Press Release
BUENA VISTA
GAMES REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO PORTABLE GAMES SPACE WITH NEW ‘DISNEY
ON THE GO’ TITLES
BVG to Launch Titles for Nintendo
DS and Game Boy® Advance Based on Feature Film and Disney Channel
Properties
BURBANK, Calif. (May 16, 2005) — Buena
Vista Games, Inc. (BVG), the interactive entertainment arm of The
Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), today announced its portfolio of
new games for Nintendo GameBoy® Advance and Nintendo DS, based on
upcoming feature films and popular Disney Channel properties. Titles
will be showcased at the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
in Los Angeles, May 18-20, 2005 (Booth #900, South Hall, L.A.
Convention Center).
BVG’s Portable Games Line Up
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The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe --
Nintendo DS and Game Boy® Advance
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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare
Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King -- Game Boy®
Advance
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Disney’s Chicken Little
-- Game Boy® Advance
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Disney’s Herbie: Fully
Loaded -- Game Boy® Advance
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Disney’s Lizzie McGuire 3:
Homecoming Havoc -- Game Boy® Advance
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Disney’s Kim Possible 3:
Team Possible -- Game Boy® Advance
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Disney’s That’s So Raven 2:
Supernatural Style -- Game Boy® Advance
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Disney’s The Proud Family --
Game Boy® Advance
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Disney’s Cinderella: Magical
Dreams -- Game Boy® Advance
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Disney’s Lizzie McGuire &
That’s So Raven -- Nintendo DS
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Disney’s Kim Possible:
Kimmunicator -- Nintendo DS
“BVG’s portable games business
continues to thrive as we bring another strong line up of new titles
to market in 2005,” said Graham Hopper, senior vice president and
general manager, Buena Vista Games. “We will strengthen our
leadership position in the handheld games space for kids and ‘tweens
with new titles based on upcoming feature films and the popular
Disney Channel franchises. In addition, we will be extending our
content onto additional platforms including the PSP and Nintendo
DS.”
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
– Based on the epic tale of The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the best-selling book
series by C.S. Lewis and the forthcoming film by Walt Disney
Pictures and Walden Media, handheld games will release in tandem
with the film’s launch, holiday 2005, for Nintendo DS and Game Boy®
Advance systems.
Disney’s Chicken Little – Based on Walt Disney
Pictures’ upcoming 3D animated film “Disney’s Chicken Little,” the
game invites players to visit Oakey Oaks and experience first-hand
all of the humor, fun and heart-warming adventure portrayed in the
film. Players will assume the roles of Chicken Little and his
friends, Abby Mallard, Runt of the Litter and Fish out of Water, as
they try to outwit the town bully Foxy Loxy, save the town from an
alien invasion and try to reverse Chicken Little’s reputation from
zero to hero! Disney’s Chicken Little will be available
around the film’s launch, holiday 2005, for Game Boy® Advance.
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King
– Serving as the video game prequel to the imaginative world Tim
Burton introduced in the film, this game tells the story of how Jack
Skellington met Oogie Boogie and saved Halloween. Jack and his
trusted pal Zero will embark on a journey to locate the source of
bugs invading Halloween Town. With help from familiar faces, such as
Sally, the Mayor, and the inventions of Dr. Finklestein, Jack
discovers that the bugs are under the command of Oogie Boogie. It’s
up to Jack to rid the town of this new infestation and stop Oogie
Boogie from carrying out his evil plot. Tim Burton’s The
Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King will be available
Halloween 2005, for Game Boy® Advance.
Disney’s Herbie: Fully Loaded
Inspired by Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming feature film
“Herbie: Fully Loaded,” starring Lindsay Lohan, the action-packed
video game will thrust players into the high-octane world of 3D
stock car racing. The video game offers fans a chance to slip behind
the wheel of one of the world’s most beloved cars, Herbie the Love
Bug, while enjoying fun power-ups, personalized racing moves,
hazards and free replays of unlocked races. Disney’s Herbie:
Fully Loaded is slated for a summer 2005 release for Game Boy®
Advance.
Disney’s Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc
Disney’s Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc is the
3rd installment in the successful Disney’s Lizzie McGuire
franchise, based on the top-rated “Lizzie McGuire” television series
airing on Disney Channel. Players reprise their roll as Lizzie and
play to win the affection of the student body to become Homecoming
Queen. With over 100 speed challenges taking place through 10
different levels, players must advance past obstacles, build
friendships and gain popularity points to help Lizzie on her way to
the homecoming dance. Disney’s Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc
is slated for release in summer 2005 for Game Boy®
Advance.
Disney’s Kim Possible 3: Team Possible
Disney’s Kim Possible 3: Team Possible brings
Kim Possible back to the Game Boy® Advance. Based on Disney
Channel’s popular animated television series “Disney’s Kim
Possible,” the game offers a unique twist – Kim is teamed with Ron
Stoppable for the first time, and together, they battle evil
villains such as Monkey/Gorilla Fist, Senor Senior, Jr., Shego and
the evil Dr. Drakken to save the world! Players can switch between
Kim and Ron and master their unique gadgets, such as the Grappling
Hook, Sonic Mines, Rocket Rollerblades and more. Single and
multi-player action make for varied game play over 3 expansive
environments, and collectible trading cards and unlockable
mini-games featuring Rufus, the naked mole rat, keep the fun going!
