RVINE, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 24, 2010 — Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that they have reached agreement of distribution with Tomy Corp., the licensee of Nintendo platforms in US, Canada, Latin and South America from VIZ Media for NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Dragon Blade Chronicles for Wii™ and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Naruto vs. Sasuke for Nintendo DS™. These two chapters in the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN franchise, based on the extremely popular anime series, are currently scheduled for release on November 16, 2010. Over the next few weeks certain retailers will offer special bundles, pre-order bonus items, and gifts-with-purchase for the games, making them perfect gifts for the holiday season.
“We’re very excited to work with Tomy Corp. and VIZ Media to present two new NARUTO SHIPPUDEN games to fans across North America,” said Tim Pivnicny, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Atlus. “We’re sure fans will have NARUTO SHIPPUDEN on their holiday wish lists as they do every year, and we’re happy to bring them not only the games but also exciting bonus offers at retailers such as Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Best Buy, EB Games Canada, GameStop, and Toys ‘R’ Us.”
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Dragon Blade Chronicles for Wii (www.atlus.com/narutodbc) and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Naruto vs. Sasuke for Nintendo DS (www.atlus.com/narutonvs) are set to release on November 16, 2010. Fans can also look forward to more NARUTO SHIPPUDEN adventures on Nintendo DS in early 2011.
For more information on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, and to view subtitled uncut episodes (rated T+ for Older Teens), please visit the official website at http://www.Naruto.com. The TV version of NARUTO SHIPPUDEN can be viewed on Disney XD every Wednesday (rated TV-PG). Uncut episodes can be viewed on http://www.VIZAnime.com and Hulu, and dubbed downloadable episodes are also available on iTunes, PlayStation® Network, Xbox LIVE, and Amazon Video On Demand. More information on the ratings may be found at http://ratings.viz.com.