Best-Selling Sandlot Games PC and Nintendo DS Franchise Makes Its Console Debut
EDISON, N.J., November 24, 2008 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, and Sandlot Games, a leading developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games, today announced that Cake Mania®: In The Mix! for Wii has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Based on Sandlot Games’ award-winning PC franchise that has been downloaded more than 100 million times worldwide and sold half a million units on Nintendo DS, Cake Mania: In The Mix! introduces all-new characters, motion-based cake customization and a unique co-op mode that allows up to four players to join in the baking madness at once.
Building upon the success of the hectic, time-management style gameplay of the original Cake Mania and the branching storyline of Cake Mania 2, Cake Mania: In the Mix! lets players use the Wii Remote to manage all aspects of Jill Evans’ bakery business. Players will serve a myriad of all-new demanding customers-including ninjas, pregnant moms and leprechauns–and can then use cumulative bakery earnings to purchase more than 50 unique kitchen upgrades to expand their business. In the Mix! also features nine brand new locations, an Endless Baking mode and 4-player cooperative play. Players can even design custom cakes and then send Digital Greeting Cards of their cake creations to friends online via WiiConnect24!
Developed by Gorilla, Cake Mania: In The Mix! for Wii is rated E for Everyone and now available for a suggested retail price of only $29.99. For additional information about Majesco’s exciting line of products, please visit http://www.majescoentertainment.com/.
About Sandlot Games
Sandlot Games Corporation, headquartered in Bothell, Washington, is the world’s premier developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games. Sandlot Games boasts a captivating portfolio of popular game titles and franchises including Cake Mania®, Glyph®, Super Granny®, Tradewinds® and Westward®. Sandlot Games reaches millions of game players worldwide through a variety of distribution channels including online, PC, PDA’s, handhelds, videogame consoles and mobile phones. Since 2002, more than 200 million games have been downloaded by its loyal fan base. For more information or to play one of our award winning games, please visit us at www.sandlotgames.com.
