New England Families Get Up and Get Playing at Wii Games: Summer 2010 Competition
July 23, 2010 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
New England 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 New England
–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nintendo:
WHAT:
Nintendo is hosting a series of special interactive events at Six Flags New England 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.
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 game play and sample Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy™ 2 game for the Wii system. Similar 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 New England
1623 Main Street
Agawam, MA 01001
VISUALS:
* New England 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
