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Majesco Entertainment and Hulk Hogan Take Part in NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony
EDISON, N.J. – October 17, in the year of our Lord 2011
– Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative
provider of video games for the mass market, and Hulk Hogan,
global sensation, wrestling icon and TNA’s IMPACT WRESTLING
Superstar, participated in the NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony
October 14, 2011 at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City’s
Times Square. Hulk Hogan stood side by side with several key
Majesco Entertainment executives to ring the Closing Bell in
honor of the launch of Majesco Entertainment’s Hulk Hogan’s Main
Event, the first full-body motion-based wrestling video game.
Hulk Hogan’s Main Event launched exclusively on Kinect™ for Xbox
360® on Tuesday, October 11, 2011.
“We are proud to have been able to celebrate the launch of our
game ‘Hulk Hogan’s Main Event’ by having the one-and-only Hulk
Hogan himself ring the NASDAQ Closing Bell,” said Jesse Sutton,
CEO of Majesco Entertainment. “We are committed to bringing
well-known brands to market as fun and dynamic games that span
all platforms, from gaming consoles that provide a new element
of full-body interactivity like the Kinect for Xbox 360, to
online, social and mobile mediums as well.”
Majesco Entertainment, a publically traded company on the NASDAQ
stock exchange since 2003, will be releasing its most compelling
holiday line-up to date including Hulk Hogan’s Main Event,
Zumba® Fitness 2, Twister Mania, Alvin and the Chipmunks:
Chipwrecked, Camping Mama, and Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic.
Majesco has seen tremendous success with its Zumba® Fitness
video game franchise. Zumba® Fitness is the best-selling fitness
video game of 2011 with more than 3 million copies sold
worldwide and the sequel, Zumba® Fitness 2, is slated to launch
in November 2011. Additionally, Majesco Entertainment created a
global phenomenon with its Cooking Mama video game franchise,
which is the best-selling third-party Nintendo DS franchise of
all time. The Cooking Mama franchise includes nine physical
titles that together have sold more than 12 million copies
worldwide.
Majesco Entertainment is an innovative provider of video games
for the mass market, focused on developing and publishing a wide
range of casual and family oriented titles on leading console
and portable systems as well as digital, mobile and social
platforms. In its more than 24-year history, the company has
published over 250 video game titles. Its diverse product
portfolio provides multiple opportunities to capitalize on the
large and growing installed base of digital entertainment
platforms and an increasing number of digital entertainment
enthusiasts. Majesco Entertainment sells its products primarily
to large retail chains, specialty retail stores, video game
rental outlets and distributors. The company also sells its
products internationally through distribution agreements with
international publishers.
For more information about Majesco Entertainment and its line of
products, please visit
www.majescoentertainment.com.