Nintendo will host several events during this year’s Sundance Film Festival, including a premiere party for the Wii U Video Challenge as well as the Nintendo Lounge, a gaming lounge that gives residents of and festival attendees the opportunity to experience and enjoy unreleased Nintendo games for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS XL.
Nintendo will premiere three short films that feature the exclusive game-play experiences of the Wii U and New Super Mario Bros. U at a premiere party on January 17th.
Leading up to this big event, YouTube filmmakers from all over the country were asked to create short films focusing on the unique game play of Wii U and the Wii U GamePad controller.
Twelve were selected and participated in a 48-hour Wii U Video Challenge.
The Nintendo Lounge, which opens to the public on January 21st, will feature several Wii U titles including New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, ZombiU from Ubisoft, SiNG PARTY, as well as the upcoming Rayman Legends from Ubisoft and Wii Fit U, the first installment in the Wii Fit series on Wii U.
There will be several playable games showcased on the Nintendo 3DS. In addition to New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, three not-yet-released games will be available. Brain Age: Concentration Training, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate from KONAMI will all be available to play.
The Nintendo Lounge at Sundance is located at 738 Main St., Park City, Utah, 84060, and is open to Park City residents, festival attendees and out of town visitors on Jan. 21 from 1-5pm.
