Nintendo announced this week that it plans to showcase its holiday 2011 line-up at New York Comic Con beginning October 13. New York Comic Con takes place Oct. 13-16 at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Attendees will be able to check out The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii, Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS. Those at the show will also be able to take part in special activities to celebrate the upcoming release of the first Pokémon™ game created exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS system, Pokémon Rumble Blast, which arrives Oct. 24; and Professor Layton and the Last Specter, which launches Oct. 17 for the Nintendo DS.

Pokémon fans can participate in an expanded interactive experience at the nearby Pokémon Gaming Lounge on Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., located at Stage37 at 508 West 37th Street (one block from the Javits Center). Pokémon Gaming Lounge visitors will get hands-on game play time with the Pokémon Rumble Blast game prior to its Oct. 24 launch and participate in a wide array of activities related to the Pokémon franchise.

On Oct. 14, Nintendo will host an exclusive screening of Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, an animated feature film based on the fan-favorite series of puzzle-based mystery games and distributed by VIZ Media. Beginning at 8 p.m. in Room 1B01 of the Javits Center, the event will include appearances by costumed characters, trivia contests and a chance for fans to play the Professor Layton and the Last Specter game.

Games that are scheduled to be playable at Nintendo’s New York Comic Con booth (#1538) include Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Star Fox 64 3D, Tetris: Axis, Pokémon Rumble Blast, Shinobi, and Sonic Generations for 3DS; The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Fortune Street, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, and Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure for Wii; and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 and Professor Layton and the Last Specter for DS.