REDMOND, Wash., Nov 14, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
As consumers dig into their holiday shopping this season, they can
discover a way to dig for fascinating fossils and encounter some
extraordinary virtual creatures. The Fossil
Fighters(TM): Champions game launches today
exclusively for the Nintendo
DS(TM) family of hand-held systems. The game asks players to
use precision to clean ancient fossils, skill to assemble fantasy teams
of revived dinosaurs called vivosaurs and strategy to battle those
vivosaurs in a grand tournament.
“Fossil Fighters: Champions turns players of all ages into
budding paleontologists,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s
executive vice president of Sales Marketing. “Up to four players can
dig in and have fun.”
Fossil Fighters: Champions requires players to excavate and
carefully clean ancient dinosaur fossils using the Nintendo DS stylus as
a hammer and drill. The more effectively the fossils are cleaned, the
more powerful the resulting revived vivosaurs will be in battles. Giant
fossil rocks containing complete dinosaur fossils and two-sided fossil
rocks are new to the franchise. Players can discover more than 140
vivosaurs. By finding rare golden fossils, they can even transform
certain vivosaurs into powerful new “Super Evolver” forms.
Once players have successfully cleaned a fossil skull, they can revive a
vivosaur and prepare it for battle. Players then command a team of three
vivosaurs in turn-based battles, using their vivosaurs’ unique skills
and special attacks. Players can also rotate their vivosaur formations
during battle to give them an edge over opponents.
The game contains a number of wireless features as well. Players can
compete in matchmaking battles or upload their best team to see how it
fares against others. Players with broadband Internet access can use
Nintendo(R) Wi-Fi Connection to download additional vivosaurs
and events that offer unique challenges and surprises, including a
number of vivosaurs that cannot be found elsewhere in the game. Using DS
Download Play, one player who has the game can connect wirelessly with
up to three other Nintendo DS owners within range and cooperate to
expertly clean fossils together.
For more information about Fossil Fighters: Champions, visit
http://fossilfighterschampions.nintendo.com .
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of
interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan,
manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii(TM) home
console, Nintendo 3DS(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM) family of
portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo
Entertainment System(TM), Nintendo has sold more than 3.8
billion video games and more than 610 million hardware units globally,
including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS,
Nintendo DSi(TM) and Nintendo DSi XL(TM), as well as the
Game Boy(TM), Game Boy Advance, Super NES(TM), Nintendo
64(TM) and Nintendo GameCube(TM) systems. It has also
created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such
as Mario(TM), Donkey Kong(TM), Metroid(TM), Zelda(TM)
and Pokemon(TM). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America
Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s
operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about
Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at
http://www.nintendo.com .
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