'Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor' for the Wii and both
'Sally's Salon' and 'Tropix' for the Nintendo DS soon to be available
NEW YORK, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From the Digital Life
Summer Press Preview, digital entertainment services provider,
RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) today announced the availability of
three best selling PC casual games titles for the Nintendo DS(TM) system
and Wii(TM) system platforms. For the first time, Real will release one of
its hit casual games on the Wii system with "Mortimer Beckett and the
Secrets of Spooky Manor," originally published by RealNetworks for play on
the PC and Mac. Additionally, popular game titles "Sally's Salon" and
"Tropix" will be added to the lineup of Real's casual titles available on
the Nintendo DS system this fall.
"As the number one provider of casual games titles worldwide,
RealNetworks is committed to offering the best experiences to casual gamers
-- whenever and wherever they want to play," said Matt Turetzky, vice
president of content and non-PC platforms in the Games Division of
RealNetworks. "By bringing these titles to the Wii and Nintendo DS systems,
we are able to continue fueling the popularity of casual gaming with an
ever-expanding consumer audience."
"Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor" for the Wii
In "Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor" for the Wii,
players will hunt the halls of Spooky Manor for hidden objects, return the
items to their rightful places and solve a series of brain-bending puzzles
to get to the bottom of this eerie mystery. Only those with a keen eye for
detail will discover the answers hidden in Spooky Manor. When playing
Mortimer Beckett on Wii, players are fully immersed in the game play
experience as they point the Wii Remote(TM) at items on the screen or shake
it to get rid of pesky ghosts. And with the options of single player,
head-to-head or co-operative modes, there's always seek and find fun
waiting for the whole family, right in the comfort of your own living room.
"Sally's Salon" for the Nintendo DS
"Sally's Salon" DS players will work with Sally to beautify everyone,
from little old ladies to punk rockers, moving through 10 unique salon
locations in this colorful and engaging challenge. Players direct Sally
through a virtual beauty salon by hiring employees and customizing salon
services as they wash, dye, cut and style their way through 50 levels of
frantic, fashionable fun. In addition, players can buff and trim nails for
the perfect manicure and pedicure and touch up eyebrows, eyelashes, and
mustaches to create the final look. Exclusively for the DS, players now
have access to new mini games optimized for stylus.
"Tropix" for the Nintendo DS
In "Tropix," DS players escape to a private getaway of gaming fun with
11 entertaining games. Fans of puzzles, adventures, card games, word games
and Sudoku will find an island of fun in Tropix. Players compete to win
Sand Dollars, shop for decor for their tropical island homes, and travel to
exotic locales for new gaming challenges. The DS version offers a wireless
two-player gaming option allowing players to challenge their friends to one
of their favorite games. In addition, the Stylus component of the DS
enables "Tropix" players to become one with the character through optimized
Stylus control, delivering a better game play experience all around.
In addition to the Wii and Nintendo DS systems, select RealNetworks
titles can be played on most mobile handsets, iPhone, Sony PSP and Facebook
platforms.
"Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor" for the Wii System
will retail for $39.99 and "Sally's Salon" and "Tropix" for the Nintendo DS
System will retail for $29.99. All three will be available at major
videogame retailers nationwide this fall. Consumers can access the PC
online versions of these games and an extensive catalog of other casual
games titles at http://www.realarcade.com and http://www.gamehouse.com.
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ABOUT REALNETWORKS
RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers
via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system and mobile phone.
Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead
the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R),
the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and
recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music
service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R),
one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of
mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers
through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate
information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company.
RealNetworks, GameHouse, RealArcade, Rhapsody and RealPlayer are
registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. or its wholly owned subsidiary.
Nintendo, Nintendo DS and Wii are trademarks of Nintendo.
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CONTACT:
Tiffany Dunning of RealNetworks, Inc.,
+1-206-892-6330, tdunning@real.com; or Bailey Locke of SHIFT
Communications, +1-415-591-8457, blocke@shiftcomm.com, for
RealNetworks, Inc.
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