Midway Announces Five Exclusive Titles for Nintendo SystemsCruis'n for the Nintendo Wii (Graphic: Business Wire)Ultimate Mortal
28 June 2007 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment
publisher and developer, today announced that five new titles are
in development exclusively for Nintendo systems. Only for Wii,
experience the rebirth of action racing with Cruis�n and a
collection of classic skill games with Game Party. Ultimate Mortal
Kombat, The Bee Game� and a title based on Cartoon Network�s
top-rated, kids animated series Foster�s Home for Imaginary Friends
are all in development exclusively for Nintendo DS. All of the
titles are custom designed to take full advantage of the unique
controls and interface of the Wii and Nintendo DS and are scheduled
to be available in 2007. In addition to these newly announced
products, Midway has recently released Mortal Kombat�: Armageddon�
for Wii and Touchmaster� for Nintendo DS. "The Wii and Nintendo DS
require games that are innovative and take full advantage of a
unique control scheme to offer a truly different type of gameplay
experience,� said Matt Booty, executive vice president - worldwide
studios, Midway. �We are very excited to be bringing classic Midway
franchises such as Mortal Kombat and Cruis�n along with powerful
licensed content like Foster�s Home for Imaginary Friends to the
massive installed base of Nintendo system owners.� "Nintendo is
very excited to be working with Midway to have these great brands
and new products come exclusively to Wii and Nintendo DS,� said
George Harrison, senior vice president, marketing and corporate
communications, Nintendo of America Inc. �These new games paired
with the unique controls of Wii and Nintendo DS will continue to
expand videogames to new audiences.� Midway�s 2007 Nintendo line up
with expected ship dates include: Ultimate Mortal Kombat (Nintendo
DS, November) -- Ultimate Mortal Kombat combines the visceral
thrills of the classic Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and the addictive
puzzle action of the Puzzle Kombat component of Midway�s
best-selling Mortal Kombat: Deception� in a single DS-friendly
package. With new record-keeping capability, and Nintendo� Wi-Fi
Connection multiplayer, players will be able take UMK anywhere for
fighting action on the go. Cruis�n (Wii, November) -- An all new
version of the classic Midway arcade racer, Cruis�n is coming
exclusively to the Wii. Choose your ride from an impressive lineup
of licensed cars and experience a rush of adrenaline as you race
opponents through twelve different street circuits using the Wii
Remote� to steer and perform outrageous stunts. Win races and earn
upgrades including: turbos, body kits, neon and nitrous, allowing
you to create the ultimate ride. Game Party (Wii, November) -- Game
Party for the Wii is a collection of classic skill games from
around the world, from American sports venues to European gathering
spots. Using the Wii�s unique control interface, you can play
classics such as darts; modern favorites such as table hockey and
hoop shoot, or participate in multiplayer trivia contests. More
than a half dozen games are available. It�s the ultimate party
game. Foster�s Home for Imaginary Friends: Imagination Invaders
(Nintendo DS, November) -- For the first time on the Nintendo DS
experience the fun of Cartoon Network�s hit show in Foster�s Home
for Imaginary Friends: Imagination Invaders, playing as head
mischief-maker Blooregard Q. Kazoo. Goo has done it again�her
overactive imagination has conjured up a group of diabolical cosmic
invaders, the Space Nut Boogies. They�ve raided Foster�s Home for
Imaginary Friends and taken Madame Foster hostage in search of The
Greatest Thing in the Universe, and it�s up to you to stop them!
Play as Bloo as you explore the Foster�s house, sneak past the
Space Nut Boogie guards, and gather Mac, Coco, Eduardo and the rest
of the gang to rescue Madame Foster! The Bee Game (Nintendo DS
& Game Boy� Advance, November) -- The Bee Game for Nintendo DS
and Game Boy Advance lets players experience the adventures of Maya
the Bee and her friend Willie as they search for their friends. A
strong storm has blown through corn poppy meadow and some of the
residents of the hive are now missing! Help Maya and Willie by
taking on challenges and completing mini-games to find clues in the
meadow, dark forest, blue pond, deep caverns and the garden to
locate the other bees. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Wii, Available
Now) � Custom designed with all new controls and available for the
first time ever on the Wii, players will be able to experience the
latest chapter in Midway�s award-winning, best selling video game
fighting franchise, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. With the most
complete roster ever, including more than 60 fighters from the
entire Mortal Kombat universe (past, present and future), a
revolutionary Kreate-A-Fighter mode and Kreate-A-Fatality mode,
plus Konquest mode and a brand new Endurance Mode, Mortal Kombat:
Armageddon promises to be the most complete, intensely lethal,
fighting experience ever! Touchmaster (Nintendo DS, Available Now)
-- The wide variety of highly interactive mini-games made Midway�s
Touchmaster a favorite in bars and arcades across the country are
now available whenever, wherever with Touchmaster, exclusively for
Nintendo DS. Touchmaster is a natural fit for the touchscreen and
stylus of Nintendo DS, and is perfect for a quick gameplay session.
There�s something for everyone to choose from, with a wide variety
of 23 Midway�s classic Touchmaster games, including Trivia,
Solitaire, Gem Slide� and Mah Jongg. With the Nintendo Wi-Fi
connection, players can connect to the Midway Tournament Network�
for high scores, tournaments and daily rankings. About Midway
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois,
with offices throughout the world, is a leading developer and
publisher of interactive entertainment software for major videogame
systems and personal computers. More information about Midway and
its products can be found at www.midway.com. MIDWAY, MORTAL KOMBAT,
ULTIMATE MORTAL KOMBAT, MORTAL KOMBAT: ARMAGEDDON, MORTAL KOMBAT:
DECEPTION, TOUCHMASTER, MIDWAY TOURNAMENT NETWORK, GEM SLIDE and
the Midway logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Midway
Amusement Games, LLC. THE BEE GAME is a trademark of Midway Home
Entertainment Inc. Published by Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
under license from EM Entertainment GMBH. Maya the Bee and the Maya
the Bee logo � and � EM Entertainment GMBH. CRUIS�N is a trademark
of Nintendo of America Inc. CARTOON NETWORK, FOSTER�S HOME FOR
IMAGINARY FRIENDS and all related characters and elements are
trademarks of and � Cartoon Network. Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS
are trademarks of Nintendo. Game Boy Advance is a trademark of
Nintendo. �2001 Nintendo. � 2001 Nintendo. Nintendo Wii and the Wii
logo are trademarks of Nintendo. � 2006 Nintendo. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This press
release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning
future business conditions and the outlook for Midway Games Inc.
(the "Company") based on currently available information that
involves risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results
could differ materially from those anticipated in the
forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and
uncertainties, including, without limitation, the financial
strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on
new product introductions and the ability to maintain the
scheduling of such introductions, the current console platform
transition and other technological changes, dependence on major
platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described under
"Item 1. Business - Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and in any more
recent filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Each forward-looking statement, including, without
limitation, financial guidance, speaks only as of the date on which
it is made, and Midway undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after
the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of
anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances, except as
required by law.
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