They've been doing it with N64 games, now LodgeNet and Nintendo will be offering up GC games directly in hotel rooms across the country.
LodgeNet to Introduce Nintendo GameCube Through Its All-New SIGNETURE TV System
Largest Hotel Broadband Provider and World's Most Successful Video Game Manufacturer Mark Ten Years of Strategic Alliance
NEW ORLEANS, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation, the world's largest provider of broadband interactive television services to the lodging industry, and Nintendo of America Inc. today announced LodgeNet will deliver Nintendo GameCube(TM) games through its all-new SIGNETURE TV(SM) marketing and entertainment system, being introduced at Booth 1202 of the HITEC show today through Thursday, June 26.
Nintendo GameCube is the latest generation of Nintendo video games to be featured on LodgeNet interactive television systems during the companies' ten- year strategic relationship. LodgeNet delivered Super Nintendo® games as the lodging industry's first networked video game offering in 1993, and has provided Nintendo® 64 games to hotels since 1998.
"Guests have demonstrated how much they love Nintendo games by purchasing more than a billion minutes of game time on LodgeNet systems," said Steven D. Truckenmiller, Senior Vice President Programming & Content Management for LodgeNet. "We look forward to deploying Nintendo GameCube as the latest milestone in an exceptionally fruitful relationship with an entertainment innovator and valued strategic partner."
"Nintendo knows consumers and the video game industry like nobody else. With our extensive game library, exclusive titles and long-standing game franchises, Nintendo's products deliver to everyone -- from the serious game enthusiast to the casual gamer," said Peter Eck, Director of Business Affairs Projects for Nintendo. "The relationship between the two top companies in their fields is undeniably a winning combination. Nintendo is proud to continue working with LodgeNet as we enter our second decade of collaboration."
LodgeNet currently provides Nintendo games to more than 5,000 hotels. The company's video game footprint covers more than 875,000 rooms, representing over 97 percent of its total interactive room base across the United States and Canada.
About LodgeNet
LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (www.lodgenet.com) is the leading provider in the delivery of broadband, interactive services to the lodging industry, serving more hotels and guest rooms than any other provider in the world. These services include on-demand digital movies, digital music and music videos, Nintendo® video games, high-speed Internet access and other interactive television services designed to serve the needs of the lodging industry and the traveling public. As the largest company in the industry, LodgeNet provides service to 960,000 rooms (including more than 900,000 interactive guest pay rooms) in more than 5,700 hotel properties worldwide. More than 260 million travelers have access to LodgeNet systems on an annual basis. LodgeNet is listed on NASDAQ and trades under the symbol LNET.
