New Gardening Game to Blossom on Nintendo 3DS
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sep 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced My
Garden for the Nintendo 3DS(TM), a new title in development that will
allow players to create custom gardens in a variety of unique and
beautiful environments. Optimized for the coming 3-D platform, My
Garden will offer graphics that bring flowers to life in a vibrant
and realistic manner. Digital gardeners will get to choose from hundreds
of flower and plant varieties as well as unique items to design,
cultivate and enhance landscapes. My Garden is scheduled to be
unveiled at EA's Tokyo Game Showcase on September 15, 2010.
"With My Garden, our aim was simple: to make something beautiful
that comes to life on the Nintendo 3DS like no other platform," said Rod
Humble, Executive Vice President of the EA Play Label. "We hope to offer
a game that's so immersive that it truly brings the delight of owning a
garden to life through a visually stunning 3D experience."
With the help of a cute sidekick named Tanuki, players will test their
green thumbs on a variety of missions that inspire them to create
beautiful outdoor spaces in six unique environments such as an arid
desert, the banks of a cascading brook, and a lush rainforest. Gardeners
will snap a photo of their creations with the game's free-roaming
in-game camera in order to unlock rare and exotic flowers. Along the
way, My Garden players will also unlock more than 20 different
abilities for Tanuki, who uses those attributes, plus a little magic, to
help the garden reach its full potential.
Every gardener will have a bouquet of flowers and items to choose from
in creating his or her own floral paradise. As new growth begins to
push, the flora comes alive in a resplendent array of colors and
textures, attracting natural garden visitors ranging from birds to
butterflies, insects and other creatures. If a player wants a few more
feathered friends in the garden, simply whistle bird calls into the
Nintendo 3DS microphone to summon additional members of the flock.
Alternatively, if too many unwanted visitors arrive at the garden gate,
a quick shake of the Nintendo 3DS will send them scattering while also
dispensing in-game coins that can be used to add a variety of new garden
tools and more plants.
My Garden will be released alongside the hardware launch of the
Nintendo 3DS. For more information on My Garden, please visit: www.ea.com/mygarden.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTS(TM), EA Mobile(TM) and POGO(TM). In
fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31
titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online
game site is www.ea.com.
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