Chicagoland Families Get up and Get Playingat Wii Games: Summer 2010 Competition

First-Ever Nationwide Wii Tournament Brings People Together
with Active-Play Video Games at Six Flags Great America

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nintendo:

WHAT:	Nintendo is hosting a series of special interactive events at Six Flags Great America 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 Discovery Kingdom
	1 Great America Parkway
	Gurnee, IL 60031
VISUALS:
	-- Chicago-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