One of the most anticipated video game systems of the 2006 holiday season will be delivered across the nation this week in advance of sales that begin on Sunday, Nov. 19.

Nintendo is mobilizing the largest worldwide video game console launch in at least a decade, with approximately 4 million Wii systems available globally during the six weeks between Wii's Nov. 19 launch in the Americas and the end of 2006.

UPS has worked long and hard with Nintendo to manage a supply chain that requires the units to be "positioned" at retailers this week in advance of the sales start date.

Media are invited to an Atlanta-area retailer on Wednesday, Nov. 15, to capture the delivery of the units. Spokespeople from UPS and Best Buy will be available for comment, and there will be great visuals as a UPS driver unloads the Wii units from the familiar brown package car.

WHERE:    Best Buy
          2537 Piedmont Rd NE
          Atlanta, GA 30324-3006

WHEN:     10:30 a.m. Atlanta time on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006

WHY:      Nintendo's Wii console was named to the "Hot Dozen" list of
          must-have holiday gifts released by Toy Wishes magazine.
          The Wii console makes use of a new control system: The Wii
          Remote can act like anything from a steering wheel to a
          tennis racket or a sword. Wii's Virtual Console lets users
          download and play games from a library of classic titles
          from the past. Wii goes on sale in the Americas Nov. 19 for
          $249.99 (MSRP).