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Nintendo Street Team Finalized

by Max Lake - July 1, 2002, 8:38 am EDT
Source: Nintendo

Some lucky people just landed the coolest summer job in the world.

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After advertising for months, going through countless resumes and even letting Nintendophiles vote on applicants, the Nintendo Street Team has been finalized. This was a pretty exciting opportunity for fans in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Seattle, as they will be showcasing Nintendo products to the public this summer. Check out the full release below and get to know the final Street Team members at the Nintendo Street Team Homepage. Congratulations to Nintendo’s new summer hires!

Nintendo Street Team: the Search is Over

Nintendo Selects 50 Lucky Gamers for the Ultimate Summer Job

The Ultimate Summer Job was given to 50 Nintendo Street Team hopefuls across the country today. Nintendo Street Team members' first day on the job will be running the gauntlet at Nintendo's 48-hour Boot Camp, scheduled for July 8 and 9 in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Then, beginning July 13, the Nintendo Street Teams will hit local hot spots, concerts and events in their hometowns, promoting and demonstrating Nintendo products to their peers. To see the final 50, visit www.nintendostreetteam.com.

"These Nintendo Street Team members will be ambassadors of Nintendo, reaching new people, one-on-one, and getting them excited about Nintendo's newest games," says Peter MacDougall, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America Inc. "We are excited we found the right people and can't wait to train them for their ultimate summer job."

Nintendo Street Team members were hand-picked via open "casting calls" in the selected six cities, as well as from audition tapes sent from around the country. Contestants rapped, sang and danced for Nintendo, explaining why they should have a place on the Nintendo Street Team. Visit the Nintendo Street Team Web site to view the audition tapes.

During Nintendo's 48-hour Boot Camp, Nintendo Street Team members will receive extensive training in game play techniques, tips and tricks, Nintendo history, marketing, and promotions, leaving them prepared to conquer their hometowns. Once Nintendo Street Team members master the "classroom" portion of the "Nintendo Boot Camp," they will test the limits of their video game know-how in a climactic obstacle course, including relay races, video game trivia and game play of Nintendo's latest titles. The "Nintendo Boot Camp" will be physically and mentally challenging, allowing Nintendo's newest members to prove they have what it takes.

Additionally, Nintendo Street Team members will spend part of their summer online with other devoted Nintendo fans, tracking their work experience and giving a peek into their lives via job diaries, bios and online chats hosted on the Nintendo Street Team Web site.

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®, Nintendo® 64, Game Boy Advance and NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM). Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.6 billion video games worldwide, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong® and launching such franchises as Zelda(TM) and Pokemon®. 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.

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