Topic: New Duel Masters Game Coming this Fall

[Bloodworth]

Another November game to bury retailers with.

Atari Stacks the Deck and Readies Second 'Duel Masters' Game Boy Advance Title

Sequel to Popular Franchise to Hit Stores in November

BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. 16, 2004: The second wave of exciting new Duel MastersTM interactive entertainment is on its way as Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) and Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc., today announced Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown will launch on Nintendo's Game Boy® Advance in November. The highly anticipated sequel to Duel Masters: Sempai Legends, which shipped for Game Boy Advance in June, Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown reunites fans with their favorite characters from the TV show as they battle in tournaments and embark on a mysterious mission in which the fate of the world is jeopardy.

"Duel Masters: Sempai Legends is a fan favorite because they allow devotees to enter the world of their favorite trading card game and TV show and Kaijudo Shodown is the next exciting chapter to the Duel Masters story," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of Marketing and Public Relations, Atari's Beverly studio. "The Game Boy Advance is a perfect platform for Duel Masters because it allows both new fans and veterans a chance to build and tweak their decks, and then link systems together to battle it out to determine who will be the greatest Kaijudo master."

"Atari has once again taken the already popular Duel Masters trading card game and TV show and translated those experiences into a highly enjoyable form of interactive entertainment," said Scott Rouse, Duel Masters brand manager, Wizards of the Coast. "Fans that loved the first Game Boy Advance title, Duel Masters: Sempai Legends, will get even more surprises with Kaijudo Showdown."

Developed by Mistic Software, makers of the Duel Masters: Sempai Legends, Duel Masters:Kaijudo Showdown offers a story-driven experience in which the lead character must solve a sinister mystery to prevent the world from falling into chaos. Featuring interaction with characters from the TV show, the ability to build and fine-tune decks using 300 cards and the chance to enter Shop Tournaments and win special booster packs, Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown has everything Duel Masters fans crave.

[KDR_11k]

On that topic, is there a decent Magic: The Gathering game for the GBA? (though I doubt I could get one that would accept that totally insane black/white deck I constructed and never really used on anything)

[nickmitch]

Yay! More cards! I'll be getting this.

BTW: It's an OK show exciting but at times a tad rediculous, less cheap than Yougi-Oh!, and once they even made fun of yugi!

[Ledgehammerous]

This seems like a good time to relay a humorous story...

Once, a friend and I were in our local Super Wal-Mart, searching near the front of the store for Magic cards.  When we located their card stash, we discovered that all they had left were Yu-Gi-Oh cards.  Disgusted, my friend responded with, "D@mmit, I'm sick of this Yoshi crap!"

Since then, I lovingly refer to Yugi and company as "that Yoshi crap".  Anywhoo, I would do a very happy dance if Magic ever appeared on a Nintendo platform...none of that "Battlemage" crap though, I want card-tappin' and timing issues.