AGENIUS INTERACTIVE - NEWS 2010

 

ABOUT AGENIUS INTERACTIVE

AGENIUS Interactive AS, is a developer and publisher of digital products and services that can be accessed on game consoles and mobile units such as Nintendo DSi and Apple iPhone.

The company is headquartered in Kristiansand, Norway. AGENIUS specializes in social multiplayer experiences and educational services delivered through digital distribution to a global market.

The company is currently authorized as a developer for Nintendo DS/WII, Sony PSP and Apple iPhone.

The History
2010  
• Releasing 4 TRAVELLERS™ - Play Spanish and 4 TRAVELLERS™ - Play French for Nintendo DSi Ware in USA, Europe and Australia.

2009  
• Completing 4 TRAVELLER™ (former project: THE TRAVELLER)
• Authorized as a Sony PSP developers
• Receives the Apple iPHone developer status

2008        
• Initating development of THE TRAVELLER™
• Gallion Sørlandets Etablererfond investing in AGENIUS
• Authorized as a Nintendo DSi og Wii developer
• Accepted into the EVA center (Etablerersentert Vest-Agder)

2007  
• AGENIUS is founded.

 

Release - 4 TRAVELLERS™ - Play French
20.06.2010

Now you can start to learn basic French with 4 TRAVELLERS.

4 TRAVELLERS™ - Play French is scheduled for release in America, Europe and Australia on the Nintendo DSi Shop.

4 TRAVELLERS is the first social educational game series for the Nintendo DSi and it is now available for learning both Spanish and French.

In 4 TRAVELLERS you can challenge your familiy and friends in a digital board game, and at the same time learn your first words in a new language together.

You compete in a foreign hotel where the goal is to acquire travelling objects, money and friends. Your ability to strategize, learn fast and "communicate" with foreign people is the key to achieve victory.

The games series is available at the Nintendo DSi Shop as Premium DSiWare titles for only 800 DSi points (equals 8 EUR/USD).

For more info visit www.4TRAV.com.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Title: 4 TRAVELLERS™

Platform: Nintendo DSi Ware

Regions: USA, EUR+AUS

Release: 1Q 2010

Players: 1 to 4

Genre: Family, Educational, Board Game

Rating:
• USA: E (Everyone)
• EUR: 3+
• AUS+NZL: Exempt from rating.

Languages Supported:
• USA: Eng, Fre, Spa
• EUR+AUS: Eng, Fre, Ger, Ita, Dut, Nor, Sve, Dan, Fin

4 TRAVELLERS™ - Play Spanish (Nintendo DSiWare)
08.03.2010

AGENIUS is proud to announce that the first sosial language game for handheld consoles, 4 TRAVELLERS™ - Play Spanish, as of 8. March is available for Nintendo DSi owners in America.

The new family oriented educational game is available at the Nintendo DSi Shop as a Premium DSiWare title for only 800 DSi points.

For more info visit the latest US website www.4TRAV.com.

European and Australian release is set to 12. March.

4 TRAVELLERS™ is the fun activity game for the whole family that let players develop basic Spanish-language skills together.

The game takes place on a hotel as players compete to get Spanish friends, money and items.

4 TRAVELLERS™ is suitable for both young and old, and no previous Spanish knowledge is necessary.

The game also comes with single players features, optimized for fast and effective learning.

• Win vocabolary quizzes.
• Listen to pronunciations.
• Earn medals and achievements.
• Monitor you language skills together with up to 3 other users.

The game is perfect to bring on your travel, and over 240 carefully selected words are included specifically for this occasion.

BACKGROUND OF 4 TRAVELLERS™

4 TRAVELLERS™ origins from a game concept that aimed to bring more fun into the serious games genre. It has evolved into an accessible title with several key features that hopefully can contribute to bring the serious game genre further into the mass market.

4 TRAVELLERS™:
- Let players play and learn together
- Give players the option to play withouth learning
- Let players play without any previous knowledge
- Let players with different skill level compete

 


Nintendo DSi - Rapid growth in the US market
14.01.2010

According to the NDP Group, Nintendo dominated U.S. videogame sales in December 2009 with record-breaking sales.

In December 2008 Nintendo sold 3.04 million DS units in USA but in 2009 Nintendo sold over 3.31 million DS and DSi units combined.

Prior to December 2009 Nintendos DSi had, according to gamasutra.com, allready an estimated installbase of 2.8 million in the US alone, and the global install base was over 10 million units in 3Q 2009.

According to gamasutra.com the Nintendo DSi is now estimated to be the third best-selling platform of 2009 behind the Wii and Nintendo DS Lite and just ahead of the Xbox 360.

For more information about the Nintendo DSi, see the offical release trailer below from Nintendo.