Even More GBA Video

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July 21, 2004, 10:40 am EDT
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Now you can watch Yu-Gi-Oh! and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on your Game Boy.

Majesco Ships Two New Properties for Game Boy Advance Video; 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' and 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Available in Stores Now

EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2004--Majesco Holdings Inc. (OTC BB: MJSH), a leading publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products, announced that it has shipped two new Game Boy(R) Advance Video(TM) products, Yu-Gi-Oh! Vol. 1 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1, to retail outlets nationwide. Both products are a result of Majesco's previously announced agreement with 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE) to publish a total of 12 episodes of 4Kids' high-profile cartoon programs.

"We are excited to add two stellar properties -- Yu-Gi-Oh! and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -- to our Game Boy Advance Video lineup," said Jesse Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Majesco. "Both properties enjoy a large and loyal following that has excellent crossover potential for the Game Boy Advance audience."

Ideally timed to coincide with the Yu-Gi-Oh! theatrical release next month, Majesco's first Yu-Gi-Oh! Vol. 1 offering features two episodes, Friends 'Til the End, Part 3 and 4, while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1 includes Things Change and A Better Mousetrap.

Each Majesco Game Boy Advance Video title carries a suggested retail price of $19.99. More information about the company's entire lineup can be found online at www.majescogames.com.

Talkback

Cheat FreakJuly 21, 2004

this is getting out of hand
not only do the GBA videos make the Game Boy name seem even more juvenile
but the display cases are damn near full of these
leaving no room for anything worth buying

Bartman3010July 21, 2004

In other words, a certable flop.

Besides, I dont see how you can re-watch a Yu-Gi-Oh episode. I wouldnt be suprised if their card game wasnt finished by episode two.

One of my Best Buys has a table of all the GBA videos. My god, its full.

Heres an idea: Use the GBA video IN games, I'm sure it'd work quite well for in-game cutscenes...

Infernal MonkeyJuly 21, 2004

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Originally posted by: Bartman3010

Heres an idea: Use the GBA video IN games, I'm sure it'd work quite well for in-game cutscenes...

No thanks. That'll just invite developers to port their 3DO or Sega CD games over. "Hey guys, watch the video clip for five minutes, then press B. You win!"

TheYoungerPlumberMichael Cole, Associate EditorJuly 21, 2004

That's a great idea, except the current videos can't play on the Game Boy Player. I doubt many developers want to sacrifice GBP compatibility for compressed FMV.

ruby_onixJuly 21, 2004

I'm sure that if they incorporated some sort of 3DO-ish "game" factor into the episodes (or just made games with lots of Majesco-brand FMV compression), they'd be able to play on the GameBoy Player.

It only makes sense that the GBP-incompatibility is there to keep somebody's "home video rights" from getting stepped on. If it's been turned into some kind of "game" and not just a "movie", they'd most likely lift the GBP-incompatibility.

Bartman3010July 22, 2004

I'd like to play Sonic CD on my Game Boy Advance...

plus, developers were already able to incorporate video on GBA titles well before GBA Video. Ubi Soft did it with a couple of Disney games.

Infernal MonkeyJuly 22, 2004

Sonic CD would lack the awesome soundtrack on GBA, though.

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