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Children famous Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree series now on Nintendo DS console
Monday, December 7th, 2009
Now on Nintendo DS the famous Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree series for children will also be available.
Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree series is one of the most popular among children. The much-loved children’s author penned the novels in 30s and 40s decade. Now it is standing as the test of time in digital format.
Children will now be able to read the series on their Nintendo DS. As all paperbacks, the pages of the novel will appear in two screens. This will make the reading experience rich along with its sound effects, collect bonus features and games.
This launch on Nintendo DS is a part of a lager deal between EA Games and book publishers. EA will be, as the agreement goes, publishing a series of children’s books on the FLIPS format. Each of the FLIPs will be containing about 6 to 8 books and it is priced at 24.99pounds.
A reader only need to plug in the FLIP chip in the Nintendo DS console and the book is ready.
Director of Egmont Press, Cally Poplak said, “At Egmont we are passionate about bringing stories to life for children, so the development of new platforms for reading are incredibly exciting for us. We are proud to be at the heart of this innovation and thrilled to be a part of this first collection bringing authors such as Enid Blyton to the digital world, and encouraging more children to take up reading for pleasure rather than seeing it purely as part of their homework.”
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Books comes to Nintendo DS; Thanks EA
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Electronic Arts (EA) is bringing books to the Nintendo DS. The video games giant is developing an innovative new book range for the game that will be called FLIPS.
This initiative of EA is so designed which will give children a new way to read their favourite books. It is being designed for all age groups. They are working with few of the leading publishers of the United Kingdom such as Egmont and Penguin.
Each of the FLIPS title will feature multiple books and it is expected that the first 4 titles will be rolled out in the UK market by 4th of December.
The authors included are Enid Blyton, Eoin Colfer and Cathy Cassidy. The titles which are include in the FLIPS are The Enchanted Wood, Angel Cake, The Magic Faraway Tree, Silent But Deadly, Artemis Fowl, French Fright and Ghoul Dinners among others.
Cally Poplak, director at Egmont Press said, “FLIPS is a brilliant way of getting children into reading who may love their DS but may not normally pick up a book… At Egmont we are passionate about bringing stories to life for children, so the development of new platforms for reading are incredibly exciting for us.”
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Chance to win EA sports football academy on Nintendo
Friday, March 20th, 2009
You love football? If yes and also have a Nintendo DS Lite then Football Academy is the most perfect game for you.
All the collection of mini-games and the challenges in it improves your knowledge of the beautiful game. It offers tips on strategy, positioning and also technique at the same time.
You know what is good about the new EA Sports game. It is that you can compete against friends to put what you have learned into practice while playing.
The better of all these is that to celebrate the launch, The EA have teamed up with Sportsmail to offer 5 lucky readers a copy of this EA Sports Football Academy, a game which is for Nintendo DS Lite only.
It is in fact a journey through football, and of course you will get an IQ rating as you progress. Along the way you can also build a Dream Team in the game.
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