This fall HOLOPLOT partner, Creative Technology US, used the unique attributes of the X1 Matrix Array for orchestral performances of iconic musical scores of The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario at this year’s Nintendo Live experience at PAX West, the destination event celebrating gaming and gaming culture, in Seattle.
Nintendo Live is billed as ‘an all-ages celebration of Nintendo fun’. An in-person event, it debuted in Kyoto, Japan in 2018, with the 2023 edition being the first Nintendo Live event in North America. Across a large-scale themed area, guests were invited to play Nintendo Switch™ games together at the Variety Stage and Experience Zones, watch exciting NintendoVS championship tournaments, and enjoy live entertainment on the Live Performance Stage, equipped with a HOLOPLOT X1 sound system operated by Creative Technology US.
The challenge was to provide a system that ensured every detail of the much-loved music, performed by the 50-piece The Legend of Zelda Orchestra, conducted by James Olmstead, was delivered to fans, whilst containing it so as not to add to the noise floor of the surrounding trade show environment.
The sound designer for the show, Peter Lewis from AUDISEE Sound in Seattle, and Ralph Miller, Creative Executive Producer at Ralph Miller Productions, were already familiar with HOLOPLOT technology having used HOLOPLOT at Nintendo’s launch event for Luigi’s Mansion with a featured immersive attraction at E3’19. An Orion system, HOLOPLOT’s first product, was used to create multiple sound effects and targeted audio for the highly-themed environment. Since then, Ralph and Peter have been very interested in X1 and its capabilities and were looking for projects to use it in. “Nintendo Live presented the perfect opportunity,” says Miguel Hadelich, Head of Sales and Operations US.