upstairs at the Odeon, Metro Centre
Featured Games: Pokémon Ultra Sun, Pokémon Ultra Moon, Pokkén Tournament DX.
Saturday 10th March
Host: Nintendo Norwich
Event: Mario Day
Location: One Life Left Gaming Café, St Benedicts, Norwich
Featured Games: Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Party (various)
Host: NSG
Event: Mario Day
Location: Loading Bar, 97 Stoke Newingston Road, London
Featured Games: Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Sunday 11th March
Host: Nintendo Derby
Event: Nintendo Quiz!
Location: The Quad
Featured Games: 1-2-Switch
Host: Nintendo Norwich
Event: Nintendo Norwich 12-hr Charity Gaming Marathon
Location: One Life Left Gaming Café, St Benedicts, Norwich
Featured Games: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim®, Splatoon 2
Saturday 17th March
Host: Nintendo Nottingham
Event: ARMS Mini Meet - Tournament
Venue: The National Videogame Arcade, Nottingham
Games: ARMS, Kirby Star Allies and more
Sunday 18th March
Host: Nintendo Liverpool
Event Name: Mario March
Location: Critical Hit Games Cafe
Featured Games: Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Maker and more
Saturday 24th March
Host: Nintendo Gloucestershire
Event: Co-Op Fun Time ft Kirby Star Allies
Location: Gloucester Guildhall, Gloucester
Featured Games: Kirby Star Allies, ARMS, Puyo Puyo™ Tetris®
Host: Nintendo Basingstoke
Event: Mario Kart Battle Odyssey
Location: Discovery Centre, Festival Place, Basingstoke.
Featured Games: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey
Sunday 25th March
Host: Nintendo Birmingham
Event: Kirby
Location: Geek Retreat Birmingham
Featured Games: Kirby Star Allies, Kirby Battle Royale
Host: Nintendo Preston
Event: Big Kirby Blowout!
Location: The Dark Room at Roper Hall
Featured Games: Kirby Star Allies, Kirby Battle Royale
Saturday 31st March
Host: Nintendo South Wales
Event: Kirby: March of the Minigames
Location: The Gatekeeper, 9-10 Westgate St, Cardiff CF10 1DD
Featured Games: Kirby Star Allies, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Splatoon 2 and more
For more events from our friends in the Nintendo Players UK network, please visit their website at www.nintendoplayers.uk.
Are you hosting a Nintendo focused fan event in the UK? Contact us at nintendocommunity@nintendo.co.uk with the details of your gathering and it could be featured in a future community calendar!
