MySims Party Provides Hours of Fun for the Whole Family on the Wii
and Nintendo DS
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Mar 09, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), announced that MySims(TM)
Party for Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM) ships to retail outlets worldwide
tomorrow. The next title from the MySims Franchise features a
robust variety of fun and unique mini-games. Designed specifically for
the Nintendo platforms, MySims Party offers something for every
member of the family.
"We are very excited to deliver MySims Party and think that it
will appeal to new and existing MySims fans with the engaging fun
that it provides right from the start," said Tim LeTourneau, General
Manager of the MySims Franchise. "The game capitalizes on the
universal appeal and trademark humor of the MySims characters,
but also takes the franchise in a different direction providing a new
way for players to interact through great multiplayer arcade gameplay."
MySims Party for the Wii
In MySims Party players must pit their reflexes, strategy, smarts
and speed against up to three friends in 50 different fast-paced,
action-packed mini-games. Each MySim character possesses a unique
combination of speed, luck, strength, and endurance, and by
strategically hand picking their team of four MySims, players can gain
an advantage over their opponents and crush the competition! Whether
shaking their groove thing with DJ Candy in the Go Go Dancing mini-game,
outrunning the giant robot in Robo-Assault or sticking the trick in the
extreme snowboarding challenge, gamers will be off the couch and on
their feet, because every gathering is an instant party with MySims
Party!
MySims Party for the Nintendo DS
Now players can take the party with them anywhere! Using the stylus and
touch screen, players can dig up fossils in Excavate-a-Saurus, join Goth
Boy on a first-person shooter mission during Haunted Hunted, rock out
with Air-Guitar-Star, and much more! With 40 different mini-games
designed specifically for the Nintendo DS, there is bound to be a game
for every member of the family. Additionally, using one game card,
friends can wirelessly play against each other in Dream Festival Mode
and Mini-game Mode.
About The Sims Franchise The Sims franchise
celebrates an impressive over 100 million units sold since its launch in
February 2000. Now translated into 22 different languages in 60
different countries, The Sims has quickly become a universal
gaming and cultural phenomenon. For the latest information about The
Sims and to check out the hottest creations for The Sims 2
made by our community members, please visit www.thesims2.com.
To stay up-to-date on The Sims 3 news and information, check out www.thesims3.com.
For information about the MySims franchise, visit www.mysims.com.
About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in
Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive
entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops,
publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game
systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet.
Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM,
EATM, EA SPORTS FreestyleTM and POGOTM.
In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27
titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online
game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS Freestyle, POGO, The Sims and MySims are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S.
and/or other countries. Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc.
Angie Newman, 650-628-2877
Manager, Public Relations
The Sims
ANewman@EA.com
or
Bender / Helper Impact
Audra McIver, 212-689-6360
Audra_McIver@bhimpact.com
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