Nordic Games Publishing launches with a dance party

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii

NEW PUBLISHER ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST PRODUCTS
Karlstad, Sweden: Nordic Games Publishing AB today announces their first set of console titles, Dance Party Pop Hits and Dance Party Club Hits, for the WiiTM and PlayStation®2. Both titles will launch across EMEA on the 3rd April 2009.
The Dance Party games feature music from two different genres to appeal to a broad audience, including classic tracks from leading artists like “Black and Gold” – Sam Sparro, “The Creeps” – Camille Jones, “Cry For You” – September, “Push The Button” – Sugababes, “Some Kinda Rush” – Booty Luv and “Murder On The Dance Floor” by Sophie Ellis Bextor.
Pelle Lundborg, Publishing Director, Nordic Games says, “We are excited about launching our first titles under the Nordic Games Publishing banner. There is a great sense of achievement when the ship sets sail for the first time.”
Lundborg adds, “The games are the first in a series of Dance Party branded products. With all the momentum moving towards guitars and drum kits, we feel it is time to bring back dance based games, and at the same time doing our bit for healthy gamers.”
Lundborg concludes, “Response from retail so far has been very positive, reaffirming our genuine aim of ‘great value, great prices, great gaming’ ”
Nordic Games opened its doors in 2008, and is supported and financed by Game Outlet Europe AB, one of Scandinavia’s leading distributors. Nordic Games has a development policy of finding teams that have core competencies and experience within certain genres, and building upon that skill set to produce a range of products that allow the games to be competitively priced.
Dance Party Pop Hits & Dance Party Club Hits will launch on the 3rd April, with an SRP of £24.99 / €29.99 for the WiiTM versions and £14.99 / €19.99 for the PlayStation®2 versions.
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About Nordic Games Publishing AB
Nordic Games Publishing is the wholly owned publishing arm of Game Outlet Europe AB. Started in 2008, Nordic Games has the philosophy of great games at great prices. Nordic Games currently has 5 projects in development across multiple formats, including the Sony PlayStation®2, Nintendo Wii™ and PC. More titles will be announced soon.
About Game Outlet Europe AB
Game Outlet Europe has its head office in Karlstad, Sweden and was established in 2004. The company employs 25 people and in last FY the company turnover was in excess of €20 million. The company’s main concept is the popular “Game Outlet-Pallet”. It has a characteristic design with a flexible refill system, suitable for most retail channels, and especially successful in super markets, gas stations, bargain shops, airports, news agents and other places with high volumes of people traffic. The “Game Outlet-Pallet” is installed in over 2,000 retailers across Europe, and expanding.