Nintendo Fusion Tour Announced
Company: Nintendo
The country's best blend of cool music, hot video games and raw energy soon will visit a city near you. The 2005 Nintendo Fusion Tour kicks off its fall tour on Sept. 28 in Detroit, and will play nearly 40 other U.S. dates before the tour wraps up on Nov. 23. Each venue on the tour will be outfitted with video game stations, where concertgoers can check out new Nintendo products like The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Nintendo GameCube, the hot new Game Boy Micro and games for the hot-selling Nintendo DS.
"We're giving both music and video game fans an incredible fusion of entertainment," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications.
Fall Out Boy headlines the tour, and joins other bands The Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack, Boys Night Out and Panic! At the Disco. Fall Out Boy's new album, From Under the Cork Tree, has recently been certified gold since its release two months ago. The first single, "Sugar, We're Going Down," has been racing up the modern rock charts, while the video has been getting heavy play on MTV, including a No. 1 rank on TRL. Chicago's favorite sons have come a long way since their indie debut on Fueled by Ramen Records in 2003.
"We've been fans of Nintendo since the days of Excitebike and Kid Icarus," said Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. "We are excited to be a part of the Nintendo Fusion Tour because of the diverse offerings it gives our fans. While they check the bands out, they also get the chance to check out some new video games. Besides, we have all always been video game nerds anyway."
-Starscream, GameVortex Communications AKA Ricky Tucker
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