Photos from Nintendo’s Interactive Fossil Fighters Launch Event

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News

Eric S., (right) 8, assists his brother Ethan, 6, both of Miami, Florida in a Fossil Fighters video game tournament at the La Brea Tar Pits Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. Fossil Fighters for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems launches on August 10, 2009. (Photo by Nintendo, Bob Riha, Jr.)
Sebastian M., 12, of Los Angeles (center) joins other video game fans to dig for ‘Vivosaur’ puzzle pieces at the La Brea Tar Pits, Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. The puzzle pieces represent dinosaur-like fossils from the new Fossil Fighters game for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi video game systems, where players unearth, clean and do battle with more than 100 unique fossilized creatures based on real dinosaurs. The new game launches on August 10, 2009. (Photo by Nintendo, Bob Riha, Jr.)
Young video game fans assemble ‘Vivosaur’ puzzle pieces, which represent dinosaur-like fossils from the new Fossil Fighters game for Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable game systems, at the La Brea Tar Pits, Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. Fossil Fighters, which launches on August 10, 2009, allows players to unearth, clean and do battle with more than 100 unique fossilized creatures based on real dinosaurs. (Photo by Nintendo, Bob Riha, Jr.)
Eric S., 8, of Miami, Florida breaks open a ”fossilized” copy of Fossil Fighters for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable games systems at the La Brea Tar Pits, Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. Eric won a game play tournament at the event to celebrate the game’s upcoming release on August 10, 2009. (Photo by Nintendo, Bob Riha, Jr.)
In this photo released by Nintendo, Eric S., 8, of Miami, Florida shows his excitement at winning the Fossil Fighters video game tournament at the La Brea Tar Pits Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. Fossil Fighters for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems launches on August 10, 2009. (Photo by Nintendo, Bob Riha, Jr.)
Kit Ellis, Nintendo of America’s Manager of Public Relations, presents an advance, “fossilized” copy of Fossil Fighters for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems to Brittany G., 16, of Anaheim, CA, at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles on August 6, 2009. Brittany won a raffle at an event to celebrate the game’s upcoming release on August 10, 2009.
Sebastian M., 12, of Los Angeles (left) and Zaid V., 11, of Los Angeles (right) plays the new Fossil Fighters game at a launch event at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles on August 6, 2009. Fossil Fighters will be released for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems on August 10, 2009.
Kit Ellis, Nintendo of America’s Manager of Public Relations, guides young video game fans at assembling ‘Vivosaur’ puzzle pieces, which represent dinosaur-like fossils from the new Fossil Fighters game for Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable game systems, at the La Brea Tar Pits, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. Fossil Fighters launches on August 10, 2009. (Photo by Nintendo, Bob Riha, Jr.)
Kit Ellis, Nintendo of America’s Manager of Public Relations, quizzes young video game fans on fossil trivia to collect prizes at a Los Angeles event to celebrate the upcoming release of Fossil Fighters for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi portable video game systems. Fossil Fighters will be released on August 10, 2009. (Photo by Nintendo, Bob Riha, Jr.)