BAM! ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS THE HIT TV SHOW ED, EDD n EDDY™
TO THE VIDEO GAME MARKET
BAM! Continues to Expand its Cartoon
Network™ Portfolio
San Jose, Calif. (April 7, 2003)
– BAM! Entertainment™ (NASDAQ: BFUN) today
announced it is shipping the hit Cartoon Network TV show Ed, Edd n Eddy
on Nintendo Game Boy®
Advance. In the game, the three mischievous adolescents are on a mission to
find raffle tickets that could win them a lifetime supply of their favorite
candy—delicious jawbreakers.
The popular Cartoon
Network TV show launched in January 1999 and
is now televised daily. With an average
3.1 rating with boys aged 2-11 and kids aged 6-11, Ed, Edd n Eddy often
ranks in the top ten. Ed, Edd n Eddy has also attracted an older
audience, with ratings among teens having jumped 33% since the show’s debut.
“We are pleased to team up with Cartoon
Network once again to bring popular licenses to gamers,” said Ray Musci, Chief
Executive Officer of BAM! Entertainment. “These characters have a great
following. Their adventures make for hilarious gameplay and are especially
suited to the Game Boy Advance player.”
“We are pleased to be releasing the first
Ed, Edd n Eddy video game,” said James Porges, Vice President of
Off-Channel Commerce for Cartoon Network. “This property is a perfect fit for
the handheld market and is sure to please the fans of the show.”
In the game, players can help Ed, Edd and
Eddy win a contest whose grand prize is, of course, a lifetime supply
of jawbreakers. Throughout the game, Ed, Edd and Eddy will tap into their
unique brand of resourcefulness as they earn money, solve physical puzzles,
interact with their pals from the cul-de-sac and find hidden goodies. Players
may dynamically cycle through the three main characters while exploring each
of the game’s 12 levels.
Ed, Edd n Eddy: Jawbreakers!
for Game Boy Advance is rated E for everyone
by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). For more information on
this or any of BAM! Entertainment’s games visit
www.bam4fun.com.
About Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network, currently seen in 82.5
million U.S. homes and 145 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc.’s 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in
animated entertainment. Drawing from the world’s
largest cartoon library, Cartoon Network
showcases unique original ventures such as The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter’s
Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd n Eddy and other
Cartoon Cartoons. Since its launch in 1992, Cartoon Network has remained one
of ad-supported cable’s highest-rated networks. Cartoon Network’s Web site is
located at http://CartoonNetwork.com
(AOL Keyword: Cartoon Network).
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., an AOL Time
Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around
the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable
industry.
About BAM! Entertainment, Inc.
Founded in 1999 and based in San Jose,
California, BAM! Entertainment, Inc. is a developer, publisher and marketer of
interactive entertainment software worldwide. The company develops, obtains,
or licenses properties from a wide variety of sources, including global
entertainment and media companies, and publishes software for video game
systems, wireless devices, and personal computers. The company’s common
stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol BFUN. More information
about BAM! and its products can be found at the company’s web site located at
www.bam4fun.com.
This release contains statements that are
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current
estimates and projections about BAM! Entertainment’s business, which are
derived in part on assumptions of its management, and are not guarantees of
BAM! Entertainment’s future performance, as such performance is difficult to
predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from
what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to
numerous factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those
described in BAM! Entertainment’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 2002, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three-month
period ended December 31, 2002, which are filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. Readers of this release are referred to those filings.
BAM! Entertainment does not intend to update any of these forward-looking
statements after the date of this release.
BAM! Entertainment, BAM! and BAM!4 are trademarks of BAM! Entertainment, Inc.
Nintendo and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo.
All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
ED, EDD N EDDY and all related characters and
elements are trademarks of and Cartoon Network.
