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Backyard Baseball 2009 Launches on Nintendo DS
Humongous Inc., announced today that
its best selling sports title, Backyard Baseball®
2009 is available for the first time on Nintendo DS™. The
latest iteration in the decade old Backyard Sports franchise,
Backyard Baseball® 2009 for Nintendo DS
combines real baseball strategies with wild power ups and arcade
action to entertain and excite baseball's next generation of
fans.
Known for starring professional baseball players as animated
kids in the game, Backyard Baseball® 2009 has
expanded its roster to include at least one player from every
MLB® team including top stars such as Ichiro,
A-Rod, Jeter, Pujols, Griffey, and cover athlete David "Big
Papi" Ortiz. The game also capitalizes on Nintendo DS
capabilities by offering wireless multi-player and touch screen
controls to let players hit, field, pitch, and run-all with
strokes and taps of the stylus.
Backyard Baseball® 2009 offers single pick-up
games or season play (with all the stats), a Home Run Derby®
mini-game, and varying levels of difficulty to make it
appropriate for kids of different ages and skills. In addition,
the game's kid-friendly, non-violent format and high level of
diversity makes it especially popular with parents.
The only kids' video game to hold Major League Baseball®
(MLB) and Major League Player's Association
(MLBPA) licenses, Backyard Baseball 2009
for DS is Rated "E" (everyone) by the ESRB with no descriptors
and available for an SRP of $29.99. Backyard Baseball® 2009
will be available in May for Wii, PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system and Windows PC at retailers nationwide.
