NZGamer.com Launches NZ’s Xbox Online Prize Pack
NZGamer.com Launches NZ’s Biggest Xbox Online Prize
Pack
Auckland, 1 December 2004 – This Christmas young
gamers across New Zealand will be printing t-shirts, dyeing
their hair and hanging banners from rooftops in an effort to
win a huge Xbox prize pack from NZGamer.com. Promoted in
conjunction with Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Atari,
Take 2 Interactive and Orcon Ltd , NZGamer.com Second
Christmas is the largest console competition ever seen from
a NZ Website.
The challenge for gamers is simple: come
up with a promotional/publicity idea for NZGamer.com and a
competition sponsor, and then put it into practice. The
promotions must be legal, and safe for participants, but
beyond that the sky's the limit. “We’re extremely happy
knowing that Kiwis will be thinking of brilliant ways to
promote the NZGamer.com brand.” states Aaron Scott,
Advertising Manager NZGamer.com.
Since NZGamer.com
launched in April 2003, the site has grown to an average of
800 unique hits per day. NZGamer.com is owned and operated
by University students and gaming enthusiasts to report the
latest NZ Gaming related news, previews and
reviews.
The Xbox prize pack is worth over $2000 and
contains the latest Xbox titles including:
Halo 2™, Need For Speed Underground 2™, Ghost Recon 2™, V8 Supercars™, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent™, Splinter Cell 3 - Chaos Theory™, Ghost Recon 2™The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age™, Star Wars: Republic Commando™, Brothers In Arms™, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords™, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™, Playboy: The Mansion™, Atari Anthology™, Conflict: Vietnam™, Second Sight™ and 2 x JoyTech™ Wireless Controllers
The surging New Zealand
gaming industry is set to gross over $100 million this year,
more than the entire Kiwi music sector. “The industry is set
to be huge in 2004, we’re looking to a $100 million year,
and Electronic Arts looks to have 25% market share of that,”
states Mike Wynands, General Manager of Electronic Arts New
Zealand.
2004 was a big year for gaming, one of the
key players in the console market has been Microsoft’s Xbox.
Following a number of successful releases including the
likes of AAA titles Halo 2 and Fable, Microsoft's Xbox looks
set to continue rapidly gaining market share in the industry
through 2005 and beyond. “Even after the Christmas period
people have Forza, Dead or Alive Online and Mech Assault 2:
Lone Wolf to look forward to in early 2005,” stated Tom
Hunt, Entertainment Product Manager, Xbox NZ.
The
competition finishes on 25th January 2005 and the winner(s)
will be announced January 30th.