Sunday, September 23, 2012

Adult Drinks and Retro Games at Nintendo Wars with StreetPass NYC


Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/459758487389981/

Meet-Up Page: http://www.meetup.com/Nintendo3DS/New-York-NY/799912/

Directions:  Train to 2nd Ave

Location: 2A Bar & Lounge (25 Ave. A , Manhattan, New York 10009)


Date: Tuesday, September 25th


Time: 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM


StreetPass NYC invites all of it's 21 years and older adult members to visit our friends at Nintendo Wars for some adult social fun!

Show up at 2A with your legal goverment ID to get in at the door. Then show your Nintendo 3DS to the Bar Tender to get a $1 discount off all Draft Beers for the entire night!

While we add drinking to our normal video game talk, StreetPasses and multiplayer tournaments; Nintendo Wars will be hooking up their NES, SNES and N64 to a projector so we can play classic Nintendo games such as Super Mario Kart, Ninja Gaiden, Street Fighter II and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Arcade Edition (example list of games do not represent games that will be at the event) on the huge flat side of the bulding across the street.

Winners of the multiplayer retro games will win free prizes (mostly free drinks from the bar) and StreetPass NYC will be throwing smaller Nintendo 3DS battles to give away Kid Icarus Uprising Serires One Booster Packs.

"This is a reward for all of our adult members to relax before the rush of the holiday season and we are super excited to be teaming up with Nintendo Wars and the 2A Bar & Lounge to show the 'babysitter tools owners' a great time" says Jordan White, Founder & Event Organizers of StreetPass NYC.
Nintendo Wars is an adult social mixer for various bars across the New York Metro area that caters to old school hardcore gamers in a relax socialized setting. For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/nintendowars/

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

PokiPiku Pokemon Picnic 2012 with Tenshi No Ai and StreetPass NYC


Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/357740054300651/ 

Website: http://pokepiku2012.webs.com/

Directions: 
A, C, B, D, 1, 2, 3 Train to 59th Street Columbus Circle

Location: Heckscher Playground, Umpire Rock
in Central Park


Date: Saturday, September 22nd

 
Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM



StreetPass NYC is excited to join Tenshi No Ai for their second annual Pokemon Picnic in Central Park at Heckscher Playground next to the Umpire Rock! This year's theme is Fire VS Water and people of all ages and Pokemon skill levels are invited as there are activities for everyone regardless of age, gaming experience or gender!

Prices

Everyone has to pay**GENERAL OR TRAINER DONATION**if they want to take part in the Pokemon event

$5.00 = General Donation
(food, all activities and fun)

$8.00 =Trainer Donation
(Pokemon Tournament or 1 Contest, food, activities and fun)

**additional contest or tournament $2.00
 
 
Directions: Enter the Park from columbus cricle/59th street. Walk till you come to the fork in the road. Walk left and follow the path towards heckscher playground. We are behind UMPIRE ROCK.You should see TENSHI NO AI  banner before getting to the entrance of playground

Welcoming / Opening = 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Come meet all the old and NEW angel's at Tenshi No Ai, Brief Introductions and Performances!
 
Origami = 12:50pm - 1:40pm 
You don't have to have a pokeball to take home pokemon, now you learn to make your own and use them for bookmarks!

Pokedex = 1:30pm -2:30pm
 Pokemon jeopardy base on Fire and Water pokemon
 
 Jiggy Puff Star Hour = 1:50pm - 3:00pm
Special Performing Guest Sneko 1:50pm-2:20pm
Special Performing Guest Hitomi & Rainbow Bubbles Girls 2:30pm-3:00pm
 
 Limbo Battle = 2:30 - 3:00pm
 Limbo your soul away as we break people up in teams to compete in this battle.(pokemon soundtrack music will be used) 
 
 Cupcake Wars = 2:30pm
 Head Maid Fuwa-Sama & Ayano-Sama go head to head battle.Who is better & little sweeter?....will it be Team Water or Team Fire. Guest Judge: Jordan White from StreetPass NYC!
 
