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Nintendo Recruits Budding Filmmakers to Spotlight Suspensful New Video Game
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2002--
Short Films Bring NINTENDO GAMECUBE Video Game, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, To Life
A lonely figure enters a dark, icy room. As she looks around, blurry shadows race past her and the only sound she hears is the
pounding of her heart. Suddenly a muffled scream erupts, and she
quickly turns around, only to be staring face to face with... Scary
enough for you?
This summer, video game publisher Nintendo of America and film
entertainment company Hypnotic combine efforts to promote the upcoming
NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) title, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem(TM),
via a pioneering online filmmaking competition,
Eternaldarknessfilms.com. Nintendo is searching for a short film that
perfectly embodies the haunting themes of its new video game thriller
launching this summer.
Originally unveiled last fall, this unique video game promotion spurred an overwhelming response from the film community, as more than
500 movie treatments were received from around the country. The
entries were narrowed to 10 finalists in January, based on use of
themes from the video game, such as hallucinations, Black Magic and
insanity. Currently each of the 10 budding filmmakers is developing a
five-minute short film that will be posted on Eternaldarknessfilms.com
beginning May 23rd. The films will be judged by a panel of top-tier
entertainment industry executives to ultimately pick the grand-prize
winner. Consumers can view the entries online May 23 - July 4 and cast
their vote for their favorite short film.
The winning filmmaker will receive $20,000 and a chance for his /
her short film to be shown at a Hypnotic venue at the same time as a
major film festival. Other finalists will receive prizes, including
NINTENDO GAMECUBE systems and video games. Winners will be announced
in mid-July. Additional contest details and a complete list of rules
are posted on Eternaldarknessfilms.com.
"Nintendo has built its business on innovation and creativity,"
says Peter MacDougall, executive vice president at Nintendo of
America, Inc. "By taking the game to emerging filmmakers, we're
tapping into those same traits to introduce Eternal Darkness: Sanity's
Requiem to older audiences beyond our typical marketing avenues."
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is supported by a multi-million
dollar marketing campaign, including the Eternaldarknessfilms.com
promotion, as well as traditional print and television advertising.
ABOUT THE GAME: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Long before humanity graced the Universe, the Earth belonged to
another species, an ancient species unbound by physics or nature,
purpose or ethic. Through the shifting of time, this species was
driven into the recesses of the world to lie dormant until conditions
were right for its return. Across history 12 chosen people come
together to decide the destiny of the human race. As game play
progresses, these 12 souls find their lives torn apart by the unseen
evil, thrusting them to face their most suppressed fears with the
promise of neither reward nor glory. The extreme sacrifice they
eventually make is the cost of saving humanity. Eternal Darkness:
Sanity's Requiem is set for launch on June 24, 2002, for an MSRP of
$49.95 and a mature (M) rating.
ABOUT NINTENDO:
As the worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co. Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan,
manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home
video game systems. The systems include Game Boy(R), Nintendo(R) 64,
Game Boy Advance and NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Since the release of its first
home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.4
billion video games worldwide, creating enduring industry icons such
as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong(R)and launching such franchises as
Zelda(TM)and Pokemon(R). As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of
America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for
Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere.
For more information about NINTENDO GAMECUBE or any other Nintendo
product visit the company's Web sites, www.nintendo.com or www.nintendogamecube.com.
ABOUT HYPNOTIC:
Hypnotic is an entertainment production company that leverages its
relationships with emerging filmmakers to acquire, develop, produce
and distribute independent films, episodic content and television
properties as well as commercials, sponsored productions and events
for advertisers and brands. The Company has developed relationships
with thousands of emerging filmmakers and manages one of the world's
largest libraries of short films and animations, which it distributes
to domestic and international television, movie theaters, airlines,
hotels, pay-per-view and broadband channels. The Company's major
investors include Vivendi Universal, Knowledge Universe, Dresdner
Kleinwort Wasserstein, Windsor Media and Entertainment Media Ventures.
Hypnotic maintains offices in New York and Los Angeles and is a
division of Enigma Media, Inc. Hypnotic's website is www.hypnotic.com.