Namco Bandai Games’ National Geographic Panda To Include Bonus DVD

September 30, 2008

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES’ NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC PANDA TO INCLUDE BONUS DVD

Learn Everything You Wanted to
Know and More About Pandas

Leading video games publisher and
developer, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that a bonus DVD,
Secrets of the Wild Panda, will be packed in copies of their upcoming Nintendo
DS™ pet-simulation game National Geographic Panda. Secrets of the Wild Panda is
an hour long special that follows a group of researchers as they study a mother
panda and her newborn baby. National Geographic Panda gives adoptive panda
parents a unique opportunity to interact and learn about these majestic animals
when it is released this November.

“National Geographic Panda delivers
on the promise to provide engaging and informative content for which National
Geographic is known for,” said Todd Thorson, director of marketing and public
relations for NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “Secrets of the Wild Panda and
in-game National Geographic articles give National Geographic Panda a
substantial added value on top of an already terrific game.”

More about National Geographic
Panda:

Step into Panda Park and immerse
yourself in raising cuddly panda cubs. Use the touch screen to wake up sleepy
pandas in the morning, hand them their favorite food, or help them with tricky
somersaults. Players can enter the Panda House to find over 20 authentic
National Geographic articles about pandas, with new articles unlocked each day
the game is played. Players are also given an allowance every morning to spend
or save as they see fit. Buy food, toys, clothes or a good bath for your pandas.
Raise your panda well and more will wander into Panda Park wanting to join in on
the fun!

More about Secrets of the Wild
Panda:

Shot in the remote Qi Ling mountains
of China, Secrets of the Wild Panda follows a team of scientists as they observe
and track a mother panda and her newborn baby, Xi Wang, for a full year. In a
time where wild panda habitats are vanishing at an astonishing rate, the team
must learn all they can from this rarely seen occurrence.

National Geographic Panda will be
available for Nintendo DS this November with a MSRP of $29.99.