Topic: Majesco Adds 4KIDS to GBA Video Line-Up

[Bloodworth]

Watch episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sonic, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, on the go later this year.

MAJESCO SECURES RIGHTS TO POPULAR 4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES FOR GAME BOY® ADVANCE VIDEO

Proprietary Technology Enables 20 Million Game Boy Advance Owners to Watch Yu-Gi-Oh!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sonic X Anywhere They Go

EDISON, N.J., March 11, 2004 - Majesco Sales Inc., the sole operating subsidiary of ConnectivCorp (OTC BB: CTTV.OB), and a publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products for a variety of platforms, today announced a three-year agreement with 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE) to publish a total of 12 episodes of 4Kids' high-profile cartoon programs as part of its new Game Boy® Advance Video(tm) product line.  The resulting new products will allow the 20 million Game Boy® Advance and Game Boy® Advance SP owners to view cartoons produced by 4Kids on their portable handheld system.  

Under terms of the agreement, Majesco secured the right to publish a total of 12 episodes of select 4Kids Entertainment properties in the United States and Canada.  It is expected that episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and Sonic X will be released as part of the Game Boy Advance Video product line.  Additional terms of the deal call for the promotion of the titles on 4Kids Entertainment's FOX BOX programming block and FOX BOX Web site.

"The ability to watch popular videos on the go compliments the Game Boy system's portable applications," said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco Sales Inc.  "With their excellent content and youth marketing expertise, we believe 4Kids Entertainment to be a valuable partner in launching our new lineup of Game Boy Advance Video products."

"We are pleased to be working with Majesco to bring 4Kids' produced content to the installed base of more than 20 million Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP units," said Alfred R. Kahn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 4Kids Entertainment. "Now, fans of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sonic X and can easily take their favorite shows anywhere they can take their Game Boy Advance systems."

Majesco's new Game Boy Advance Video line-up is scheduled to debut this year.  To register to receive product updates and additional information about new releases, please visit www.gba-video.com.  

[Infernal Monkey]

Nice. Now all they need is to arrange some bundle packs with existing/future Yu-Gi-Oh! and Sonic games and BAM. Money. Or something.
If the video carts are well priced, it could very well take off. Seeing as one cartridge could fit maybe, two episodes.. You'd want it to be much cheaper than the average DVD.

[gwgtrunks]

Actually, they could pry fit in 3 eps, depending on what all they put on the cart. most cartoon eps arre about 20-25 minutes, and the carts can hold up to 90 minutes of video.

I'm considering buying the TMNT carts, but it all depends if it's released like the DVD's (eps 1,2, and 3 on a cart and so on), and how much it costs. There's no way i'm gonna pay 30 bucks for one of these things, but 15-20ish woulden't be bad.