Smart Kid’s line of games continue as the only developmentally-appropriate DS games available on the market today
POMONA, CA (July 9, 2008) – UFO Interactive Games, Inc., a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, announced the release of the Smart Kid's Party Fun Pak, Smart Boy's Toy Club, Smart Girl's Magical Book Club and Smart Girl’s Party Game videogames on the Nintendo DS format.
The new releases come on the heels of the debut family-oriented Smart Kid’s line of video games for Nintendo DS, which UFO released in 2007. The Smart Kid’s line earned numerous awards and approvals from nationally recognized parent and consumer organizations and children's media advocates. The new line of games maintains a theme of engaging, skill-based and wholesome play, while providing a positive point of entry for the youngest gamers into the videogame market. From assembling a car to mixing notes on a xylophone to counting blooming flowers, the games develop and cultivate skills, such as basic math, sound and shape recognition, and hand-eye coordination skills.
“After last years strong success of the first-ever developmentally appropriate games for 3-year-olds on Nintendo DS, we knew we were filling a need for discerning parents,” said Jonathan Wan, CEO of UFO Interactive Games. “We are proud to offer families the newest additions to this popular line that provides safe, fun and educational value for their youngest gamers.”
Smart Boy’s Toy Club actively engages the child’s creativity and sharpens coordination skills, using popular themes, such as race cars and airplanes. The games feature content that provide for hours of fun. Made for kids three and older, children can interact with any one of 18 games on the Nintendo DS system using the stylus or their own fingertips, immersing themselves into a dynamic world of learning. MSRP: $19.99.
Smart Girl’s Party Game uses themes such as flowers, bunnies and dolls to engage the imaginations of young girls. Players can select from 18 mini-games, which include interactive elements like a painting easel, musical instruments and recording ability. Each game is designed to nurture a specific skill-set and allow for interaction time with parents. Made for kids 3 and older MSRP: $19.99. |
Smart Kid’s Party Fun Pak is a compilation of both Smart Boys and Smart Girls to create one product for multi-sibling families. An exclusive feature on Smart Kid's allows parents to record congratulatory and encouraging messages that play when the child achieves a task or answers correctly. This feature offers positive reinforcement and good feelings of acknowledgement by parents even as the child plays independently. MSRP: $29.99
Smart Girl’s Magical Book Club allows girls aged three and older to travel through their favorite fairy tales and short stories. Parent and child can interact together as they watch the stories unfold in this collection of 18 mini-games. With interactive elements including a coloring book, musical instruments, reading, free-form drawing and counting, the games encourage learning through casual play with various skill levels, which evolve along with the child as she grows. Among the special options, is a voiceover feature that can be deactivated as the child’s reading skills improve. MSRP: $29.99.
Rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, the Smart Kid's Gameclub series and Smart Girl’s Magical Book Club are the most recent title releases from UFO Interactive Games’ line of casual skill-based games from UFO Family. In a video gaming market teeming with inappropriate and sometimes violent content, UFO Family is committed to creating a positive point of entry for children ages three and older.
The Smart Kid's line of games continue to be the only developmentally appropriate videogames on Nintendo DS, as named by Children's Technology Review, an independent organization that helps adults find quality interactive media and technology products for children. Titles are available at most major mass, specialty and online retailers including Best Buy, Toys"R"Us and Wal-Mart and available online at Amazon.com.
About UFO Interactive Games
Based in Pomona, CA, UFO Interactive Games is a third party licensee of Nintendo of America whose function is in development of original, mass-market gaming software. UFO Interactive Games is distributed exclusively by Tommo, Inc. and has recently developed a new line of games under its UFO Family product line made especially for children aged three to six, offering a positive point of entry for the youngest gamers into the casual video game market. For more information, please visit www.ufointeractivegames.com. |