Namco Bandai Games recently announced that their upcoming DS pet-simulation game, National Geographic Panda, will feature a bonus DVD containing the hour-long special, Secrets of the Wild Panda. The special follows a team of scientists as they observe a mother panda and her newborn baby for an entire year.

The game itself uses the touch screen to take care of and play with different pandas. It also features over 20 National Geographic articles about pandas that unlock as you play the game.

"National Geographic Panda delivers on the promise to provide engaging and informative content for which National Geographic is known for. Secrets of the Wild Panda and in-game National Geographic articles give National Geographic Panda a substantial added value on top of an already terrific game," said Todd Thorson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Namco Bandai Games America.

National Geographic Panda is scheduled to hit stores this November and carries a suggested retail price of $29.99.

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES’ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PANDA TO INCLUDE BONUS DVD

Learn Everything You Wanted to Know and More About Pandas

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (September 30, 2008) – Leading video games publisher and developer, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that a bonus DVD, Secrets of the Wild Panda, will be packed in copies of their upcoming Nintendo DS™ pet-simulation game National Geographic Panda. Secrets of the Wild Panda is an hour long special that follows a group of researchers as they study a mother panda and her newborn baby. National Geographic Panda gives adoptive panda parents a unique opportunity to interact and learn about these majestic animals when it is released this November.

"National Geographic Panda delivers on the promise to provide engaging and informative content for which National Geographic is known for," said Todd Thorson, director of marketing and public relations for NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. "Secrets of the Wild Panda and in-game National Geographic articles give National Geographic Panda a substantial added value on top of an already terrific game."

More about National Geographic Panda:

Step into Panda Park and immerse yourself in raising cuddly panda cubs. Use the touch screen to wake up sleepy pandas in the morning, hand them their favorite food, or help them with tricky somersaults. Players can enter the Panda House to find over 20 authentic National Geographic articles about pandas, with new articles unlocked each day the game is played. Players are also given an allowance every morning to spend or save as they see fit. Buy food, toys, clothes or a good bath for your pandas. Raise your panda well and more will wander into Panda Park wanting to join in on the fun!

More about Secrets of the Wild Panda:

Shot in the remote Qi Ling mountains of China, Secrets of the Wild Panda follows a team of scientists as they observe and track a mother panda and her newborn baby, Xi Wang, for a full year. In a time where wild panda habitats are vanishing at an astonishing rate, the team must learn all they can from this rarely seen occurrence.

National Geographic Panda will be available for Nintendo DS this November with a MSRP of $29.99. For more information about National Geographic Panda, please visit < href="http://www.namcobandaigames.com">http://www.namcobandaigames.com.