- Nissan Partners with Popular NBC Program at the 40th Annual Comic-Con Convention, Activities Include Chances to Win Four Personalized 2009 Nissan cubes(R)

FRANKLIN, Tenn., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nissan (Nasdaq: NSANY) has partnered with NBC's Heroes television show at the 40(th) annual Comic-Con Convention, hosting a series of activities, sweepstakes and giveaways inspired by the all-new 2009 Nissan cube. Technology-savvy comic book and automotive fans will have the opportunity to experience the dramatic Nissan cube which will be featured inside an incredible, life-size Heroes-branded toy package, similar to how miniature die-cast toy cars are packaged, at NBC's Heroes booth, located on the main level of the San Diego Convention Center, July 22-26.

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Within the massive Heroes branded exhibit convention-goers will be able to experience the asymmetrical cube's spacious lounge-like interior and interact with available cube features such as the Interface System for iPod((R)), Bluetooth((R)) Hands-free Phone System and an interior accent lighting package with 20 different easily adjustable shades. Clips from Heroes featuring the Nissan cube will be broadcast on a massive plasma screen - demonstrating that boxes don't always have to be square.

"Our partnership with NBC's Heroes at Comic-Con this year provides a perfect opportunity to show off the all-new 2009 Nissan cube both on and off the screen," said Christian Meunier, vice president, Nissan Marketing. "We look forward to interacting with the many attendees at the show, many of whom are just the people that would consider the Nissan cube as their next 'mobile device.'"

Additional activities at the convention include comic book giveaways and an opportunity to win one of four Nissan cubes. By simply swiping their entry badges, attendees will have a chance to win a distinct and individually designed cube by artist Peter Steigerwald to represent the style of Heroes.

Nissan and Heroes will also be giving away 15,000 specially created collector's edition comics featuring the cube( )and the Television series with four unique graphic covers. The artistic covers were initially introduced in April during the "Nissan Mobile Device Giveaway Sweepstakes," in which contestants entered to win a cube by identifying "Where in the U.S.