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August 03, 2010 04:02 PM Eastern Time 

New Jersey 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 Great Adventure

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nintendo:

 

WHAT:

Nintendo is hosting a series of special interactive events at Six Flags Great Adventure 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 Great Adventure
1 Six Flags Boulevard
Jackson, NJ 08527
 

VISUALS:

  • New Jersey 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

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