Nintendo Brings Games and Fun to PAX West in Seattle
Nintendo Features Upcoming Indie Games at Event
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As PAX West rapidly approaches, Nintendo has a lineup featuring RPGs,
indie games and lots of fun. The video game show, which runs Sept. 2-5
at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, gives fans a
chance to check out a variety of new and upcoming content on Nintendo
platforms for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo will have two
booths, one featuring activities with Pokémon
Sun and Pokémon
Moon, as well as playable games like Dragon
Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past and YO-KAI
WATCH 2 and another booth dedicated to our talented Nindie
partners showcasing awesome first playable experiences such as Punch
Club (tiny Build Games), Runbow Pocket (13AM Games), Severed
(Drinkbox Studios) and World to the West (Rain Games).
“PAX West gives Nintendo a great opportunity to showcase both mainstream
and Nindie titles to a video game savvy audience,” said Doug Bowser,
Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
“Having the show essentially in Nintendo’s backyard and getting a chance
to connect with our fans makes it all the more special for us.”
Some of the highlights Nintendo is planning for PAX West include:
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Nindies@Night: For the second year, Nintendo will kick off its
PAX West activities with an event at the EMP Museum in Seattle. The
event is free and open to the public and will give people a chance to
sample both first playable and anticipated video games from our Nindie
community. Playable games include Axiom Verge (Thomas Happ
Games), Jotun: Valhalla Edition (Thunder Lotus Games), Shantae
Half-Genie Hero (WayForward/XSEED), Severed (Drinkbox
Studios), World to the West (Rain Games), FAST Racing NEO –
NEO Future Pack (Shin’en) and SteamWorld Heist (Image &
Form) for the Wii
U console, and Runbow Pocket (13AM Games), Punch Club
(tiny Build Games), Severed (Drinkbox Studios), Azure
Striker GUNVOLT 2 (INTI CREATES), Noitu Love: Devolution
(MP2 Games) and Gurumin: A Monsterous Adventure (Mastiff) for
the Nintendo
3DS family of systems. Attendees will also have the chance to snag
some giveaways and prizes, while supplies last. Additionally, all
attendees will have access to EMP’s Indie Game Revolution exhibit,
which includes newly installed titles from the Nintendo independent
community. The Nindies@Night event takes place 8 p.m.-midnight on
Sept. 1 at the EMP Museum, 325 Fifth Ave. N in Seattle. -
Indie Lounge at PAX West: For anyone who wasn’t able to make it
to the Nindies@Night event, we are bringing the same playable Nindie
content to PAX West in the convention center on the sixth floor in
Room 612. Developers will be there to demonstrate their games and
answer questions, and giveaway free swag. Indie Lounge hours are
noon-9 p.m. Friday to Sunday, and noon-6 p.m. on Monday. -
Nintendo’s Booth: PAX West attendees can swing by the Nintendo
booth (South Hall, Booth No. 2335) to check out a variety of fun games
and products. In addition to a number of fun activities themed to Pokémon
Sun and Pokémon Moon, Nintendo plans to have playable
versions of the Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten
Past and YO-KAI WATCH 2 games on hand. Additionally,
visitors can check out cool displays of amiibo figures and the Nintendo
Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition hardware, which launches
Nov. 11. -
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Photo Experience:
A photo booth will be set up at the Nintendo booth for fans to take
some fun photos with two legendary Pokémon and Pokémon trainers.
Additionally, fans who pre-order Pokémon Sun and Pokémon
Moon onsite will receive a collectable gift. -
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Developer Discussion: The producer of Dragon Quest VII:
Fragments of the Forgotten Past from Square Enix will host a
game-focused developer discussion at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 4 at the Hydra
Theater.
For more information about Nintendo’s presence at PAX West, visit http://www.nintendo.com/.
Remember that Wii U and Nintendo 3DS feature parental
controls that let adults manage the content their children can
access. For more information other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu
or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of
interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan,
manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U™
and Wii™ home consoles, and Nintendo 3DS™ and
Nintendo DS™ families of portable systems. Since 1983, when
it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has
sold more than 4.4 billion video games and more than 693 million
hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U,
Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL, as well as the Game Boy™,
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi
XL™, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo
GameCube™ and Wii systems. It has also created industry icons
that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™,
Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and
Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America
Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s
operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about
Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.
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