Club Acclaim's mary-kateandashley Winners Circle for Playstation Game Console and Game Boy Color Gallops Into Stores.Business Editors GLEN COVE Glen Cove, city (1990 pop. 24,149), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled 1668, inc. as a city 1918. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001 Horseback Riding horseback riding: see equestrianism. is Focus of Latest Entries in Girl's Market Club Acclaim, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, a worldwide interactive entertainment company, and Dualstar Interactive, a division of Mary-Kate and Ashley's Dualstar Entertainment Group, today announced that mary-kateandashley Winners Circle for the Game Boy(R) Color will ship to national retail outlets February 27, 2001 and PlayStation(R) game console See video game console. will ship to outlets March 1, 2001. mary-kateandashley Winners Circle is endorsed by the U.S Equestrian Team as the Top Pick for 2001. Mary-Kate and Ashley is the #1 selling celebrity-based videogame property for the girls' software market. "mary-kateandashley Winners Circle further extends Club Acclaim's success in the girls' marketplace by developing games in an area that's incredibly popular with girls: horseback riding. Very few girls actually get to own a horse, and we're offering the next best thing. We're creating riding games with features that give girls a sense of personal involvement, that are realistic and fun to play yet encourage a sense of responsibility," said Christina Recchio, Marketing Manager, Club Acclaim. mary-kateandashley Winners Circle for the PlayStation(R) game console offers players a chance to compete in such popular equestrian events as dressage dressage (French; “training”) Equestrian sport involving the execution of precision movements by a trained horse in response to barely perceptible signals from its rider. , jumping and cross country, in Career or 2-Player mode. A Practice mode lets riders master the controls and explore a course before entering events. The game also has an Adventure mode with large Forest and Island levels, where players can play games or enjoy exploring during a Free Ride. mary-kateandashley Winners Circle for the PlayStation(R) game console lets players create and save custom riders and horses. Players will be able to choose an animal's color, various leg and face markings, even a name. Horse care is an important part of the game, and players will be feeding, watering and grooming their horses to make sure the horses are happy and in good shape for competition. Of course, fashion plays a part around the stables, too. Players earn ribbons in competition or find them during a free ride, then redeem them in the Stable Shop for new outfits. Developed by Tantalus Software (PlayStation) and M4, Ltd. (Game Boy), mary-kateandashley Winners Circle is supported by a multi-faceted marketing effort, which includes a national TV and print campaign in addition to cross-promotional advertisements in Mary-Kate and Ashley best selling books, videos and fashion dolls. Dualstar Entertainment Group The Mary-Kate and Ashley brand has unprecedented media longevity and success. As a leader in family entertainment, Mary-Kate and Ashley's Dualstar Entertainment Group, owner of the billion dollar entertainment and media brand franchise, produces feature films; television series, movies and specials; home video series; book series; fashion dolls and accessories; interactive video games See video game console. ; and most recently the hugely popular Internet website marykateandashley.com. The Mary-Kate and Ashley brand -- called "as pervasive as Pokemon" by the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). -- delivers a wholesome, fresh, aspirational, exciting lifestyle to its audience of loyal young girls and tweens. More information about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. is available at marykateandashley.com. Club Acclaim Established in 1999, Club Acclaim, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, focuses on licensed youth and family oriented product. Club Acclaim establishes a presence for Acclaim in the emerging youth software market and complements Acclaim's corporate portfolio. Additional titles published under the Club Acclaim brand include Bust-A-Move 4, Mary-Kate and Ashley Magical Mystery Mall, The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley, Get A Clue and Pocket Planner. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment gaming-consoles including Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Sega and personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim owns and operates four studios located in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Australia and the Pacific Rim. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, publishes software gaming strategy guides and issues "special edition" comic magazines from time to time to support its time valued brands, Turok and Shadow Man. Acclaim's corporate headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 26,622. Part of the early 20th century Gold Coast of the North Shore, Glen Cove has a diverse population. and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on under the symbol AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) . For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.com. PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Game Boy and Game Boy Color The Game Boy Color (ゲームボーイカラー are trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc.(c)1989, 1998 Nintendo of America Inc. Licensed by Nintendo |
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