TOMY Corp. and D3Publisher of America Inc. announced that NARUTO: CLASH OF NINJA REVOLUTION for the Wii and NARUTO: PATH OF THE NINJA for the Nintendo DS have shipped to retail outlets. Based on episodes from VIZ Media's hit series, both games will be featured in a launch event on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Nintendo World Store in New York's Rockefeller Center. NARUTO fans will be able to play in game tournaments and witness a professional Ramen Noodle Eating Contest, using chopsticks, featuring some of the world's most renowned competitive eating athletes in an event sanctioned by Major League Eating (MLE).
Developed by Eighting, NARUTO: CLASH OF NINJA REVOLUTION includes all-new character animations, new special-attack animations, and, for the first time, new interactive environments. The game takes advantage of the Wii system by allowing players to launch attacks with the Wii Remote using Ninja-like movements, and features special mini-games created exclusively for use with the Wii Remote.
NARUTO: CLASH OF NINJA REVOLUTION is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB and features 20 characters -- including some that have not yet appeared in the CLASH OF NINJA game series. The fast-paced ninja action for up to four players will have nine different gameplay modes, including Story Mode, Single Player and Multiplayer modes.
NARUTO: PATH OF THE NINJA is the first Role-Playing Game (RPG) for NARUTO in North America and features a unique time-based combat system in which players must determine each character's strengths and use them accurately to help them defeat the enemy. Choosing from six available characters, players will be able to explore the Village Hidden in the Leaves and the world of NARUTO as they roam across forests, fields, rivers and mountains encountering bosses that they defeat by using over 90 different special techniques.
Developed by TOSE, NARUTO: PATH OF THE NINJA is rated "E 10+" (for cartoon violence) by the ESRB.
With U.S. headquarters in Santa Ana, California, TOMY Corp. is one of the worlds' oldest and most endearing toy companies. For more than eight decades, TOMY has developed and manufactured a broad portfolio of educational toys, games and video games for children of all ages. More information is available at www.TOMY-USA.com.
Headquartered in San Francisco, and owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and animation -- Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan Prod. Co., Ltd. -- VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English-speaking audiences in North America and a global licensor of Japanese manga and animation. For more information, visit www.VIZ.com.
D3Publisher of America Inc. is a subsidiary of D3 Inc., with headquarters in Tokyo. D3Publisher of America's strategic focus is on licensed and original titles from leading third-party developers that appeal to mass-market consumers or gaming enthusiasts. Based in Los Angeles, D3Publisher of America distributes and publishes software for personal computers, major console platforms and handheld systems including Wii, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox, and the Xbox 360. For additional information, visit www.d3publisher.us.
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