Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ NM: TTWO), today announced that In-Fisherman Bass Hunter 64 has begun manufacturing, and is expected to ship to retailers at the end of July. Bass Hunter 64 is the first game in the extremely popular hunting and fishing genre to appear on the Nintendo 64.
Bass Hunter 64 was developed by Gearhead Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. with creative input coming from the staff of In-Fisherman. In-Fisherman is considered to be the United States' leading authority on fresh water fishing, and they have been promoting the game via their magazines, syndicated radio show and television show. In-Fisherman Television airs 52 weeks a year on TNN and In-Fisherman Radio airs on 800 stations nationwide.
Sam Houser, Take-Two's Vice President of Worldwide Product Development, stated, "We are delighted to be shipping the first ever fishing title for the Nintendo 64. With its beautiful 3D renders of real world lake environments, the game successfully conveys the excitement of this recreational sport."
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an integrated global developer, marketer, distributor, and publisher of interactive entertainment software games and accessories for the PC, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Game Boy Color and the Sega Dreamcast. Take-Two is headquartered in New York City, with publishing, marketing, and sales offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Australia and a licensing office in Japan.
The Company owns and operates the following development and/or publishing studios: Rockstar Games, Mission Studios, GearHead Entertainment, Tarantula Studios, and TalonSoft. The Company maintains a broad reaching partnership with, and 19.9% equity interest in, Gathering of Developers, the Dallas based corporate union of six of the world's premier game development companies. The Company's Jack of All Games subsidiary is a global value added distributor of entertainment software with distribution offices in Cincinnati, New York, London, Paris, Munich, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Sydney. The Company owns and operates DVDWave.com, a Berkeley, California based Internet retailer of DVD movies.
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