▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁N intendo ▁Magazine ▁System ▁( 1 9 9 3 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 ), ▁N intendo ▁ran ▁party ▁t ours ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁To ys ▁" R " ▁Us . ▁These ▁events ▁were ▁only ▁promoted ▁in ▁N intendo ▁Magazine ▁System ▁and ▁happened ▁every ▁two ▁to ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Each ▁year ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁N intendo ▁stages ▁free ▁national ▁t ours ▁involving ▁live ▁character ▁appearances , ▁stage ▁shows , ▁N intendo ▁challeng es , ▁product ▁give aw ays ▁and ▁compet itions . ▁To ▁date ▁N intendo ’ s ▁Pok ém on ▁T ours ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁country ' s ▁biggest ▁free , ▁sho pping ▁centre ▁activities ▁ever , ▁including ▁Pok ém on ▁M ew ▁Tour ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Pok ém on ▁Stadium ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁Pok ém on ▁C ele bi ▁Tour ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁N intendo ▁Australia ▁also ▁hosted ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁biggest ▁Pok ém on ▁event ▁in ▁Sydney ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁including ▁the ▁global ▁Pok ém on ▁Stadium ▁Championship . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁N intendo ▁held ▁the ▁N intendo ▁D S ▁Connection ▁Tour ▁' 0 6 ▁and ▁visited ▁ 4 ▁states ; ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Queensland , ▁South ▁Australia ▁and ▁Victoria . ▁Another ▁Connection ▁Tour ▁was ▁held ▁during ▁June / J uly ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁N