Boingz to soon be available as Real's first WiiWare title
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From Nintendo's Fall
Media Summit, digital entertainment services provider RealNetworks(R), Inc.
(Nasdaq: RNWK) today announced Boingz, its first WiiWare(TM) game for the
Wii(TM). Designed specifically for the Wii platform and its unique motion
controls, Boingz will be available exclusively on WiiWare soon. Marking
Real's entrance into the console market, the game will be shown for the
first time today at Nintendo's Fall Media Summit.
"We are thrilled at Nintendo's ability to continue bringing countless
new fans to casual games with the Wii," said Matt Turetzky, vice president
of content and non-PC platforms in the Games Division of RealNetworks.
"With the launch of Boingz, we are taking our casual games to living room
consoles for the first time and taking advantage of the unique game play
capabilities of the system to craft a casual experience targeted
specifically for Wii gamers."
Developed by the award-winning studio NinjaBee and published by Real,
Boingz introduces players to bendy, stretchy little critters who've found
themselves scattered about an alien world. Players must help the Boingz
free the rest of their friends and find their way back home by solving a
series of addicting, mind-bending puzzles across thirty levels of fun.
Using the Wii Remote(TM) to grab, stretch and fling the rubber-band bodies
of the Boingz, players direct the team one by one to bounce around the
environments, traverse the seas and even build bridges with their own
bodies. Created exclusively for WiiWare, the single-player world of Boingz
is a surreal, colorful landscape that will entertain players of all ages.
"Working with RealNetworks has allowed us to branch out to Nintendo's
Wii and create an innovative new IP with awesome physics and fantastic
visuals," said Steve Taylor, President of NinjaBee. "While we are best
known for our collection of titles on other platforms, Nintendo's WiiWare
will bring to life a game that we have wanted to make for a long time and
believe fans will truly enjoy."
RealNetworks' Games Division is a leader in the casual games industry
worldwide, with a vertically integrated development, publishing, licensing,
distribution and retail business. Casual games are family friendly and
easy-to-learn but often difficult to master. In addition to WiiWare, Wii
and the Nintendo DS(TM), RealNetworks offers titles for the PC, Mac, and a
variety of mobile handsets and portable gaming devices.
"Boingz" will be available soon for download via WiiWare. WiiWare games
can be found in the Wii Shop Channel. For more information, go to:
http://www.gamehouse.com/wii/.
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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.
ABOUT WAHOO/NINJABEE
Wahoo Studios has been developing and publishing fun, quality games
since 2001. NinjaBee, Wahoo Studios' independent division, began developing
games in 2004. With every game they make, NinjaBee's goal is to create a
unique, top-quality, fun experience for people of all ages. Their titles
include Outpost Kaloki X, Band of Bugs, Cloning Clyde and the upcoming A
Kingdom for Keflings.
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. Nintendo
trademarks used under license. WiiWare is available only through the Wii
console.
SOURCE RealNetworks, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.realnetworks.com
http://www.gamehouse.com/wii
CONTACT:
Tiffany Dunning of RealNetworks,
+1-206-892-6733, tdunning@real.com; or Bailey Locke of SHIFT
Communications, +1-415-591-8457, blocke@shiftcomm.com, for
RealNetworks
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