Selected Wii U Video Challenge Team and YouTube Celebrity Freddie Wong to Premiere Short Film in Park City
Video Inspired by Donkey Kong
Country: Tropical Freeze for Wii U
Sundance Film Festival 2014
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Nintendo:
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The team from Internet show Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’? will
debut its new short film in the Nintendo Chalet in Park City,
Utah, during the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 16. After
participating in the Wii U Video Challenge, the Hey Ash,
Whatcha Playin’? crew was selected to work with YouTube
powerhouse Freddie Wong to produce an original short film inspired
by the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze game, which
launches for Wii U on Feb. 21.
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Nintendo’s Wii U Video Challenge asked 30 of YouTube’s top content
creators to produce short videos inspired by Super Mario 3D
World and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD for
Wii U. After viewing all the submitted videos, Nintendo selected
the Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’? team to work with Wong on a
film inspired by Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
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The Nintendo Chalet will also offer invitees the opportunity to
take shelter from the cold weather and play a variety of fun Wii U
and Nintendo 3DS games in a warm, welcoming environment. Games
featured in the lounge include Wii Fit U for Wii U and The
Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for Nintendo 3DS.
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WHO:
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YouTube filmmaker Freddie Wong, the Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’?
team, Nintendo of America executives
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WHEN:
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Thursday, Jan. 16 | |
| 8 p.m. MT (Media check-in at 7:30 p.m. MT) | ||
| For media attendees: Please RSVP via e-mail to Grace Chang by 10 a.m. PT on Jan. 15 | ||
Grace Chang, GolinHarris
818-689-5118 (cell)
grace.chang@golinharris.com
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WHERE:
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449 Main St. | |
| Park City, UT 84060 |
- Freddie Wong and the Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’? team introducing their short film inspired by Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for Wii U.
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