A post shared by LaVonne Long • Family Blogger (@lavonnelong) on Nov 10, 2017 at 4:08pm PST This month our family visited Nintendo HQ again with our families. Last year our focus was the Nintedo 3DS XL, which we still play and love. This year we focused on the Nintendo Switch. Since we bought the Nintendo Switch for Nate's 5th birthday, he was already ahead of the game. He decided, well in advance, that he'd be wearing his Mario costume to Nintendo Headquarters. When he met Mario at our … [Read more...]
Super Mario World and Adventures Of Super Mario Brothers 3 on DVD
Nathanael is a huge Super Mario Bros. fan. He has a couple games for his Nintendo 3DS and he also got the new Nintendo Switch for his birthday last month. (Remember, it was a Super Mario Party.) We've started limiting his Nintendo game play. He gets 20 minutes, twice per day. We literally set the kitchen timer and he knows when it goes off, the games turn off. Can you imagine his delight and surprise when I found not one, but two, Super Mario television shows on DVD? Do you remember … [Read more...]
Nate is 5! He Loved His Super Mario Party!
For the last few months, Nathanael has been asking for a Nintendo Switch. He saw a YouTube Kids video about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and he wanted it. That particular game is for the newest Nintendo console -- the Switch. We asked Nate if he'd like a large party with his classmates or if he'd like a very small party with family and a larger gift. He easily and quickly answered that he wanted a large present. (We asked that same question to our 9 year old and she asked for a large party.) So at … [Read more...]
Mario Party Star Rush: Simple Mario Party Ideas
This year my children both have a Nintendo 3DS game that they love. It's their go-to game, and they first learned about and played it on our visit to Nintendo HQ in Renton, Washington. That game is the 3DS Mario Party Star Rush. Have your kids played a Mario Party game on Nintendo before? About Mario Party Star Rush Break free of turn order, with all players plotting strategy, rolling the dice, and moving. all simultaneously! Team up with your friends in the real world to compete to take … [Read more...]
Nintendo Tour: Our Fun Family Day at Nintendo of America!
When you get an invite from Nintendo to come to Redmond, WA for a family day, you just don't say no. I mean, we live an hour from Redmond, the city the Nintendo of America can be found, and getting a tour is not something that happens often. Really, it's almost unheard of. Plus, I have a long love affair with Nintendo. I still remember getting that first console back in 5th grade for Christmas... I was nervous about how Nathanael would do all day at Nintendo. But do you know what? Not only … [Read more...]
