Dance, Destroy, Brawl and Crawl - Midway Shipping Four Titles for Nintendo Wii(TM).Happy Feet the videogame, Rampage[R]: Total Destruction[TM], The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and The Ant Bully the videogame all to be available for Nintendo's newest home console CHICAGO -- Midway Games Midway Games (NYSE: MWY) (formerly Midway Manufacturing) is an American video game publisher. Midway's legacy includes landmark titles such as Ms. Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Mortal Kombat, and NBA Jam. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MWY MWY Me Without You (band) ), 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[TM]. Happy Feet the videogame and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy are available at a U.S. MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $49.95 each, and Rampage[R]: Total Destruction[TM] 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 1. mumble - Said when the correct response is too complicated to enunciate, or the speaker has not thought it out. Often prefaces a longer answer, or indicates a general reluctance to get into a long discussion. 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 on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. characters grab, kick, roll or throw. About Happy Feet the videogame Based on Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Pictures' comedy adventure Happy Feet, 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 worldC* however, as it happens, he is a brilliant tap dancer! 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 belly-sled, dance and swim 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 The Ant Bully the Videogame In The Ant Bully, a young boy named Lucas is magically shrunk down to ant size after bullying an innocent ant colony An ant colony is an underground lair where ants live. Colonies consist of a series of underground chambers, connected to each other and the surface of the earth by small tunnels. There are rooms for nurseries, food storage, and mating. and embarks on a remarkable adventure. The Ant Bully videogame allows players to take on the role of Lucas, experiencing the dangerous and thrilling life of an ant as he battles, explores and forges new friendships in his new ant world. Based on exciting moments from Warner Bros. Pictures' digitally animated family adventure The Ant Bully, and featuring all-new challenges created especially for the game, Lucas evolves from recluse to hero in his quest to save the colony from extermination extermination mass killing of animals or other pests. Implies complete destruction of the species or other group. . For more information on The Ant Bully please visit www.theantbully-game.com. About Rampage: Total Destruction Rampage: Total Destruction for the Wii[TM], will allow players to choose from 40 unlockable monsters, and seven international cities, including Chicago, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. 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 pluck·y adj. pluck·i·er, pluck·i·est Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances. See Synonyms at brave. pluck the Chicken and Fifi the Rabid rabid /rab·id/ (rab´id) affected with rabies; pertaining to rabies. rab·id adj. Of or affected by rabies. rabid affected by rabies. French Poodle French poodle see 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 For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see . Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. 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 de·struc·ti·ble adj. Breakable or easily destroyed: destructible glassware. de·struc 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 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , 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 Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. It shares channel space with Cartoon Network in the United States, featuring absurdist and often ribald comedy, in contrast to the much tamer child and pre-teen oriented daytime Cartoon Network. , 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. THE GRIM ADVENTURES OF BILLY AND MANDY and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and [c]Cartoon Network. HAPPY FEET and all related characters and elements are [c]Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. THE ANT BULLY and all related characters and elements are [c]Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.(s06) RAMPAGE: TOTAL DESTRUCTION is a trademark of Midway Amusement Games, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Wii and the Wii logo are trademarks of Nintendo. [c]2006 Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. 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The Company's actual results could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the performance of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, the current console platform transition and other technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described under "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2005, and in other filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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