Pokemon Tournament Black & White = 3:00pm
 1st Place = $78.00 Gift card To Gamestop
2nd Place = $58.00 Gift Card To Gamestop

 Prof. Oak Says = 3:30pm - 4:00pm 
 Professor Oak is always telling ash what he needs to do. Well now he going to tell you what to do! 
 
 Pokemon Hunters  = 4:00pm
 Our first scavenger hunt! lets find and collect them all!
 
Karaoke Contest = 4:30pm
 Let us see if you can shine bright and win a prize for singing!!   **PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN MUSIC ON MP3,IPOD,PHONE***
 
Cosplay Contest = 5:30pm
Let us see if your the very best at picking , making and becoming a character 
 
Closing = 5:50pm
For us to say our goodbyes till next event


Tenshi no Ai is a maid group/café that offer comfort and entertainment to our customers by smashing the stereotype of most maid café by showing that cuteness and beauty can come in any shape ,size or shade. You can find out more at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/104311509616114/
 

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Wii Welcome U To The Future -- Wii U New York Conference with StreetPass NYC


Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/380011445403439/

Meet-Up Page:
http://www.meetup.com/Nintendo3DS/New-York-NY/788002/

Directions: 
B, D, F, M Train to 47th-50th Streets, Rockefeller Center

Location: Nintendo World Store (10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York NY 10020
)


Date: Thursday, September 13th
 
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM



StreetPass NYC is proud to announce they will be providing an unprecedented inside access scoop for New York Nintendo fans during the Wii U Unveiling on September 13th

Starting at 9:30 AM EST, StreetPass NYC invites all to the Nintendo World Store (10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10020) where store staff will show the Wii U Unveiling broadcast LIVE at the store. StreetPass NYC and Dual Pixels will update their Facebook pages and Twitter accounts as details about the Wii U Launch Date, Price and Games are being announced LIVE in real time by Nintendo of America’s President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime.

After the presentation is over, New York Nintendo Fans in the store can ask questions to StreetPass NYC Staff (look for StreetPass Network T-Shirts) regarding announced Wii U system information and Wii U hands-on demos. These questions will be sent directly to Jordan White on the demo floor.

Nintendo fans outside of the New York Metro Area can interact online by:

-- Tweeting their own questions at @StreetPassNYC or @DualPixels with the hash tag #WiiU

-- Post questions on the Facebook event page comment section (https://www.facebook.com/events/380011445403439/ )

-- E-Mail questions to StreetPassNYC@gmail.com

The best fan submitted questions will be asked during interviews with various Nintendo of America on-hands staff and demo managers and demo gameplay questions will be directly answered by Jordan White himself.

Those online can also visit the StreetPass NYC Twitch.tv Channel (http://www.twitch.tv/streetpassnyc ) where they can watch these questions being answered LIVE on air as well as see gameplay footage and the buzz on the press floor live. Nintendo Fans at the Nintendo World Store can also watch this footage live until 4:00 PM EST downstairs in the concourse directly underneath Nintendo World Store via StreetPass NYC staff with a lap top over Wi-Fi. This footage will be later be archived both on the Twitch.tv Channel and the StreetPass NYC YouTube page.

Dual Pixels a premiere source of content pertaining to the digital culture of explores gaming, tech, and urban otaku culture featuring its own original productions. For more information, please visit http://www.dualpixels.com

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Mario Minigolf Reality Tour on Governors Island by Figment New York




Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/113198158827703/

Meet-Up Page: http://www.meetup.com/Nintendo3DS/New-York-NY/783502/

Manhattan Directions:  1  Train to South Ferry or N, R  Train to Whitehall St. Station to Battery Maritime Building


Brooklyn Directions: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A, C, F Train to Jay St/Borough Hall to Peir 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Location: Figment NYC "Arcade" Mini-Golf Course (Parade Grounds, South of Fort Jay )

Date: September 23th, Sunday

Time: 12:00 NOON – 5:00 pm


Remember, back in the day when you’d spend hours and hours in the dark womb of the Arcade? Sandwiched between two fluorescent lit store fronts in almost every strip mall across America is that thrilling murky area offering hours of entertainment to idle teenagers and nostalgia-seeking adults alike. Shoryukening your days away, dodging ghosts while eating magic pills, and saving the world from inevitable angry gorillas.

