SAN FRANCISCO – July 8, 2010 – Today Ubisoft announced its 2010 Games for Everyone lineup in North America in coordination with a Holiday preview event in New York City. Ubisoft’s Games for Everyone titles allow players to express their creativity, explore, socialize and share while being fun, interactive, accessible and easy to play.
The Imagine® brand, the No. 1 games for girls brand on the Nintendo DS, is a full range of video games that offer fun activities dedicated to fulfilling tween girls’ aspirations. The Petz® franchise, the No. 1 pet-simulation handheld brand, allows young players to care for and bond with their virtual “Petz,” while Style Lab™ allows young girls to create and share their jewelry and clothing designs online with friends and then purchase them to wear in real life.
Imagine Fashion Stylist (Nintendo DS™ system)
Live the thrilling life of a fashion stylist. Express your creativity by finding the perfect outfits for your clients based on their specific requests and styles, whether preppy or elegant. Plus, run the greatest fashion mall in town by opening glamorous boutiques, working with celebrities, and organizing fashion shows. The game launches November 2, 2010.
Imagine Resort Owner (Nintendo DS)
Manage a beachfront resort on a magnificent tropical island and expand it into a luxury vacation spot! Customize the park and beach with exotic landscaping, build facilities to offer fantastic activities, like water-skiing, beach volley, paragliding and more! Provide guests with the most amazing vacation experience ever.
Petz Fantasy™ (Nintendo DS)
Petz, the No. 1 handheld pet-simulation brand in 2009, is introducing a new nurturing experience with an all-new type of pet: fantasy petz! For the first time ever, discover and take care of your very own fantasy petz. Enter a world of fantasy where you discover mysterious eggs that hatch into cute fantasy creatures in Petz Fantasy™ Sunshine Magic and Petz Fantasy Moonlight Magic. Each fantasy creature has its own personality, surprising reactions and magical powers. Help them grow by caring for them, feeding them, and teaching them. Train them in their new magical powers. The game will launch this Holiday 2010.
Petz Nursery™ 2 (Nintendo DS)
Players care for a variety of all-new baby animals ranging from puppies to polar bear cubs and even penguins! Take care of all your baby petz and help them grow. As newborns, your baby petz will need to be fed a bottle, picked up and played with, and eventually taught to crawl. When night comes, help them fall asleep by rocking them or singing them a lullaby. Also, for the first time, take care of two animals at the same time, watch them play together, react to one another and even try to eat each other’s food! From newborns to babies, these cute animals will surprise players with their clumsy and funny personalities. The game will be in stores on November 2, 2010.
Style Lab Fashion Design (Nintendo DS)
The Style Lab brand brings you another innovative game-to-reality title, Style Lab Fashion Design! Now players can not only design their own fashions in the game, but they can wear them in real life too! Develop your own distinct style of customized clothing and accessories, share them with friends via your own web gallery, then wear your own unique fashions! The game will be available Fall 2010.
“Ubisoft continues to reach new gamers with innovative casual experiences,” said Adam Novickas, U.S. director of brand marketing at Ubisoft. “Our Games for Everyone are extremely approachable, offering an engaging and rewarding interactive experience designed to help people develop new skills: general knowledge, creativity, nurturing and social bonding among kids and their families.”
For more information on Ubisoft’s Games for Everyone, please visit: http://gamesforeveryone.ubi.com/