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Disney Interactive Studios Announces Spectrobes: Origins Has Arrived.


Disney's Popular Monster Battle and Collection Franchise Now Available Exclusively for Wii

BURBANK, Calif. -- Disney Interactive Studios Disney Interactive Studios, Inc. (initially Walt Disney Computer Software, later Disney Interactive and Buena Vista Games, Inc.), self-publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games and interactive entertainment worldwide.  announced today that Spectrobes: Origins, the third installment of Disney's popular monster battle video game franchise, is now available across 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.  exclusively for the Wii[TM] system from Nintendo.

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 patrol officers Rallen or Jeena in the first Wii installment for Disney's top-selling Spectrobes franchise. Players will find, train and command more than 100 mysterious Spectrobes, while unlocking their unique powers in order to save the galaxy. Spectrobes: Origins features exciting two-player cooperative play made specifically for Wii that allows players to team up and battle together; an all new 3-D fossil excavation mode; and special collectible code input cards that provide secret codes to unlock hidden items and new creatures.

"Spectrobes: Origins takes this popular franchise to the next level, giving fans a whole new experience on Wii," said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. "The opportunity to explore and battle through the Spectrobes universe on Wii makes Spectrobes: Origins a must-have for action/adventure and RPG (Report Program Generator) One of the first program generators designed for business reports, introduced in 1964 by IBM. In 1970, RPG II added enhancements that made it a mainstay programming language for business applications on IBM's System/3x midrange computers.  fans of all ages."

Spectrobes: Origins was named Runner-Up for Best Wii Role Playing Game See CRPG.  in IGN's Best of E3 2009 Awards.

The Spectrobes franchise, an original property created by Disney Interactive Studios in Japan, comes to Wii for the first time after two successful games on Nintendo DS
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 have shipped worldwide.

Spectrobes items are coming to iPhone and iPod Touch through an app that introduces fans to the franchise through premium video content and exclusive video footage from Spectrobes: Origins. The Spectrobes app, due in September, features 14 video episodes, game trailers, wallpapers and links to other Disney products. The app is available for free on the App Store to all iPhone and iPod Touch users.

Published by Disney Interactive Studios and developed in Tokyo by Genki Co., Ltd., Spectrobes: Origins is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board
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) and has a suggested retail price of $49.99.

About Disney Interactive Studios

Disney Interactive Studios, part of Disney Interactive Media Group, is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: DIS). Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games, mobile games and interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with other interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market. Disney Interactive Studios is based in Glendale, California, and has internal development studios around the world. For more information, log on to http://www.disneyinteractivestudios.com.

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