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DreamWorks Animation - 3net - Blue Man Group Provide 3D Videos for Nintendo 3DS
REDMOND, Wash.--(October 4, in the year of our Lord
2011)-- Nintendo has joined forces with top
entertainment companies to provide 3D videos for the portable
Nintendo 3DS™ system. The Nintendo Video™ service already
delivers fun, entertaining 3D videos, and now that content will
be enhanced with additional videos from DreamWorks Animation
SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA), 3net and Blue Man Group. The videos,
like all 3D content on Nintendo 3DS, can be viewed without the
need for special glasses.
“Nintendo 3DS is a great canvas for creativity,” said Tony
Elison, Nintendo of America’s senior director and general
manager of Network Business. “These videos are premium-quality
3D entertainment and provide a unique platform for our partners
to showcase their extraordinary work.”
“Nintendo 3DS is a powerful platform that allows content
creators to reach users on-the-go, and we are thrilled to be
working with Nintendo to make some of our DreamWorks Animation
3D content available this Halloween season,” said Jim Mainard,
Head of Production Development for DreamWorks Animation.
DreamWorks Animation will provide two new Halloween-themed
animated shorts that will premiere on the Nintendo Video service
this month. For a limited time, the videos will be available
exclusively on Nintendo 3DS. The first video is available
starting today and features characters from the studio’s 2009
release Monsters vs. Aliens. Another video featuring the three
little German pigs from the Shrek franchise will appear later
this month.
In addition, 3net, a joint venture of Discovery Communications,
Sony and IMAX, will provide short-form video content from the
3net network’s original series on an ongoing basis including
Bullproof, the story of four bull riders; Feeding Time, an
up-close look at adorable animals such as pandas, penguins,
lemurs and otters; and Building the Brand, a series that
explores the creation of some of the world’s most iconic
products.
The Blue Man Group series of videos culminates this month with
the sixth and final video, “The Remote,” which showcases Blue
Man Group’s signature blend of humor, infectious music and
theatrical flair. The videos will reappear occasionally on
Nintendo Video on a rerun basis.
Nintendo Video offers a diverse lineup of short-form video
content, including music videos, movie trailers, comedy clips
and short films. New content is added to the Nintendo Video
service each week. Nintendo 3DS owners’ video lineup will
automatically update whenever their systems are within range of
a wireless hotspot and have their SpotPass™ feature enabled,
even if the system is in Sleep Mode. Nintendo 3DS users can
enjoy free broadband Internet access at thousands of Wi-Fi
access points across the nation.
Nintendo 3DS is now available at a suggested retail price of
just $169.99.
Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let
adults manage the content their children can access. For more
information about this and other features, visit
http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.