Namco Bandai
GAMES
announces
ACTIVE LIFE:
Athletic
WORLD for
Wii™
Use the Wii
Remote™ and
Custom Mat
Controller
to
Experience
Total Body
Gameplay
Across More
than 10
Unique
Activities
SANTA CLARA,
Calif.,
(September
19, 2007) –
Leading
video games
publisher
and
developer
NAMCO BANDAI
Games
America Inc.
today
announced
Active Life:
Athletic
World
(working
title) for
the Wii™.
Combining
the motion
sensing Wii
Remote™ with
a custom mat
controller,
the game
lets players
use their
whole body
to
participate
in more
than10 fun
and unique
activities
and
multiplayer
challenges.
Building
upon the Wii
Remote’s
unique
attributes,
Active Life:
Athletic
World
introduces a
custom mat
controller
that lets
players
manipulate
the
on-screen
action with
a
combination
of hand
gestures and
movements
with their
feet across
the mat’s
eight sensor
pads. From
rowing and
dodging
obstacles on
a
white-water
rafting
expedition
to clearing
an obstacle
course, each
of the
game’s more
than 10
activities
features a
unique
control
scheme
designed to
provide an
active and
fun gameplay
experience.
Keeping
track of
each
player’s
in-game
accomplishments,
Active Life:
Athletic
World
provides
detailed
information
on personal
best scores
and times as
well as
updates on
the progress
of their
friends and
family with
the game.
The game
also
supports
unique
competitive
and
multiplayer
challenges
for up to
two players
such as mine
cart racing
and rope
climbing on
a single
mat.
“By
combining
the
motion-based
Wii Remote
and a custom
gaming mat
to create an
entirely
unique
gaming
experience,
Active Life:
Athletic
World
delivers
unprecedented
interactivity
as players
use their
whole body
to take
control of
the game,”
said Makoto
Iwai,
Executive
Vice
President
and COO,
NAMCO BANDAI
Games, Inc.
“With a wide
assortment
of timeless
games that
everyone can
enjoy as
well as
cooperative
and
competitive
multiplayer
elements,
Active Life:
Athletic
World is
sure to get
the whole
family off
the couch
and into the
fun.”
Active Life:
Athletic
World for
the Wii will
be available
in 2008. For
more
information,
please visit
www.namcobandaigames.com.
About NAMCO
BANDAI Games
America Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI
Games
America
Inc., is a
leading
interactive
entertainment
software
publisher
and
developer
based in
Santa Clara,
CA. The
company is a
part of the
NAMCO BANDAI
group of
companies
known for
creating and
publishing
many of the
industry's
top video
game
franchises
including
the
PAC-MAN®,
SOULCALIBUR®,
Naruto™ and
Tekken®
brands. For
more
information
about NAMCO
BANDAI Games
America
Inc., and
our products
log onto
www.namcobandaigames.com.
Press
Release ©
2007 NAMCO
BANDAI Games
America Inc.
™ Wii, Wii
Remote and
the Wii logo
are
trademarks
of Nintendo.
© 2006
Nintendo.