N.Y.C.-Metro Area Families Get Up and Get Playing at Wii Games: Summer 2010 Competition

MEDIA ALERT: N.Y.C.-METRO AREA FAMILIES GET UP AND GET PLAYING AT WII GAMES: SUMMER 2010 COMPETITION

First-Ever Nationwide Wii Tournament Kicks Off July 16 at Liberty State Park with Special Appearance by Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson

WHAT:
Nintendo is hosting a kickoff event at Liberty State Park on July 16 to celebrate the first-ever nationwide Wii™ video game tournament. Participants will get off the couch and on their feet for a chance to win great prizes while having fun playing Nintendo’s motion-control video games together – whether they’re kids, adults, teens, seniors or families. Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars champion Shawn Johnson, the official Wii Games: Summer 2010 Ambassador, will make a special appearance to greet participants and fans.

Wii Games: Summer 2010 events will also offer fun activities for consumers and families who aren’t competing in tournament play. Attendees and spectators can participate in noncompetitive demos and sample other Wii games, such as Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 and Punch-Out!!™. Subsequent events will be held throughout the summer at Six Flags theme parks and select shopping malls across the country. Qualifying winners will win a trip to Los Angeles to compete in the Wii Games: Summer 2010 national championship in September. Full details, rules and regulations can be found at http://www.wiigames2010.com.

WHO:
Kids, adults, teens, parents, seniors and video game fans of all kinds

WHEN:
Friday, July 16, 2010
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

WHERE:
Liberty State Park
South Lawn
Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-915-3440

VISUALS:
• Olympic champion and Wii Games Ambassador Shawn Johnson greeting teams and spectators at the kickoff for the nationwide Wii Games: Summer 2010 competition
• Opening procession featuring Mario, Luigi and Shawn Johnson
• Kids, adults, teens and seniors having fun playing active-play video games together
• Players of all ages using the Wii Remote controller to bowl a strike and sink a basketball in Wii Sports Resort
• Kids and adults twirling a virtual Hula Hoop in Wii Fit Plus
• Spectators cheering on friends and family members during competition
• Game b-roll available

Source: Nintendo PR