StreetPass NYC invites you to Governors Island to the FIGMENT Project Mini-Golf course!


We plan on playing all eight holes to see who ends up in the sand pits and who is the next Tiger Woods. Then we plan to play some awesome multiplayer games such as Kid Icarus: Uprising and New Super Mario Bros 2 Coin Rush challenges,. Winners will receive packs of Kid Icarus: Uprising Booster Packs Series One. Later on in the day around 3:00 PM-ish we also may provide some edible treats and hang out in hammocks around Picnic Point more south of the Island via the Tram system.

Prepare yourself to simply be sucked into the vortex of the arcade!

WEATHER NOTE: There might be some light showers or rain drizzle. If so, please bring your umbrella. If it pours rain, we will announce an event cancellation on this Blog, Facebook and Twitter in which we will try again same location and time at the Rain Date below.

Exact Location is at Parade Grounds, South of Fort Jay.

More Info Here: http://newyork.figmentproject.org/long-term-exhibitions/2012figment-minigolf/

RAIN DATE: September 15th, Saturday

DIRECTIONS TO GOVERNORS ISLAND

--Manhattan Ferry--
Free ferries run from the Battery Maritime Building in Manhattan on Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day.

Sat-Sun & Holiday Mondays: Ferries leave at 10 AM, 11 AM and then every half hour until 5:30 PM. Ferries return to Manhattan at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM and then every half hour until 7 PM.

--Directions to the Governors Island Manhattan Ferry--
The Governors Island ferry departs from the Battery Maritime Building located at 10 South Street, adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. The ferry terminal is accessible as follows:

By Subway
1 to South Ferry station
4, 5 to Bowling Green station
R to Whitehall St. station

By Bus
M1 (weekdays only), M6, M9, and M15

By Car
Cars are not permitted on Governors Island. Parking is available in Lower Manhattan near the ferry terminal and in Brooklyn near Pier 6 on Columbia Street.

--Brooklyn Ferry--
Free ferries run from Brooklyn Saturday-Sunday and all Holiday Mondays.
Ferries run continuously, approximately every 20 minutes, beginning at 11 AM. Ferries run from 11 AM to 5:10 PM. The last ferry returns to Brooklyn at 7 PM.

--Directions to the Governors Island Brooklyn Ferry--

The free ferry from Brooklyn leaves from Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, located at the foot of Atlantic Avenue (corner of Columbia Street).

By Subway
2,3,4,5 to Borough Hall
A,C,F to Jay St./Borough Hall
R to Court Street

By Bus
B63 to the terminus of Atlantic Avenue (at Columbia Street)


IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT GOVERNORS ISLAND

Remember to bring anything that you might need for the day.

There are no stores on Governors Island. The Island does have medical facilities, porta-potties/restrooms, and a few snack carts / concession stands.

- Drinking water: Bring your own as there is very limited water on the Island

- Picnic food and snacks to eat and share

- Sun protection: Sunscreen, a floppy hat or parasol, and sunglasses

- Toys: Sidewalk chalk, kites, hula hoops, croquet sets, water guns… anything that you want to play with or invite others to join you in!

- Any necessary medications

- Costumes: FIGMENT is the perfect time to play make-believe (for both kids & adults!)

- Bicycles or roller skates: The Island is very walkable and a tram is available, but wheels make it easy to get around!

The following items are PROHIBITED on the Island – please do not bring them:

- Glass containers

- Grills

- Dogs or other pets (you will be turned away before you board the ferry unless it is a registered service animal)

- Cars (during FIGMENT weekend, vehicle traffic on the Island is limited to those who have advance permission)

- Alcohol

- Weapons

- Anything that is not legal to have in public in New York City


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