DANCE,
DESTROY,
BRAWL AND
CRAWL –
MIDWAY
SHIPPING
FOUR TITLES
FOR NINTENDO
WII™
Happy Feet
the
videogame,
Rampage®:
Total
Destruction™,
The Grim
Adventures
of Billy &
Mandy and
The Ant
Bully the
videogame
all to be
available
for
Nintendo's
newest home
console
CHICAGO –
November 17,
2006 –
Midway Games
Inc. (NYSE:
MWY), a
leading
interactive
entertainment
industry
publisher
and
developer,
today
announced
that it is
shipping
four titles
for
Nintendo's
newest home
console, the
innovative
Nintendo Wii™.
Happy Feet
the
videogame
and The Grim
Adventures
of Billy &
Mandy are
available at
a U.S. MSRP
of $49.95
each, and
Rampage®:
Total
Destruction™
is available
at a U.S.
MSRP of
$29.95. The
Ant Bully
the
videogame is
expected to
ship shortly
after the
launch of
the Nintendo
Wii and will
have a U.S.
MSRP of
$49.95.
"The unique
features of
the Nintendo
Wii should
appeal to a
wide
audience of
gamers, as
well as
attract new
players,"
said Steve
Allison,
chief
marketing
officer,
Midway.
"Midway's
initial Wii
titles will
offer
something
for
everyone,
with the Wii–mote
controlled
characters
from Happy
Feet the
videogame
and The Ant
Bully the
videogame,
or the
multiplayer
madness of
The Grim
Adventures
of Billy &
Mandy and
Rampage
Total:
Destruction."
All four of
Midway's
initial Wii
titles make
use of the
Nintendo
Wii's
motion–sensing
controller.
In Happy
Feet the
videogame,
players can
control the
main
character
Mumble by
moving the
controller
up, down,
left and
right while
he swims and
belly'sleds.
Flicking the
controller
in the
correct
direction
will help
Mumble
dance. The
Ant Bully
the
videogame,
Rampage:
Total
Destruction
and The Grim
Adventures
of Billy &
Mandy all
use sweeping
motions to
help
onscreen
characters
grab, kick,
roll or
throw.
About Happy
Feet the
Videogame
Midway's
immersive
videogame
puts the
player in
the "tap
shoes " of
Mumble, a
young
penguin born
into a
nation of
singing
Emperor
penguins
where each
needs a
heart song
to attract a
soul mate.
Unfortunately,
Mumble is
the worst
singer in
the world...
however, as
it happens,
he is a
brilliant
tap dancer!
Based on the
general
storyline of
the film,
players will
be able to
experience
life from
the point of
view of
Mumble
through
music, dance
and
interaction
with friends
and enemies
in his
world.
Through the
course of
the game,
Mumble will
grow from a
small fluffy
toddler into
a tall,
sleek,
confident
adult as he
belly–sleds,
dances, and
swims
through
Antarctica
on an
amazing
adventure.
The exciting
game play
features a
number of
different
play modes
and is
complemented
by a playful
and lively
music
soundtrack.
For more
information
on Happy
Feet the
videogame,
please visit
www.happyfeet–game.com.
About
Rampage:
Total
Destruction
Rampage:
Total
Destruction
for the Wii™,
will allow
players to
choose from
40
unlockable
monsters,
and seven
international
cities,
including
Chicago,
Hong Kong
and London.
Players will
start with
six
characters
available,
including
the original
terror trio
of George,
Lizzie and
Ralph, and
graduate to
new crazy
monsters
hidden
throughout
the various
3D city
environments,
such as
Sarah the
Spider,
Plucky the
Chicken and
Fifi the
Rabid French
Poodle.
Virtually
everything
in the
Rampage:
Total
Destruction
environments
can be
damaged,
broken, and
utterly
destroyed
with plenty
of hilarious
results.
Aided by
power-ups,
all monsters
are capable
of acquiring
a number of
upgrades
throughout
the course
of a single
campaign.
Rampage:
Total
Destruction
allows
multiple
players to
compete or
cooperate as
they battle
through the
levels.
For more
information
on Rampage:
Total
Destruction
please visit
http://www.rampagegame.com.
About The
Grim
Adventures
of Billy &
Mandy
The Grim
Adventures
of Billy &
Mandy
videogame
pits the
characters
from the
popular
Cartoon
Network
original–series
against each
other in a
fighting–adventure
game, filled
with mayhem
and chaos.
In battle
mode, up to
four players
can use a
multitude of
weapons in
destructible
arenas, like
the Desert
of Doom and
the
Underworld,
to battle it
out to be
the last one
standing.
Players also
have the
option to
play on
their own or
with a
friend in
mission
mode.
Mission mode
offers a
series of 54
missions
where
players can
unlock new
weapons,
power–ups
and
characters
like Hoss
Delgado and
the Boogey
Man.
For more
information
on The Grim
Adventures
of Billy &
Mandy please
visit
http://www.midwaycartoon.com/.
About Midway
Games
Midway Games
Inc. (NYSE:MWY),
headquartered
in Chicago,
Illinois,
with offices
throughout
the world,
is a leading
developer
and
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software for
major
videogame
systems and
personal
computers.
More
information
about Midway
and its
products can
be found at
www.midway.com.
About
Cartoon
Network
Cartoon
Network (CartoonNetwork.com),
currently
seen in more
than 91
million U.S.
homes and
160
countries
around the
world, is
Turner
Broadcasting
System,
Inc.'s
ad–supported
cable
service
offering the
best in
original,
acquired and
classic
animated
entertainment
for kids and
families.
Overnight
from 11
p.m.–6 a.m.
(ET, PT),
Cartoon
Network
shares its
channel
space with
Adult Swim,
a late–night
destination
showcasing
original and
acquired
animation
for young
adults
18–34.
Turner
Broadcasting
System,
Inc., a Time
Warner
company, is
a major
producer of
news and
entertainment
product
around the
world and
the leading
provider of
programming
for the
basic cable
industry.
About Warner
Bros.
Interactive
Entertainment
Warner Bros.
Interactive
Entertainment
Inc., a
Warner Bros.
Entertainment
Company, is
a premier
licensor,
publisher
and
developer of
entertainment
content for
the
interactive
space across
all current
and future
platforms,
including
consoles,
PC–based
gaming and
wireless
applications.
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THE GRIM
ADVENTURES
OF BILLY AND
MANDY and
all related
characters
and elements
are
trademarks
of and ©
Cartoon
Network.
HAPPY FEET
and all
related
characters
and elements
are
trademarks
of and ©
Warner Bros.
Entertainment
Inc.
THE ANT
BULLY and
all related
characters
and elements
are © Warner
Bros.
Entertainment
Inc.
(s06)
RAMPAGE:
TOTAL
DESTRUCTION
is a
trademark of
Midway
Amusement
Games, LLC.
Wii and the
Wii logo are
trademarks
of Nintendo.
©2006
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