Atlanta Families Get Up and Get Playing at Wii Games: Summer 2010 Competition
July 23, 2010 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Atlanta Families Get Up and Get Playing at Wii Games: Summer 2010 Competition
First-Ever Nationwide Wii Tournament Brings People Together with Active-Play Video Games at Six Flags Over Georgia
–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nintendo of America Inc.:
WHAT:
Nintendo is hosting a series of special interactive events at Six Flags Over Georgia as part of “Wii Games: Summer 2010,” the first-ever nationwide Wii™ video game tournament. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 15, people of all ages are invited to 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.
Similar Wii Games: Summer 2010 events are being held throughout the summer at select shopping malls and other Six Flags theme parks 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, seniors and video game fans of all kinds
WHEN:
Fridays through Aug. 13: noon-4 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 15: noon-8 p.m.
WHERE:
Six Flags Over Georgia
275 Riverside Parkway
Austell, GA 30168
VISUALS:
– Atlanta-area 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
