Nintendo is inviting PAX-goers to attend a free indie game event the night before the big show kicks off.

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The "Nindies@Night" event will start at 8 PM PT on August 27, the Thursday evening before PAX Prime, at the EMP Museum in Seattle. It's free to attend and admission will be first-come, first-served. You'll be able to play recent and upcoming indie games on Wii U and 3DS, and gain access to the Indie Game Revolution exhibit at the museum. Refreshments will also be provided.Nintendo announced that 19 different Nintendo indies ("Nindies") will be playable, and developers will be there to answer questions from fans. The event will also host some multiplayer competitions for certain games, using the EMP Sky Church's 60-foot screen.For those who can't make it out to the event that night, Nintendo is also hosting a Nindies Lounge in the Sheraton hotel near the convention center throughout PAX.Nintendo previously made a similar push connected to a major event, when it announced the Nindies@Home campaign to let players try nine indie games from the comfort of their homes during E3.

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