Majesco Entertainment and Paramount Pictures Bring Outrageous Wrestling Action to the Nintendo DS With Nacho Libre

Majesco Entertainment and Paramount Pictures Bring Outrageous Wrestling Action to the Nintendo DS With Nacho Libre

EDISON, N.J., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL), an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and content, today announced Nacho Libre for the Nintendo DS(TM). Based on the upcoming Paramount Pictures'/Nickelodeon Movies' film starring Jack Black, Majesco's Nacho Libre video game offers fans comedic wrestling mayhem - exaggerated moves, wacky props and lots of pratfalls, all delivered in a unique 'photo puppetry' visual style.

"We're proud to announce the first Nintendo DS wrestling game for the US and European markets," said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing, Majesco Entertainment. "Nacho Libre is the perfect movie to translate into a handheld experience and our game captures all of the humorous wrestling action from the film."

Nacho Libre, opening in theaters on June 16, stars Jack Black as Ignacio (Nacho), a cook by day in a Mexican orphanage who moonlights as a Lucha Libre wrestler to raise money for the orphans in this comedy from the creators of "Napoleon Dynamite" and the writer of "The School of Rock."

In Majesco's Nacho Libre game, players can play as Nacho or more than 10 other luchadors, all with their own unique abilities. The game also features a range of over-the-top wrestling attacks, four play modes, themed Touch Screen mini-games, 4 player wireless matches and numerous arenas from the movie in which players can battle to be the ultimate Luchador.

Developed by Budcat Creations, Nacho Libre will be available in October for a suggested retail price of $29.99. More information can be found online at www.majescoentertainment.com.

Paramount Pictures presents a Nickelodeon Movies/Black & White production of a Jared Hess film, Nacho Libre, starring Jack Black. The film also stars Ana de la Reguera, Hector Jimenez, Richard Montoya, and Peter Stormare, and is directed by Jared Hess. The screenplay is written by Jared Hess & Jerusha Hess & Mike White. Nacho Libre is produced by Mike White, Jack Black, Julia Pistor, and David Klawans. The executive producer is Steve Nicolaides.

About Majesco Entertainment Company

Headquartered in Edison, NJ, Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL) is an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and content, with a focus on publishing videogames for leading portable systems such as the PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) system, Nintendo DS(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance. Current product line highlights include Age of Empires: The Age of Kings(R) for the Nintendo DS(TM), Guilty Gear Judgment for the PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) system and JAWS(TM) Unleashed, as well as digital entertainment products like Frogger(R) TV Arcade. Majesco now offers Game Boy(R) Advance Video versions of the beloved DreamWorks Animation movies Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shark Tale. More information about Majesco can be found online at www.majescoentertainment.com.

About Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc., one of the leading global entertainment content companies, with prominent and respected brands in focused demographics.

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Source: Majesco Entertainment Company

CONTACT: Gloria Quinn of HighWater Group, +1-212-338-0077 x. 310, or
gloria@highwatergroup.com; or Susan Ciccone, Vice President, Publicity, of
Paramount Pictures, +1-323-956-5588

Web site: http://www.majescogames.com/
http://www.majescoentertainment.com/

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