Fans Can Meet Olympic Hopeful And Play Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games™ for Wii U Before It Launches

--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nintendo:

Slopestyle snowboarder and Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games hopeful Jamie Anderson plays “Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games” for Wii U with Antonio DeLuca, age 10, from Glen Cove, N.Y., during the Road to Sochi 100 Day Countdown Event, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Anders Krusberg/Nintendo of America)

WHAT:				Nintendo is joining up with the United States Olympic Committee to kick off its nationwide “Road to Sochi Tour” in Times Square on Oct. 29 with a 100 Day Countdown event, celebrating 100 days until the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The event will take up three blocks in New York’s Times Square and will include athlete demonstrations on a ski and snowboard ramp, as well as an ice rink for curling, figure skating, speedskating and ice hockey		.
				Nintendo will also be there with hands-on demos for its new game, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games™, which launches for Wii U on Nov. 15. The fun game features characters from the Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog universes competing together in 24 winter events, including the new event snowboard slopestyle, which is making its Olympic Winter Games debut in Sochi.
				Jamie Anderson, slopestyle snowboarder and six-time X Games medalist, will be at the event to help promote Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games™. The Olympic hopeful will meet with visitors in a designated area.
				In addition, the Mario and Sonic costumed characters will make appearances to take photos with attendees.
WHO:				Slopestyle snowboarder and 2014 Olympic hopeful Jamie Anderson, Mario and Sonic, sports fans, Nintendo fans, families
WHEN:				Tuesday, Oct. 29
				Press conference and media hour: Noon – 1 p.m.
				Event open to public: 2:30 – 8 p.m.
				Fan meet and greet: 2:45 – 2:55 p.m.
WHERE:				Times Square
				New York, NY 10036

VISUALS:

 Slopestyle snowboarder and Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games hopeful Jamie Anderson poses for pictures with Mario and Sonic during the Road to Sochi 100 Day Countdown Event, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 in New York. Jamie Anderson partnered with Nintendo as a spokesperson for "Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games,” exclusively for Wii U. The game features a variety of events including Snowboard Slopestyle, which makes its debut as a new Olympic Winter Games event in Sochi. (Photo by Anders Krusberg/Nintendo of America)

 

Slopestyle snowboarder and Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games hopeful Jamie Anderson plays the new "Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games" game for Wii U with Sidney Angalet, age 10, from Glen Cove, N.Y., during the Road to Sochi 100 Day Countdown Event, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Anders Krusberg/Nintendo of America)

• Jamie Anderson greeting attendees and playing Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games^™ for Wii U.
• Mario and Sonic costumed characters taking pictures with fans.
• Nintendo and sports fans enjoying a healthy dose of friendly competition while playing Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games^™.