Atari's Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea Swims into Retail with Fun Games for Growing Brains
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Posted on August 10, 2010 at 11:07:01 AM
Atari's Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea Swims into Retail with Fun Games for Growing Brains
Engaging Early Learning Experience Title for the Nintendo DS Available October 12th
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -- Atari, one of the world's most recognized publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, announced today that it will publish the children's educational videogame Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea for Nintendo DS(TM). The ideal DS title for kids 3 and up, Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea offers engaging, fun-filled gameplay, and amusing scenarios that enable children to build fundamental skill sets including logical thinking, problem solving, and memory. Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea will swim its way to retail on October 12.
Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea marks the sixth title in the award winning Freddi Fish video game franchise which follows the adventures of Freddi, the anthropomorphic, yellow fish who takes on detective investigations with his pal, the green-colored Luther. Packed with 20+ hours of compelling stories and games, Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea inspires and challenges kids to explore Freddi's underwater world and use such skills as letter recognition, vocabulary, spelling, counting, directions, colors, and tracing to help Freddi solve his cases. Kids will also enjoy a wide range of fun mini-games such as Soup Stir, Counting Coral, and Bubble Bonanza.
"Since 1994, parents have trusted Freddi Fish as their child's first video game to provide educational yet entertaining characters, stories, and gameplay," said Jim Wilson, President of Atari. "Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea, which takes this generation of children on a new underwater adventure with Freddi and Luther, has been designed to promote early thinking and reasoning skills."
Developed by 1st Playable, Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea is rated E for Everyone and will carry a suggested retail price of $19.99.
For more information, please log onto http://www.atari.com.
ABOUT ATARI, SA
Atari group is a global creator, producer and publisher of interactive entertainment for key platforms, including online (casual, social, MMO), PC, consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, and advanced smart phones (i.e. iPhone, Android and RIM devices).
Atari benefits from the strength of its worldwide brand and its extensive catalogue of iconic game franchises (Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Lunar Lander®), original owned franchises (Test Drive®, Backyard Sports®, Deer Hunter®, Champions Online) and third party franchises (Ghostbusters®, Rollercoaster Tycoon®, Dungeons and Dragons®, Star Trek).
To play games and get other information please visit http://www.atari.com
© 2010 Atari Europe SASU. All rights reserved.
Atari word mark and logo are trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.
Source: Atari
CONTACT: Tiyson Reynolds, Atari, +1-310-806-6195,
tiyson.reynolds@atari.com, or Marissa Florindi, Dan Klores Communications,
+1-212-981-5104, marissa_florindi@dkcnews.com
Web Site: http://www.atari.com/
Engaging Early Learning Experience Title for the Nintendo DS Available October 12th
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -- Atari, one of the world's most recognized publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, announced today that it will publish the children's educational videogame Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea for Nintendo DS(TM). The ideal DS title for kids 3 and up, Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea offers engaging, fun-filled gameplay, and amusing scenarios that enable children to build fundamental skill sets including logical thinking, problem solving, and memory. Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea will swim its way to retail on October 12.
Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea marks the sixth title in the award winning Freddi Fish video game franchise which follows the adventures of Freddi, the anthropomorphic, yellow fish who takes on detective investigations with his pal, the green-colored Luther. Packed with 20+ hours of compelling stories and games, Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea inspires and challenges kids to explore Freddi's underwater world and use such skills as letter recognition, vocabulary, spelling, counting, directions, colors, and tracing to help Freddi solve his cases. Kids will also enjoy a wide range of fun mini-games such as Soup Stir, Counting Coral, and Bubble Bonanza.
"Since 1994, parents have trusted Freddi Fish as their child's first video game to provide educational yet entertaining characters, stories, and gameplay," said Jim Wilson, President of Atari. "Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea, which takes this generation of children on a new underwater adventure with Freddi and Luther, has been designed to promote early thinking and reasoning skills."
Developed by 1st Playable, Freddi Fish: ABC Under the Sea is rated E for Everyone and will carry a suggested retail price of $19.99.
For more information, please log onto http://www.atari.com.
ABOUT ATARI, SA
Atari group is a global creator, producer and publisher of interactive entertainment for key platforms, including online (casual, social, MMO), PC, consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, and advanced smart phones (i.e. iPhone, Android and RIM devices).
Atari benefits from the strength of its worldwide brand and its extensive catalogue of iconic game franchises (Asteroids®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Lunar Lander®), original owned franchises (Test Drive®, Backyard Sports®, Deer Hunter®, Champions Online) and third party franchises (Ghostbusters®, Rollercoaster Tycoon®, Dungeons and Dragons®, Star Trek).
To play games and get other information please visit http://www.atari.com
© 2010 Atari Europe SASU. All rights reserved.
Atari word mark and logo are trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.
Source: Atari
CONTACT: Tiyson Reynolds, Atari, +1-310-806-6195,
tiyson.reynolds@atari.com, or Marissa Florindi, Dan Klores Communications,
+1-212-981-5104, marissa_florindi@dkcnews.com
Web Site: http://www.atari.com/