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Scholastic Media Launches New I SPY Game on Nintendo DS
NEW YORK – July 18, in the year of our Lord 2011
– Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc., the global
children’s publishing, education and media company, today
announced a new addition to its award-winning and best-selling I
SPY ™ interactive franchise with the release of I SPY ™ Castle
for the Nintendo DS ™. I SPY ™ Castle will take gamers on an
riddle-, puzzle- and brainteaser-filled exploration through a
legendary castle. It will be available at retail this fall for
$19.99.
“In its 20th anniversary year, I SPY continues to attract new
fans based on its brilliant approach to seek and find,” said
Deborah Forte, President of Scholastic Media and Executive Vice
President of Scholastic Inc. “We are excited to once again bring
I SPY to the Nintendo DS to ensure fans can ‘play’ I SPY on a
dynamic platform.”
In I SPY Castle, fans uncover the fantastical story of an
intriguing castle while playing 36 I SPY riddles set against 12
photo realistic and visually stunning castle scenes. 12
mini-games are hidden among the riddles and three logic puzzles
unlock additional new rooms of the castle. Players can collect
objects to solve puzzles, unlock rooms and complete riddles, and
hint features assist players in finding the most challenging
objects. The game is being distributed by Cokem International.
Since the first I SPY book, written by Jean Marzollo with
photographs from Walter Wick, was published by Scholastic in
1991, the program has expanded to include 42 million books in
print. Scholastic Media has developed the property into a
best-selling global franchise – including an Emmy Award-winning
television series that airs on HBO Family in the U.S. and has
been sold in 31 countries worldwide. In addition to Nintendo DS
™, the best-selling I SPY interactive franchise includes product
offerings on other platforms including Wii ™, Leapster,
Leapster2, Leapster Explorer DS ™, and LeapFrog’s Tag Learning
System, as well as apps for iPod touch ®, iPhone ® and iPad ®.
For more information on I SPY please visit
www.scholastic.com/ispy.