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An Impressive Lineup Demonstrates Appeal of Nintendo DS - HOT!Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 @ 01:07:00 am E.S.T
Nintendo DS(TM) will rock the
Western Hemisphere with an amazing lineup of games, as the video game
industry's heavy hitters prepare to support Nintendo's revolutionary
dual-screened hand-held innovation. Many of the industry's biggest
software companies confirm that they will deliver names like Madden
NFL, Viewtiful Joe, Rayman and SpongeBob SquarePants to the Nintendo
DS, so players can enjoy their favorite franchises in ways never
before possible.
"Publishers worldwide have taken the unique creative tools of our
dual-screened Nintendo DS and used them to invent completely new ways
to play," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice
president of sales and marketing. "Just imagine the possibilities that
a touch screen, voice recognition and wireless multiplayer action
bring to video games."
Upcoming games from publishers like Electronic Arts, Square Enix,
Capcom, Atari, Sega, Activision, Konami, Namco, Ubisoft, Vivendi
Universal Games, THQ, Majesco and others demonstrate the broad range
of support that Nintendo DS enjoys.
"EA's studio teams are working on a lot of great titles for the
Nintendo DS," says Steve Chiang, General Manager of EA's Tiburon
Studio, which makes Madden NFL. "With the wireless feature, Madden
players will be able to battle one another head-to-head like never
before on a portable system."
"From the first time we saw the abilities of the Nintendo DS, we
knew we had something extraordinary in our hands," says Will Kassoy,
Activision's vice president of global brand management. "Our
developers dove right in and made the most of the unique features of
this revolutionary new system."
"THQ will be a big supporter of the hand-held Nintendo DS," says
Brian Farrell, THQ's president and CEO. "The untapped capabilities
demonstrate an exciting leap in hand-held video game technology."
Software companies around the globe have more than 120 Nintendo DS
games in development. The following list includes a partial sampling
of publishers and Nintendo DS games in development for the Western
Hemisphere, with more to be announced in the future. Note that many
are working titles, and that the information is subject to change.
Atari, Inc.
-- Atari Classics
Atlus USA
-- Caduceus
-- Snowboard Kids DS
-- Plus three additional titles in development
Bandai Entertainment Inc.
-- Meteos
-- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
-- Plus one additional title in development
Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
-- Mega Man Battle Network
-- Viewtiful Joe
-- Plus one additional title in development
Electronic Arts
-- GoldenEye
-- Madden NFL
-- Need For Speed Underground
-- Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf
-- The URBZ: Sims in the City
Hudson Soft Co., Ltd.
-- Bomberman
Koei Co., Ltd.
-- Dynasty Warriors (working title)
-- Plus two additional titles in development
Konami Digital Entertainment
-- Boktai (working title)
-- Castlevania (working title)
-- Dragon Booster (working title)
-- Frogger 2005 (working title)
-- Survival Kids (working title)
-- World Soccer Winning Eleven series (working title)
-- Vandal Hearts (working titles)
-- WINX (working title)
-- Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour
Majesco
-- Moonlight Fables
-- Nanostray
-- Plus at least three additional titles in development
Namco Hometek Inc.
-- New Mr. Driller (working title)
-- Pac 'n Roll (working title)
-- Pac-Pix (working title)
Orbital Media
-- Four titles in development, including the genres of action
platformer, strategy role-playing, combat racing and family.
SEGA of America, Inc.
-- Project Rub (working title)
-- Sonic DS (working title)
Square Enix Co., Ltd.
-- A new story of Secret of Mana
-- A new story of Slime Morimori Dragon Quest
-- Dragon Quest Monsters series
-- Egg Monster Heroes
-- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series
Summitsoft Corporation
-- Air Assault 2
-- Organizer Plus
Tecmo, Inc.
-- Monster Rancher
-- Plus one additional title in development
Telegames, Inc.
-- Ultimate Brain Games
-- Ultimate Card Games
-- Ultimate Pocket Games
THQ
-- SpongeBob SquarePants
-- Plus five additional titles in development
Ubisoft Entertainment
-- Asphalt GT
-- Rayman
-- Plus additional titles in development, including a major movie
license for early 2005
Vivendi Universal Games
-- Robots
The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive
entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and
markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video
game systems. Each year, hundreds of all-new titles for the
best-selling Game Boy(R) Advance and Nintendo GameCube(TM) systems
extend Nintendo's vast game library and continue the tradition of
delivering a rich, diverse mix of quality video games for players of
all ages. Since the release of its first home video game system in
1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.9 billion video games and more
than 170 million hardware units globally, creating enduring industry
icons such as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong(R) and launching popular
culture franchise phenomena such as Metroid(R), Zelda(TM) and
Pokemon(R). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based
in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in
the Western Hemisphere.
For more information about Nintendo, visit the company's Web site
at http://www.nintendo.com . Posted By: Adam Paoli - 336 Reads
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