New Drawing Peripheral for Nintendo’s Wii™ System Bundled with Two Games

SAN FRANCISCO — November 8, 2011 — Today, Ubisoft® announced the development of the DrawsomeTM Tablet, a new drawing peripheral for the Wii™. Set to release exclusively in the United States on December 6, 2011, the video game tablet allows the entire family to show off their artistic creativity through an intuitive and engaging device. The Drawsome Tablet comes with two games, DrawsomeTM Artist and Drawsome Sketch QuestTM. Both games encourage players to unleash their creativity as well as challenge players to embark on fun family-friendly gaming adventures.

“Ubisoft is always looking for new ways to marry quality family time with a quality gaming experience,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft North America. “With the Drawsome Tablet, Ubisoft is bringing to the market a peripheral that will allow families to sit down together and create their own unique works of art while participating in fun, creative adventures.”

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Dallas Symphony Orchestra to Play ‘Symphony of the Goddesses’ on Jan. 10

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Video game fans in the Lone Star State will soon be able to experience Nintendo’s musical tribute to The Legend of Zelda™ video game series. On Jan. 10, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will perform orchestral arrangements of music from the game’s 25-year history accompanied by video content from the games themselves. This new concert series will go on tour across the United States in 2012 as The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. Tickets for the Dallas performance are now available at Ticketmaster and range in price from $19 to $115. Through Nov. 30, tickets are available to Club Nintendo™ members at a 15 percent discount.

Nintendo has teamed up with Jason Michael Paul Productions, Inc. to provide video game fans with the ultimate musical experience for The Legend of Zelda. The highlight of this new musical program is a full four-movement symphony that will guide fans through a musical retelling of key chapters from The Legend of Zelda franchise. The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concerts will be conducted by Irish-born conductor Eimear Noone, and the multimedia show will pair iconic music and gorgeous visuals from classic Zelda titles, including the newest game in the series, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii™ console.

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If you’re a Zelda fan and have yet to purchase a 3DS, you may want to consider picking up a new bundle that Nintendo of Europe is preparing. A limited edition, Zelda-themed 3DS will launch in European territories later this month. The package includes a copy of Ocarina of Time 3D.

No word yet on whether or not the bundle will be made available in North America. European consumers, meanwhile, can purchase it on November 25.

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This information is based on data collected from the NPD Group through September 2011. Additional hardware sales will be provided on Thursday via the October report.

DS – Over 50,000,000 units
Wii – 36,514,494 units
Xbox 360 – 28,841,373 units
PS3 – 17,896,921 units
3DS – 1,417,000 units

Recently, Nintendo provided year-to-date sales data for the U.S., Europe, and Japan. You can find the YTD software sales here and YTD hardware sales here.

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The fourth volume of the Iwata Asks interviews featuring Zelda: Skyward Sword has gone live. This time, the discussion focuses on the game’s desert areas. The information comes from Koji Kitagawa, Yohei Fujino, Hiromu Takemura, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, and Satoru Iwata.

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