Another GBA Video announcement? Who would have thought?HIP INTERACTIVE CORP. NAMED EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN PROVIDER OF GAME BOY ADVANCE® VIDEO PRODUCTS BY MAJESCO
Hip Interactive Corp. (TSX: HP), Canada's leading provider of electronic entertainment, including video games, PC games, accessories and movies, announced today an agreement with Majesco Holdings Inc (OTC: MJSH) to be the exclusive supplier of all Majesco’s Game Boy Advance® Video products across Canada.
The breakthrough technology enables Game Boy Advance owners to watch full-colour, full-screen video at high quality resolution (240 x 160) using a standard Game Boy Advance cartridge with no external peripheral hardware attachment required. Viewers can use standard DVD style controls to watch video of top-rated shows, including: SpongeBob SquarePants, Jimmy Neutron, The Fairly Odd Parents, Codename: Kids Next Door, Ed, Edd n Eddy, The Powerpuff Girls, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Sonic X, Strawberry Shortcake and many others.
“We are excited that Majesco will be working with Hip to bring this new technology to the Canadian video game retail market,” said Arindra Singh, President & Chief Executive Officer of Hip. “We will initially launch 100,000 video units as the interest from retailers in this product has been strong. We look forward to a long and profitable relationship with Majesco.”
“Hip has the strongest distribution and retail network across Canada and is the ideal partner to introduce our Game Boy Advance Video lineup to this marketplace” said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer of Majesco. “Our Game Boy Advance Video technology and line-up has been met with overwhelming enthusiasm at all levels and we are excited about its launch this May.”