2K Announces
Carnival
Games™ for
Nintendo's
Wii™ Now
Available
Wii
exclusive
title
launches at
Nintendo
World
premiere
New York, NY
- August 28,
2007 - 2K, a
publishing
label of
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc.
(NASDAQ:
TTWO),
announced
today that
Carnival
Games™ is
now
available at
major
retailers
throughout
North
America for
a suggested
retail price
of $39.99
under its
Global Star
division.
The game,
developed
exclusively
for
Nintendo's
Wii™ by the
Company's
Cat Daddy
Games
studio,
premiered
Saturday,
August 25th
at the
Rockefeller
Center
flagship
location of
the Nintendo
World Store
in New York
City.
Carnival
Games is
designed for
up to four
players and
features
over 25
midway and
boardwalk
favorites,
including
Alley Ball,
Clown
Splash, Frog
Leap,
Shooting
Gallery,
Balloon
Darts, Test
Your
Strength,
Milk Can
Throw, Ring
Toss, Lucky
Cups, Hoops,
Day at the
Races and
the
crowd-favorite
Dunk Tank.
"When you
play
Carnival
Games, your
Wii Remote™
transforms
from a
sledgehammer
to a
frog-flinger,
and
everything
in between,"
said Steve
Lux, Vice
President of
Publishing
for Global
Star
Software.
"With ten
ways to use
the Wii
Remote, the
real world
thrills of
carnival-style
amusements
truly come
to life...
to win at
Nerves of
Steel,
you're going
to need
them!"
To add to
the carnival
atmosphere,
players can
win over 250
virtual
prizes -
including
animated
disco
aliens,
giant
stuffed
animals and
fuzzy dice -
which can be
upgraded as
their gaming
skills
improve.
Players can
customize
their
in-game
characters
with items
ranging from
a Pirate's
wardrobe to
elephant
shoes to
Viking
horns.
Carnival
Games is
rated "E"
for Everyone
and is
featured in
Nintendo
in-store
kiosks. The
title is
supported by
a nationwide
marketing
campaign
including
print,
online and
television
commercials
on
Nickelodeon,
Cartoon
Network,
Discovery
Kids and
Toon Disney.
Carnival
Games is
scheduled
for release
in Europe
this fall.
For more
information,
visit
www.globalstarsoftware.com/carnivalgames
to view the
game play
trailer and
official
game site.
About
Take-Two
Interactive
Software
Headquartered
in New York
City,
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc. is a
global
developer,
marketer,
distributor
and
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software
games for
the PC,
PlayStation®
game
console,
PlayStation®2
and
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
systems,
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system,
Xbox® and
Xbox 360™
video game
and
entertainment
systems from
Microsoft,
Wii™,
Nintendo
GameCube™,
Nintendo DS™
and Game
Boy®
Advance. The
Company
publishes
and develops
products
through its
wholly owned
labels
Rockstar
Games, 2K
and 2K
Sports, and
Global Star
Software;
and
distributes
software,
hardware and
accessories
in North
America
through its
Jack of All
Games
subsidiary.
Take-Two's
common stock
is publicly
traded on
NASDAQ under
the symbol
TTWO. For
more
corporate
and product
information
please visit
our website
at
www.take2games.com.
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