Secret Wii Parties Start in October

***wraggster*** · August 17th, 2006, 16:42

We first broke the news last month that Nintendo was planning to hold rolling private parties across the country to promote the Wii. The plan is to hit a number of key cities, identify key players in the city and tell them they can invite 30 friends to a private hands-on party with the Wii thrown by Nintendo.

It sounds like Hip to Be Squared, the viral marketing group tasked with finding the players, has been busy as of late. Two people have contacted us to let us know they have been selected as hosts for their perspective cities. So far we know that Los Angeles, Austin, Chicago and Denver will be on the list.

A Chicago reader wrote to say that his party will be on Friday, Oct. 13 and that he and his friends will be bussed "rave style" to a secret location to play games and have fun.

Hmmm, October 13. Does that make a late October launch more or less likely, do you think?

Feel free to contact us if you're a Wii Host and have more details. Wii is coming. Be prepared.