Play Nintendo's Colorful Wii U Shooter Splatoon at PAX East

Nintendo on Thursday announced its plans for PAX East, the annual gaming convention held in Boston, Mass. March 6-8. The show is sold out, but if you have a pass, here's what you can expect to see and play (if you're willing to wait in line) at Nintendo's booth on the show floor.

• Splatoon -- Nintendo's colorful Wii U shooter. Launches this year.
• Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. -- An upcoming strategy from the team that brought you Fire Emblem. Launches March 13.
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3D -- A port of Monolith Soft's Wii game. Launches April 10.
• Puzzles & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition -- A collaboration between Nintendo and GungHo for a Mario version of the Bejeweled-style game. Launches in Japan April 29.
• Previously released 3DS games -- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, and Super Smash Bros. 3DS.
• The New Nintendo 3DS XL -- Nintendo's recently released portable device.

Microsoft also has big plans for PAX East, which you can read about here. GameSpot will have editors on the ground reporting live from the event.

Are you heading to PAX East this year? What are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below!

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