Zoo Games Brings High Energy Fun of Shawn Johnson and her Sport to Life on Wii and DS
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Video game publisher Zoo Entertainment, Inc (NASDAQ CM: ZOOG) today announced that Shawn Johnson Gymnastics is now available for Nintendo Wii™ and will be available November 30 for Nintendo DS™. Featuring the guidance and voice of Olympic gold medalist, all-round champion and “Dancing with the Stars” winner, Shawn Johnson, the game invites up to eight players to train and compete in the exciting world of professional gymnastics.
“Developing a gymnastics game was especially exciting because it encourages new fans to discover a great sport and learn about all the varying techniques used to execute each skill,” says Shawn Johnson. “But even more than that, it’s the sport that I love, and it means a lot to me to bring my passion for gymnastics to game lovers.”
“We are thrilled to work with Shawn to bring a game to consumers that offers a realistic take on gymnastics, but in a way that is still incredibly engaging and fun,” added Mark Seremet, CEO of Zoo.
In Shawn Johnson Gymnastics, aspiring gymnasts can work their way from amateur to champion as they master gymnastics maneuvers on four apparatuses, including uneven bars, balance beam, floor, and vault. Featuring exclusive bonus content of Shawn Johnson that players can unlock by perfecting routines, the game allows players to experience the thrill of this inspirational sport right in their own living room and includes a choreograph editor for creating and planning out routines.
Shawn Johnson Gymnastics on Wii™ allows players to utilize the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to compete and execute routines, while the pressure sensitivity feature of the Balance Board challenges their coordination and captures their lower-body movements. In the Nintendo DS™ version, players leverage the stylus to draw and create patterns on the device’s touch sensitive screen in order to get the in-game character to perform different moves and motions.
Fun for the whole family, Shawn Johnson Gymnastics is rated “E” for Everyone is now available at retailers nationwide for Nintendo Wii™ at a MSRP of $29.99 and will be available on DS™ for a MSRP of $29.99.
About Zoo Entertainment
Zoo Entertainment is a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software targeted to family-oriented mass-market consumers. With a strong network of leading national mass market retailers, its casual and value-focused titles span categories including sports, family, racing, game-show, strategy and action-adventure, among others.
Zoo’s software is developed for all major consoles, handheld gaming devices, PCs, and mobile and smart-phone devices as well as the emerging ‘connected services.’ Rather than depending on a relatively limited number of “blockbuster” titles, Zoo publishes a broad stream of titles at compelling values. The Company has a library of approximately 100 games, and targets publishing approximately 50 new games in 2010.
With its innovative content creation site, indiePub Games (www.indiepubgames.com), Zoo Entertainment is poised to capitalize on opportunities in the emerging and high growth digital entertainment space. indiePub Games is a community of independent game developers and players. Set on fostering the independent gaming community, indiePub Games provides developers with the resources they need to make great games, and gives them an outlet to share their works with a supportive audience. Independent game developers are able to collaborate with the gaming community and ultimately compete for multi-platform publishing contracts. indiePub Games also serves as a destination site for gaming enthusiasts to play the latest in independent games and allows consumers to take an active role in helping independent developers create innovative entertainment software.
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