Thanks to Jeremiah W for the tip!
We knew this game was coming to retail in North America thanks to the ESRB, but now we finally have an official confirmation. It’s great to see Max and the Magic Marker getting another chance with consumers. It’s one of the better WiiWare titles out there, if you ask me!
EASY INTERACTIVE ANNOUNCES MAX AND THE MAGIC MARKER COMING TO NINTENDO DSTM IN NORTH AMERICA
Minneapolis, MN – August 15, 2011 – Easy Interactive™ is pleased to announce that the award-winning indie hit, Max and the Magic Marker™, is coming to Nintendo DS™ for Holiday 2011. The DS version of Max and the Magic Marker recreates all the action of the WiiWare and PC indie hit, and now brings the power of the all-important magic marker under control of the DS stylus.
Max and the Magic Marker tells the story of Max, an adventurous young boy who receives a mysterious marker pen in the mail. Playing around with it, he discovers that whatever he draws comes to life and the stage is set for a classic platform adventure romp. The player controls Max, as well as the magic marker itself, as he hops and jumps through a series of levels using the marker’s fabulous powers to drawing objects directly onto the game world and solving a wide range of problems and puzzles in Max’s efforts to catch the monster he created using his magic marker.
Max and the Magic Marker features include:
EA TO SHOWCASE THE YEAR’S BEST ENTERTAINMENT AT GAMESCOM 2011
Top IP Transforming to Year Round Digital Businesses Across Console, Online, Mobile and Social
Guildford, UK. – August 12, 2011 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) will showcase the best of interactive entertainment at this year’s gamescom in Cologne, Germany. The company’s top intellectual properties are set to delight visitors, highlighting this year’s blockbuster launches and offerings for console, mobile phones, tablets and the Web.Jens Uwe Intat, Senior Vice President of EA European Publishing, said, “The old model of making games every few years to coincide with new hardware launches is gone. We have a very powerful set of games for today’s consoles, and now we offer that IP to players as year-round entertainment across all of their devices and platforms. We’re looking forward to our fans’ response when they get hands-on with our line-up at the show – we think they’ll like what they see”.
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (Wii) – E10+
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (DS) – E10+
Generator Rex: Agent of Providence (DS) – E10+
Dora and Kai-Lan’s Pet Shelter (DS) – E
The Price Is Right: Decades (Wii) – E10+
Mystery Tales 2- The Spirit Mask (DS) – E10+
Michael Jackson: The Experience (3DS) – E10+
Crash City Mayhem (3DS) – T
Frogger 3D (3DS) – E
Team Umizoomi (DS) – EC
More Solatorobo: Red the Hunter quests made available only via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Get ready to explore even more of the mythical floating islands of the Shepherd Republic as Nintendo launch four new quests for Solatorobo: Red the Hunter the new action adventure game which was made available across Europe on the 1st July 2011, exclusively for the Nintendo DS family of portable systems and which can be enjoyed in 2D on your Nintendo 3DS system.
After the first wave of quest were made available, a further four brand new quests are ready to be downloaded every week exclusively via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The second batch of four quests will take Red on some exciting adventures across the Shepherd Republic:
Thanks to Pellican for the tip!
3D Classics Urban Champion (3DS: Nintendo, £4.50)
My Asian Farm (3DS and DSiWare: BiP media, £1.90 or 200 Nintendo Points)
Moto eXtreme (3DS or DSiWare: Chillingo, £7.20 or 800 Nintendo Points)
Flight Control (WiiWare: Firemint, 500 Wii Points)
