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.
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