MR. MEN GAME ON MINICLIP
New Mr. Men Game Launches on Miniclip in Anticipation of the new TV Animated Series Launching on Screens Early 2008
London, UK & New York, NY - August, 14, 2007 - Miniclip (www.miniclip.com) the Internet's largest online games website, with 36 million game players, today announced the launch of the new game called Mr. Men Pinball, in continued anticipation of the up and coming TV animation, The Mr. Men Show, which is due to launch on Cartoon Network in the US and on Five in the UK early 2008.
The new and addictive Mr. Men Pinball game, created by Digital Outlook, is based on the original characters by Roger Hargreaves and is expected to be hugely popular with fans and their parents who loved the original book series. Play Mr. Men Pinball game at
http://www.miniclip.com/games/mr-men-pinball/en/
"Millions of kids, tweens and teens, along with their parents, come to Miniclip to find new and fun games to play every day," said Rob Small, CEO Miniclip. "The Mr. Men characters are well-loved by all ages and the game on Miniclip allows fans to have fun with the classic characters as part of an interactive game."
Jens Bachem, MD Digital Outlook says "We strive to produce games that really engage and that consumers want to come back to. On Mr. Men we wanted to work with a partner with a huge community of gaming fans we knew would love Mr. Men: Miniclip is the market leader and was the perfect choice."
The Mr. Men Pinball game has a remarkable retro feel and recreates the true pinball experience. Players are also able to easily click through to the classic Mr. Men website at www.ilovemrmen.com and www.ilovemrmen.co.uk for downloads, more information on the characters and to buy classic Mr. Men merchandise.
To accompany the new animated TV series, The Mr. Men Show, a new website has been created at www.mrmen.com. The website introduces the cast of the new show and each of the 25 re-worked characters has their own game. The site design reflects the style of the new sketch comedy show and over time more characters will be revealed in the lead up to the on-air launch early next year.
Miniclip.com is an all-in-one, high-quality entertainment destination to play online games, participate in virtual communities and watch cartoons. Miniclip.com is known by gamers ranging in ages from 13-29 around the world as being the place for quality, high bandwidth interactive entertainment.
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About Miniclip.com Miniclip.com www.miniclip.com is the world's largest online games website with 36 million unique users per month. Miniclip.com games are the most played online games and are syndicated across more websites than any others. Miniclip.com games are extremely popular because they are fun, free, easy to use and include the full range from casual games to hard-core massive multiplayer games. Miniclip.com is one of the Internet's top broadband websites with 98% of its users on high bandwidth connections. Miniclip.com was launched in 2001, has experienced explosive growth and is the largest website in private hands. Miniclip also won the prestigious Webby Peoples Voice Award, the "Oscars of the Internet" for the Internet's best game site for the past three consecutive years.
About Mr. Men & Little Miss Based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the 1970s by Roger Hargreaves, "The Mr. Men Show" represents an inspired re-imagining of a classic property which has sold in excess of 100 million copies worldwide. With a blend of side-splitting, fast- paced physical humour and verbal wit, The Mr. Men Show is the first animated program to bring sketch comedy to young children. Twenty-five Mr. Men and Little Miss characters will be featured in the new series. To complement the new animation style, some of the characters are being refreshed and some completely re-worked - but all will remain true to the essence of the original Mr. Men and Little Miss creations.
About Chorion: Chorion is a leading provider of quality family entertainment for the global marketplace. Chorion brings a unique combination of brand management savvy and creative vision to the development of classic literary copyrights across all media. Chorion's portfolio includes classic children's brands such as Mr. Men and Little Miss, Noddy, OLIVIA and The World of Eric Carle as well as the literary works of Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler and Georges Simenon, amongst others. Chorion's slate of new productions include The Mr. Men Show, to air on Cartoon Network in the US and Five in the UK in 2008; Famous Five: On the Case co-produced with Marathon Media; and OLIVIA, destined for Nick Jr. Chorion's Noddy animated series airs on leading broadcasters around the world. Perennial favourite drama series Marple and Agatha Christie's Poirot were co-produced with ITV in the UK and PBS in the US.Chorion has offices in London, New York, Tokyo and Sydney. Chorion trades as Chorion Silver Lining in the US.
For more information about Mr. Men contact Emma Robertson on +44 (0) 870 420 3235 or by email mrmen@fourcommunications.com
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