Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG), the interactive entertainment
affiliate of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), today announced it
has entered into a publishing agreement with German-based SUNFLOWERS,
to publish ANNO 1701 for the Nintendo DS(TM) across EMEA and Australia
and New Zealand in Q2 2007.
"We are looking forward to building a strong relationship with the
team at SUNFLOWERS to expand and develop the gaming experience that
ANNO 1701 offers," said Thierry Braille, vice president and general
manager, Buena Vista Games EMEA. "With BVG's expertise in publishing a
broad portfolio of video games for the entire family and titles for
the Nintendo DS, ANNO 1701 is an optimal addition to our portfolio
because it appeals to both males and females alike, and also attracts
younger as well as older gamers."
"ANNO 1701 stands for great quality and extraordinary gameplay,"
said Wilhelm Hamrozi, CEO SUNFLOWERS. "When expanding the property
onto other platforms, we don't simply port the game design, but we
develop new concepts that satisfy the familiar high standards in terms
of quality and gameplay appropriate to the platform", he continued.
"We are delighted about this collaboration and view Buena Vista Games
as the ideal partner to begin a sensible expansion of our ANNO brand
onto other platforms", Hamrozi concluded.
About ANNO 1701 for the Nintendo DS(TM)
The ANNO 1701 universe is based on the successful PC games by
SUNFLOWERS. The developers Keen Games will bring the ANNO 1701
universe onto the Nintendo DS for the very first time where players
can enter a unique empire-building experience set between the 17th and
18th century. The game is based on creating, building and developing
civilisation in this important historical period with a cast of
likeable characters telling a compelling story about their adventures
in the new world.
Additionally, ANNO 1701 for the Nintendo DS features a fully
configurable endless game mode with AI players and a multiplayer mode
for up to 4 players with Nintendo DS, as well as a series of features
unique to the Nintendo DS.
The ANNO series earned widespread acclaim and has sold 4.4 million
copies. It is one of the most successful games of all time in
German-speaking countries.
About Buena Vista Games
Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG) is the interactive entertainment
affiliate of The Walt Disney Company. BVG publishes, markets and
distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games and
interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses
properties and works directly with third-party interactive game
publishers to bring products for all ages to market.
For more information, please log on to www.bvg.com.
About Sunflowers
Company founders Adi Boiko and Wilhelm Hamrozi of
Heusenstamm-based company established in 1993, include creativity,
innovation, strength and flexibility, coupled with an uncompromising
claim to quality and highly developed process management. In order to
guarantee the high quality of the company's own products, the entire
added-value chain from planning to marketing comes from a single
source. The games are sold internationally by exclusive partners.
For more information on SUNFLOWERS, go to www.sunflowers.de
About Keen Games
Based in Frankfurt, Keen Games is one of the most experienced game
developers in the German speaking territories. It has a development
team of 30 people, whose founding partners and lead team members have
developed high-quality games for different platforms for over 15 years
as part of the Neon Studios; Keen Games is now developing videogames
for current handhelds and next-gen consoles.
For more information go to www.keengames.com
NINTENDO DS IS A TRADEMARK OF NINTENDO.
