Game Says 'Wii Will Rock You' at Midnight Launch Event on Oxford Street

BASINGSTOKE, England, November 27/PRNewswire/ -- Game to Deliver First Nintendo Wii's to UK Gamers at Midnight on Thursday 7th December

GAME Stores Group Ltd, Europe's leading video games retailer,

have confirmed that they will be opening their flagship Oxford Street store

at midnight on Thursday 7th December 2006 to sell the very first units of the

highly anticipated Nintendo Wii, the incredible new console that could well

rewrite the videogame rulebook.

Nintendo and GAME are expecting hundreds of customers who have

pre-ordered their Nintendo Wii's to queue up to collect them on the stroke of

midnight, so keen are they to start experiencing this unique way of playing

games.

The launch extravaganza will include music, crowd

entertainment, competitions, pizza delivery and demonstration Wii pods to

play on. The grand finale will be a countdown to midnight when the first

Nintendo Wii will be purchased by the lucky gamer at the front of the queue.

Anna Macario, GAME's Marketing Director stated, "We are

anticipating huge crowds of customers will come to our Oxford Street store to

get their hands on their Nintendo Wii at the first possible moment. The

console has been hotly anticipated by thousands of customers who have

reserved this console for weeks in advance and we are working flat out to

make sure customers get the products they want first."

For more details on the launch day, as well as GAME's

policies, information on all consoles - including the PlayStation 2, Xbox

360, PSP, Nintendo DS Lite, and all the latest software, and accessories

please speak to a member of staff in-store.