Wii Games: Summer 2010 video/pictures

Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars champion Shawn Johnson teams up with Nintendo video game icon Mario to shoot a fun video encouraging people of all ages to participate in the company’s Wii Games: Summer 2010 competition, a nationwide celebration of fun and active play.

Nintendo’s most beloved franchise character, Mario, warms up for the Wii Games: Summer 2010 competition. Mario stars with Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars champion Shawn Johnson in a fun video that encourages people of all ages to participate in Nintendo’s nationwide competition, a celebration of fun and active play.

Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars champion Shawn Johnson teams up with Nintendo video game icon Mario to encourage people of all ages to participate in Wii Games: Summer 2010. Serving as the Wii Games: Summer 2010 ambassador, Johnson will kick off the nationwide competition on July 16 in New Jersey’s Liberty State Park. Tournaments will also be held on five consecutive weekends at select Six Flags theme parks and in 16 shopping malls across the country, culminating in a national championship event in Los Angeles Sept. 3-5.