Nintendo’s new Battalion Wars 2 game for the Wii system is designed to allow players to take full command of soldiers and vehicles to help turn the tide of war and defeat the foes.

In this sequel to the original, players can connect with friends and opponents from all around the world using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo’s wireless gaming service. Players can battle head-to-head in the skirmish and assault modes or team up with another player in co-op mode.

George Harrison, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications remarked, "Battalion Wars 2 promotes smarts over brute force. Players are in complete control of what happens to them -- and to their battalion -- using the precision of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk."

Using the motion-sensitive Wii Remote and Nunchuk, Battalion Wars 2 lets players target enemies precisely while moving their characters through the field of battle. The game is an interesting hybrid of third-person action and real-time strategy games and features 20 single-player missions.

Players can command a variety of vehicles, from tanks and helicopter gunships to battleships and submarines. But the real key to the game lies in the player’s tactics. Players can rally their troops to attack a specific target or switch to take control of a vehicle to shoot down incoming fighter planes. As players progress through the game, new troops and new equipment -- like tanks, bazookas and flame throwers -- join the battalion. Players can then use these new elements in their arsenal to help reveal the true menace behind the war. Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other Wii features, visit Wii.com.

Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo GameCube systems. Since 1983, Nintendo has sold nearly 2.4 billion video games and more than 420 million hardware units globally, and has created industry icons like Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokemon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere.

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