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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-      ) and the related
Prospectus of Midway Games Inc. and to the inclusion and incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated August 21, 2001 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Midway Games Inc. and subsidiaries
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
June 30, 2001 and the related schedule included therein, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                                               /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Chicago, Illinois
November 26, 2001