Wii Radio Contest Tragedy! Plus, EA’s EUFA Soccer Game!

This week we have the latest game news on a sweet new EUFA Champions Club 2006-2007 soccer video game from Electronic Arts, plus some tragic news about a radio contest to win a Nintendo Wii video game console. For the 411 on all this, plus a list of all the new video games that are dropping for DS, Gamecube, GBA, PC, PSP, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and more, check it out below!

Radio Contest Tragedy

On January 12, 2007, 107.9 The END radio station in Sacremento, California had a "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest where people had to drink water every 15 minutes and the last person to pee won a Nintendo Wii. Tragically, one contestant died shortly after the contest. Early reports indicate that she died of water intoxication.

Winning a contest is a blast, but always remember to be careful because your body can only handle so much and some contests can be dangerous. Just ask Survivor contestant Michael Skupin, who passed out into a fire and got badly burned, or the people who choke on food in eating contests. No prize is worth risking your life.

Jan 18 Update After further investigation into the incident, the radio station is likely to be held responsible for the tragic death. At this time all 10 people responsible for the contest have been fired and the radio show has been cancelled.

Electronic Arts EUFA Champions Club 2006-2007 Soccer Game

The biggest video game company in the world, EA, just announced a new video game. They’ve signed the coolest soccer club in Europe, the EUFA Champions League, and will be launching the action-packed EUFA Champions Club 2006-2007 video game on March 20, 2007 to tie in to the real-life EUFA Champions League Final tournament in May. Not only is this game a sports game, it also has a collectible card feature where you can collect and trade virtual sports cards of your fave players to build your team!

What Video Games are Dropping This Week?

January 16 - World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade for PC.

January 17 - NCAA March Madness 07 for Xbox 360.

January 17 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All for DS.

January 17 - WarioWare: Smooth Moves for Wii.

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