Disney’s Kim Possible 3: Team Possible is slated for release
in summer 2005.
Disney’s That’s So Raven 2: Supernatural Style
Based on Disney Channel’s “That’s So Raven” television
series, Raven is back in an all-new adventure for the Game Boy®
Advance, Disney’s That’s So Raven 2: Supernatural Style. Fans
will have the chance to take on the role of the eccentric lead
character, Raven, who has a psychic ability to glimpse into the
future and get herself into some crazy predicaments. Raven is joined
by her friends and family, Chelsea, Devon, Eddie, Cory and Dad who
help her get out of sticky situations packed over 20 levels and 6
environments. On her way to the season’s premiere fashion show,
Raven is diverted in a series of hilarious escapades where her
adventures take her from school to the mall, off to the zoo, a
science fiction convention and to a concert. Along the way, she
needs to collect accessories to complete her fashion line, use her
psychic visions to solve puzzles and learn to use the camera and
hone her paparazzi skills. It’s going to take clever disguises and
insightful premonitions to hit the runway in time! Disney’s
That’s So Raven 2: Supernatural Style is slated for release in
summer 2005.
Disney’s The Proud Family
Disney’s The Proud Family is based on Disney
Channel’s award-winning television series of the same name. Players
take on the role of Penny Proud as she adventures through town and
tries to earn enough money to buy her parents the ultimate
anniversary present. Spanning over six different environments, Penny
only has six days to complete this task. With the right resources,
some street smarts, hard work and a little luck she might just be
able to get the cash she needs the old fashioned way. The game
includes mini-games and side missions such as helping Suga Mama
practice her moves for the Seniors Wrestling Event, Tag-Team (SWEAT)
Tournament, spin jammin’ jams as a DJ, boogie down at the Hip Hop
Dance Contest and more. Disney’s The Proud Family is
scheduled to release in fall 2005 for Game Boy® Advance
Disney’s Cinderella: Magical Dreams
Disney’s Cinderella: Magical Dreams is a platform-action,
side-scrolling game where players can relive highlights of the
classic story during gameplay. Help the Fairy Godmother transform
items necessary for Cinderella to go to the Royal Ball in style.
Watch as the mice go on a dangerous quest to find material for
Cinderella’s dress, have lots of fun with the Fairy Godmother’s
bubble arcade puzzler and ballroom dance the night away with
Cinderella and the Prince. When the clock strikes midnight, the
player must outrun the king’s search party as they race back to
Cinderella’s chateau. Player’s can choose to play as Cinderella, the
mice or the Fairy Godmother, with changing gameplay styles based on
each character. The game will include up to three minutes of video
footage taken directly from the highly anticipated “Cinderella”
DVD that is being released at the same time as the video game in
fall 2005 for Game Boy® Advance.
Disney’s Lizzie McGuire & That’s So Raven
Disney’s Lizzie McGuire & That’s So Raven brings
together two of Disney Channel’s top rated shows in this
action-packed duo for Nintendo DS. These pick-up-and-play games are
chock full of fun and take quick thinking and lightning fast
reflexes! Fans can choose to play as Lizzie as she attempts to gain
popularity and become Homecoming Queen, or as Raven as she hones her
dance moves for the school talent show. The games include over 100
different speed challenges, bonus rounds and the ability to trade
cards wirelessly with friends. Players can also play through the
entire game in Story Mode, or for more replayability go directly to
their favorite micro game in Challenge Mode. Disney’s Lizzie
McGuire & That’s So Raven Combo is scheduled to release in fall
2005.
Disney’s Kim Possible: Kimmunicator
Disney’s Kim Possible: Kimmunicator for Nintendo DS
brings Kim Possible, everyone’s favorite crime-fighting cheerleader,
into her latest 3D action-packed adventure. Players join Kim in a
multi-part adventure that combines non-stop action and
tongue-in-cheek humor with numerous appearances and cameos by
classic Kim Possible villains. Over 15 action-packed levels, players
can hack villains’ computers, assemble gadgets and unscramble area
maps for Kim with the Kimmunicator through the Touch Screen and
microphone. Drakken is back and managed to kidnap Wade, forcing him
to develop yet another Doomsday Device and depriving Kim of a key
resource in her fight against evil at the same time! Step in as
Wade’s replacement and help Kim (and Rufus the naked mole rat) go
undercover to rescue Wade and foil Drakken’s fiendish plans before
it’s too late! Disney’s Kim Possible: Kimmunicator is
scheduled to release in fall 2005.
About Buena Vista Games
Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG) is the interactive entertainment
arm of The Walt Disney Company. The division publishes, markets and
distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games and
interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses
properties and works directly with third-party interactive game
publishers to bring products for all ages to market. For more
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