Three-thousand people crammed into the Highlands above Hollywood Boulevard for the Nintendo party. Gaming's royalty gathered to check out hip-hop act the Black Eyed Peas, down free booze and gobble up finger food. Doors opened at 6:00 pm and by 7:30, the event was in full-force. Mario-maker Shigeru Miyamoto, Metal Gear Solid's Hideo Kojima, Lumines luminary Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Super Monkey Ball trainer Toshiro Nagoshi and Killer 7 hitman Goichi Suda all were in attendance. The *literally* coolest thing? A large Ninty ice sculpture with a funnel through which the bartender poured stoop-inducing firewater. Guests received completely Nintendo noise-making keychains. Some guest received more of these keychains than other guests. Relatively sober slideshow after the jump.





















