THIRD ANNUAL NINTENDO FUSION TOUR UNDERWAY WITH 33 SHOWS ALREADY SOLD OUT Fall Out Boy Featured at Exhibition

THIRD ANNUAL NINTENDO FUSION TOUR UNDERWAY WITH 33 SHOWS ALREADY SOLD OUT

Fall Out Boy Featured at Exhibition of New Music and Video Games
 

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 5, 2005 – The third annual Nintendo Fusion Tour kicked off in Detroit last week to two sold-out crowds. The country’s best blend of cool music, hot Nintendo video games and raw energy will play more than 40 other U.S. dates before the tour wraps up on Nov. 23. The tour already has sold out 33 shows.

Fall Out Boy, whose album From Under the Cork Tree was just certified platinum, headlines the tour and joins other bands: The Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack, Boys Night Out and Panic! At the Disco. Fall Out Boy also received the MTV2 Award for their song “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. Each venue on the tour will be outfitted with video game stations, where concertgoers can check out the latest Nintendo products, including The Legend of Zelda®: Twilight Princess for Nintendo GameCube™, the cool new Game Boy® Micro and hot games for the top-selling Nintendo DS™.

“This year’s Nintendo Fusion Tour has sparked unprecedented interest from music and video game fans,” said George Harrison, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. “More than 70 percent of the tour sold out before the first show kicked off.”

The Nintendo Fusion Tour is produced and marketed by branded live entertainment specialists Clear Channel Entertainment Properties, which also produced the last two Nintendo Fusion Tours. Following is the complete list of tour dates. Also visit www.nintendofusiontour.com for the most up-to-date tour information.

Date                             City                                          Venue

Tue      9/27                 Detroit, MI                               State Theater (sold out)

Wed     9/28                 Detroit, MI                               State Theater (sold out)

Thurs    9/29                 Columbus, OH             Promo West Pavilion (sold out)

Fri        9/30                 Chicago, IL                             Aragon Ballroom (sold out)

Sat       10/1                 Cleveland, OH                         Tower City Amphitheater (sold out)
Sun      10/2                 Toronto, ONT                                    Docks Concert Hall (sold out)
Tues     10/4                 Montreal, PQ                          Metropolis
Wed     10/5                 Rochester, NY                                    ESL Sports Club (sold out)

Thu      10/6                 Washington, DC                      9:30 Club (sold out)

Fri        10/7                 Albany, NY                              Washington Ave. Armory (sold out)

Sat       10/8                 Lowell, MA                              Paul Tsongas Arena (sold out)
Sun      10/9                 Philadelphia, PA                       Electric Factory (sold out)

Mon     10/10               Philadelphia, PA                       Electric Factory (sold out)

Tue      10/11               New York, NY                    Roseland Ballroom (sold out)

Thu      10/13               Pittsburgh, PA                          A.J. Palumbo Center (sold out)

Fri        10/14               Norfolk, VA                             The Norva

Sat       10/15               N. Myrtle Beach, SC                   House of Blues (sold out)

Sun      10/16               Atlanta, GA                               Tabernacle (sold out)

Tue      10/18               Orlando, FL                            Hard Rock Live (sold out)

Wed     10/19               Ft. Lauderdale, FL             Revolution (sold out)
Thu      10/20               St. Petersburg, FL             Jannus Landing (sold out)

Sat       10/22               Houston, TX                           Buzzfest @ Minute Maid Park

Sun      10/23               Dallas, TX                               TBA (radio show)

Mon     10/24               San Antonio, TX                 Graham Central Station

Wed     10/26               Tempe, AZ                               Marquee Theatre

Thu      10/27               Los Angeles, CA                 Wiltern Theatre (sold out)

Fri        10/28               San Diego, CA                    Soma (sold out)

Sat       10/29               Tucson, AZ                               Coconuts

Mon     10/31               Irvine, CA                               Bren Events Center

Tue      11/1                 Las Vegas, NV                   House of Blues (sold out)

Thu      11/3                 San Francisco, CA              Warfield Theatre (sold out)

Sat       11/5                 Boise, ID                                The Big Easy

Sun      11/6                 Seattle, WA                              The Premier (sold out)
Tue      11/8                 Salt Lake City, UT              Promontory Hall

Wed     11/9                 Denver, CO                              The Fillmore Auditorium

Thu      11/10               Kansas City, MO                     Uptown Theater (sold out)

Fri        11/11               Omaha, NE                               Sokol Underground (sold out)

Sat       11/12               St. Paul, MN                                 Myth (sold out)

Sun      11/13               St. Louis, MO                               The Pageant (sold out)

Tue      11/15               West Des Moines, IA                    Val Air Ballroom (sold out)

Wed     11/16               Milwaukee, WI                        Eagles Ballroom

Thu      11/17               Grand Rapids, MI                   Orbit Room (sold out)

Fri        11/18               Indianapolis, IN                       Egyptian Room (sold out)

Sat       11/19               Champaign, IL             Assembly Hall

Sun      11/20               Cincinnati, OH             Bogart’s (sold out)

Tue      11/22               Providence, RI                         Lupo’s

Wed     11/23               Toms River, NJ                      Ritacco Center (sold out)

About Clear Channel Entertainment Properties:

Clear Channel Entertainment Properties, a division of Clear Channel Entertainment, markets the organization’s vast network of assets – venues; music, motor sports, action sports, and theatrical properties; exclusive special events, exhibitions, and Emmy® award-winning television production services – to corporations seeking unique brand positioning. In addition, Clear Channel Entertainment Properties specializes in creating custom, high-impact marketing programs and special events that provide flexibility for client budget and timing parameters. Services include advertising, strategic marketing and content development, national and local sales programs, product and service launches, and television/broadcast programming. The resources and reach of Clear Channel Entertainment Properties have already made them among the most sought-after partners for business and consumer marketing in live entertainment today. Parent company Clear Channel Entertainment, a leading producer and marketer of live entertainment events, promotes and/or produces over 29,000 events, attended by more than 65 million people. The company currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books approximately 130 live entertainment venues, including more than 100 in North America and 30 in Europe. More information may be found by visiting www.cc.com and www.clearchannel.com.

About Nintendo:

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 and portable video game systems. Each year, hundreds of all-new titles for the best-selling Game Boy® Advance SP, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems extend Nintendo’s vast game library and continue the tradition of delivering a rich, diverse mix of quality video games for players of all ages. Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 2 billion video games and more than 353 million hardware units globally, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario™ and Donkey Kong® and launching popular culture franchise phenomena such as Metroid®, Zelda™ and Pokémon®. 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, visit the company’s Web site at www.nintendo.com.