SEGA SHIPS
NiGHTS:
JOURNEY OF
DREAMS FOR
THE Wii
Dreams Come
to Life in
SEGA’s
Highly
Anticipated
Release of
NiGHTS:
Journey of
Dreams for
the Wii Home
Video Game
System
SAN
FRANCISCO
(December
18, 2007) –
SEGA of
America,
Inc. today
announced
that NiGHTS™:
Journey of
Dreams for
the Wii™
home video
game console
has shipped
to retailers
throughout
North
America.
Unlike any
other game,
NiGHTS:
Journey of
Dreams
delivers the
feeling of
flight
through the
innovative
Wii control
system and
sends
players on
an epic
journey of
exploration
and
adventure.
With
online-enabled
competitive
play and an
intriguing
artificial
life system,
NiGHTS:
Journey of
Dreams is
the first
Wii title to
tap into the
system’s
Wi-Fi
capabilities
with
Forecast
Channel
support that
recreates
the player’s
regional
weather
within the
game’s
custom “My
Dream”
sandbox-like
area.
Additionally,
the game
features an
online
two-player
race mode
enabling
gamers to
race
head-to-head
via Wi-Fi
connection.
Featuring a
storyline
about
courage,
hope and
inspiration,
NiGHTS:
Journey of
Dreams is an
ideal game
for the
entire
family.
NiGHTS:
Journey of
Dreams
unfolds in
Nightopia,
the
spectacular
dream world
of two young
characters,
Helen and
Will.
Struggling
to overcome
the every
day
challenges
of growing
up, these
two
12-year-olds
find their
real life
experiences
spilling
into their
dreams. As
Helen and
Will fall
into a deep
sleep they
are greeted
by NiGHTS, a
fantasy
jester, who
leads them
to explore
the rich and
vibrant land
of Nightopia.
Along the
way, NiGHTS
helps the
youngsters
bravely face
their fears
by finding
inventive
ways to
confront,
outpace and
outwit foes.
“The release
of NiGHTS:
Journey of
Dreams is
very
exciting and
special for
both SEGA
and gamers
around the
world,” said
Don Mesa,
Director of
Marketing,
SEGA of
America,
Inc. “Gamers
have been
clamoring
for NiGHTS
to return
since its
debut in
1996 and the
end result
is nothing
less than
spectacular.
We’ve
harnessed
the power
and
innovation
of the Wii
alongside a
rich
storyline
and blended
original and
next-gen
features
that will
transport
gamers to a
dream world
like no
other.”
Building on
the global
popularity
of the
original
NiGHTS into
Dreams™
game, key
elements of
that
critically
acclaimed
title were
brought
forward in
this latest
release.
Groundbreaking
features,
including
the A-LIFE
creature
system, have
been
reawakened.
There are
three types
of A-LIFE
creatures –
Nightopians,
Nightmarens
and Mepians
– who exist
within the
dream world
of Nightopia.
Creatures
can be
captured in
single-player
mode using
an acrobatic
flight move
called a
Para-loop
and
transferred
to the
player’s “My
Dream”
space. The
My Dream
space is a
sandbox-like
world where
A-LIFE
creatures
are raised
and
nurtured, or
traded with
other gamers
online. Over
time, the My
Dream
environment
will evolve,
where
various
objects will
appear and
monthly
holiday-themed
events will
occur.
NiGHTS:
Journey of
Dreams
carries a
suggested
retail price
of $49.95
and
available at
retail
stores
throughout
North
America. The
game is
rated “E”
for
Everyone.
For more
information
on NiGHTS:
Journey of
Dreams,
please visit
www.sega.com/games.
Additionally,
art and
screenshots
can be found
at
http://segapr.segaamerica.com.
About SEGA
of America
Inc.:
SEGAŽ of
America,
Inc. is the
American arm
of Tokyo,
Japan-based
SEGAŽ
Corporation,
a worldwide
leader in
interactive
entertainment
both inside
and outside
the home.
The company
develops,
publishes
and
distributes
interactive
entertainment
software
products for
a variety of
hardware
platforms
including
PC, wireless
devices, and
those
manufactured
by Nintendo,
Microsoft
and Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc. SEGA of
America’s
Web site is
located at
www.sega.com.