PGC is giving away three Advance Wars Prize Packages! Find out what you can win inside!
Planet GameCube has three Advance Wars 2 prize packages, and one of them might be yours! Simply fill out the Advance Wars 2 Quiz, and you might win one of the following:
- One (1) Game Boy Advance SP ($99.99 retail value)
- One (1) copy of Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising for Game Boy Advance ($39.99 retail value)
- One (1) deck of Advance
Wars 2: Black Hole Rising playing cards and one (1) Nintendo-branded
T-shirt selected in the sole discretion of Nintendo ($15.00 retail value)
Complete rules are listed below. Read the rules, then fill out the Advance Wars 2 Quiz and you could be a winner!
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Official Sweepstakes Rules
1. Eligibility.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE ODDS OF
WINNING. SWEEPSTAKES OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE U.S. (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO). IF YOU ARE NOT A RESIDENT OF THESE AREAS, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN A
PRIZE, AND NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. AND PLANET GAMECUBE ("SPONSORS")
RESERVE THE RIGHT NOT TO AWARD PRIZES TO ENTRANTS WHO RESIDE IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS. To be eligible to win a prize, entries must be completed and
received by Planet GameCube in the format designed below. Sponsors, their
directors, officers and employees and any of their respective affiliate
companies, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, advertising and
promotional agencies, and immediate family members of each are not eligible to
win any prizes. Offer void where prohibited by law. Entries that do not comply
with the foregoing requirements and the other provisions of these Official
Rules will not be eligible to win a prize. All applicable federal, state and
local laws and regulations apply. Offer void where prohibited. Limit one entry
per person per day. No mechanically or electronically reproduced entries will
be accepted.
2. Disclaimer.
Sponsors, all participating sponsors and any of their respective parent
companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional
advisors, employees and agencies will not be responsible for: (a) any late,
lost, misrouted, garbled or distorted, or damaged entries; (b) telephone, electronic,
hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer or communications
related malfunctions or failures; (c) any Sweepstakes disruptions, injuries,
losses, or damages caused by events beyond the control of Sponsors; or (d) any
printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the
Sweepstakes.
3. Sweepstakes
Period. The Sweepstakes period is from September 10, 2003 12:00 a.m. EST to October 10, 2003, 11:59 p.m. EST (the “Deadline”). All entries must be
received by the Deadline to be eligible to win a prize.
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Three (3) prize winners will
receive a prize package, consisting of the following: one (1) Game Boy Advance
SP retail value ("ARV") $99.99, one (1) copy of Advance Wars 2:
Black Hole Rising for the Game Boy Advance ARV $39.99, (1) deck of Advance
Wars 2: Black Hole Rising playing cards and one (1) Nintendo-branded
T-shirt selected in the sole discretion of Nintendo ARV $15.00. The total ARV
of the prize package is $154.98.
Odds of winning a prize
depend on the number of eligible entries received. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZES ARE THE SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. If you are selected as the winner and you are
under the legal age of majority in your state of residence, one of your parents
or legal guardians must submit a signed, written statement that they have read,
understood and agree to these Official Rules on behalf of you and themselves.
Any prizes won by a minor will be awarded to the minor's parent or legal
guardian on the minor's behalf.
All prizes will be awarded.
Prizes returned as undeliverable or otherwise not claimed within 14 days after
delivery of notification will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.
Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash)
are permitted, except that Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of
equal or greater monetary value for any prize. All prizes are awarded "AS
IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, (including,
without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose).
In the event of a dispute
about the identity of the entrant, online entries will be declared made by the
authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. An
authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to
an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or
other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is
responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the
submitted e-mail address. The potential winner may be required to provide
Sponsors with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder
of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.
5. How
to Enter. Access the Planet GameCube website and click on the applicable
link to go to the entry page. Follow the on-screen instructions and register
for the Sweepstakes by providing all necessary information and clicking the
“submit” button. By entering the Sweepstakes, you consent to being placed on a
mailing list for promotional and other materials.
6. Sweepstakes
Rules. A prize winner will be determined by a random drawing from all
eligible entries, to be held at Planet GameCube on October 10, 2003.
Winners
will be notified via e-mail by October 17, 2003. To claim a prize, winners should follow the instructions contained in their notification.
7. General
Release. By entering the Sweepstakes, you (and, if you are a minor, your
parents or legal guardians) release Sponsors, participating sponsors, and any
of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors,
officers, employees and agencies (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from
any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to
any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damage of any kind arising out of or in
connection with the Sweepstakes or delivery or misdelivery, acceptance,
possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including, without
limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal
injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or
privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or
unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including
negligence), warranty or other theory.
IF
YOU ARE A MINOR, YOUR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS FURTHER AGREE TO INDEMNIFY EACH OF
THE RELEASED PARTIES FROM ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, INJURIES, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES
DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH WHICH MAY BE SUFFERED BY YOU.
8. Use
of Winner’s Name, Likeness, etc. Except where prohibited by law, entry into
the Sweepstakes constitutes permission to use winner’s name, address, likeness
and/or prize information, without limitation, for promotional purposes without
further permission or compensation. As a condition of being awarded any prize,
except where prohibited by law, winners may be required to execute a consent to
the use of their name, address, likeness and/or prize information, without
limitation, for promotional purposes without further permission or
compensation.
9. Affidavit
& Release. As a condition of being awarded any prize, winners (and if
winner is a minor, winner’s parent or legal guardian) may be required to
execute and deliver to Sponsors a signed affidavit of eligibility and
acceptance of these Official Rules and release of liability.
10. Contest
Information. For the name of the winner, send a stamped, self-addressed
envelope after October 10, 2003 and before October 10, 2004, to Golin/Harris International, 601 West Fifth Street, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attn: “Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising” Winners List. For a
copy of these Official Rules, send a stamped self-addressed envelope to
Golin/Harris International, 601 West Fifth Street, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attn: “Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising” Rules Request.
Residents of VT may omit return postage.
11.
Copyright Notice. The Sweepstakes and all accompanying materials are
copyright © 2003 by Sponsors. All rights reserved.
12. Miscellaneous.
The Sweepstakes and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and
interpreted under the laws of the state of Washington. Entrants agree to be bound
by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsors, which are final and
binding in all respects. Sponsors reserve the right to change these Official
Rules at any time, in their sole discretion, and to suspend or cancel the
Sweepstakes or any entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes should viruses,
bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsors’ control
affect the administration, security or proper play of the Sweepstakes or
Sponsors otherwise become (as determined in their sole discretion) incapable of
running the Sweepstakes as planned. Entrants who violate these Official Rules,
tamper with the operation of the Sweepstakes or engage in any conduct that is
detrimental or unfair to Sponsors, the Sweepstakes or any other entrant (in
each case as determined in Sponsors’ sole discretion) are subject to
disqualification from entry into the Sweepstakes. If you have any questions
about these Official Rules or the Sweepstakes, please send them to “Advance
Wars 2: Black Hole Rising” Golin/Harris International, 601 W. 5th
Street, 4th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
13.
Sweepstakes Sponsor. The sponsors of the Contest are: Nintendo of America
Inc., 4820 150th Avenue N.E., Redmond, WA 98052 and Planet GameCube,
22701 12th Pl. W, Bothell, WA 98021.