News

INFOGRAMES’ ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON TOPS THE CHARTS FOR OVER TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS

2.5-million Seller Slips Out of Top 10 To Make Room For New Infogrames Strategy Game

BEVERLY, MA -- (November 14, 2001) – No roller coaster ride here! RollerCoaster Tycoon® from Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) shot to the top of the PC software sales charts when it debuted in the spring of 1999 and stayed in the top 10 until the week of October 28 – when it moved down to the number 11 position to make room for the regular and limited editions of Infogrames’ new Sid Meier’s Civilization® III, which debuted in the number one and number two positions in their first week of sales, according to NPD INTELECT. RollerCoaster Tycoon’s broad-appealing theme – building and running your very own amusement park – and in-depth game play have captivated a mass audience which to date has purchased more than 2.5 million copies of the award-winning sim game.

“We’ve been thrilled with the sustained success of RollerCoaster Tycoon,” said John Hurlbut, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Infogrames’ Beverly Studio. “It’s mass entertainment in its purest form: a game people of all ages can play, on a platform they all know and have. It’s no wonder RollerCoaster Tycoon is one of the best selling sim games of all time.”

The top-selling computer game of 1999 according to NPD INTELECT, RollerCoaster Tycoon enables players to create and control everything in their own amusement park, from the height and thrill-factor of the roller coasters, to the number of concession stands and bathrooms available to park patrons. The game even lets players control their park’s advertising to attract new visitors. Limited only by their imagination, players get to creatively build an amusement park that will satisfy guests and turn a profit, so they can expand and run their parks for many seasons to come.

RollerCoaster Tycoon’s overwhelming success spawned two expansion packs – RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies and RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes – which have also been huge hit among fans. Released in November 1999, Corkscrew Follies was a top-10 PC game through most of 2000, according to NPD INTELECT. Launched in September 2000, Loopy Landscapes offers players many new rides, as well as 30 new scenarios that challenge players with unique terrain and objectives. Combined, the expansion packs have sold more than 1.3 million copies to date.

RollerCoaster Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes are available for Windows 95/98 at all major computer software retailers for an approximate retail price of $19.99 (U.S.). For more information about RollerCoaster Tycoon, visit the game’s official Web site at www.rollercoastertycoon.com.

About Infogrames, Inc.

New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is the second largest third-party publisher of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company develops video games for all consoles (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft), PCs, and Macintosh systems. Infogrames’ catalogue of more than 1,000 titles

includes award-winning franchises such as Alone In The Dark™, Civilization™, Deer Hunter®, Driver™, Roller Coaster Tycoon®, Test Drive®, and Unreal®, and key licenses including Survivor™, Warner Bros. Looney Tunes™, Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues™, Dragon Ball Z, Mission Impossible®, Harley-Davidson®, Major League Baseball®, and the National Football League®, among many others. The Company’s Humongous Entertainment and MacSoft labels are leaders in children’s entertainment software and Macintosh entertainment software, respectively.

Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) (Euronext 5257), a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms, as well as interactive digital television, mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML) and in-flight entertainment systems. In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including its line of software based on well-known licenses such as Monopoly®, Jeopardy®, Tonka®, and Atari®, which are published in the U.S. by Infogrames, Inc. For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at www.infogrames.com.

# # #



Bookmark and Share Share | Digg! Digg This | Glink It Glink It

For More Product Information
Roller Coaster Tycoon (PC)