Nintendo has gone green with the launch of CHIBI-ROBO: PARK PATROL for the Nintendo DS. As part of celebrating the environmental game, Nintendo is offering 500 tree seedlings to kids.
CHIBI-ROBO: PARK PATROL is one of the first games based on the growing environmental movement. In the game, players take on the persona of a cute little robot and clean up a park by planting flowers, building park equipment and defeating toxic enemies called Smoglings.
The game lets players use the Nintendo DS touch screen to control actions like watering plants, squirting enemies or riding a bike. Chibi's good deeds are converted into Happy Points that power him and the friendly toys he meets along the way. He even uses environmentally friendly modes of transportation to get around.
"From hybrid cars to energy-conserving light bulbs, everyone is going green," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's SVP of marketing and corporate communications. "CHIBI-ROBO: PARK PATROL represents one of the first environmentally themed video game adventures."
To get a tree seedling, register at www.chibi-robo.com/ between now and Nov. 9. Prior to America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, Nintendo will choose 500 people at random to receive a seedling that they can plant in their community.
Rick DeMott
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