Fans Can Be Among the First to Purchase Pokémon X and Pokémon Y at Launch Event in Rockefeller Plaza

Event for Nintendo 3DS Games to Feature Costume Showcase, Game Play, Fan Activities

--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nintendo:

WHAT:		To celebrate the releases of the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video games for Nintendo 3DS, fans are invited to the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Launch Celebration event. The epic event will feature fans dressed up as their favorite characters from the Pokémon games. Fans who come in costume will have the opportunity to participate in a costume showcase on a large stage.
		The Launch Celebration event will also include a gaming lounge filled with several game-play kiosks that will let attendees play Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, a booth offering Pokémon photo opportunities, Pikachu costumed character appearances and large inflatable depictions of Xerneas and Yveltal, the Legendary Pokémon from the games.
		Pokémon X and Pokémon Y for Nintendo 3DS will be available for purchase at the event at midnight, and Nintendo World will stay open through the night to accommodate fans. Nintendo 2DS, the newest member of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, will also be available for purchase at the event. Nintendo 2DS plays all Nintendo 3DS games, including Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, in 2D, in addition to the huge existing library of Nintendo DS games.
		The event will be the place to be for Pokémon super fans.
WHO:		Fans dressed as their favorite characters from the Pokémon series, families, Nintendo and Pokémon fans
WHEN:		Friday, Oct. 11
		8 p.m. – 1 a.m.
WHERE:		Nintendo World
		10 Rockefeller Plaza
		New York, NY 10020

VISUALS:

• Fans dressed as characters from the Pokémon games.
• A live stage show featuring a consumer costume showcase and interactive fan activities.
• A gaming lounge filled with fans playing Pokémon X and Pokémon Y at Nintendo 3DS game-play kiosks.
• Attendees taking photos with a Pikachu costumed character.
• Larger-than-life inflatable depictions of characters Xerneas and Yveltal.
• Consumers purchasing Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games.