REDMOND, Wash. -- Apr. 09, 2001 -- Nintendo's Kirby Tilt `n’ Tumble for Game Boy Color launches first-ever motion sensor game pak that keeps players rockin' and rollin'. With the first-ever motion sensor game pak, Kirby Tilt `n’ Tumble players can guide Kirby to tumble, tip and tilt his way through adventures by physically moving their Game Boy Color. Motion sensors inside the game pak detect physical movements, enabling them to enjoy a new type of innovative and dynamic game play. Players can snap Game Boy Color to make Kirby jump, shake Game Boy Color to power Kirby up, and tilt Game Boy Color to move Kirby forward, backward and side-to-side.

"Nintendo's success is based on the ability to identify new and exciting ways to enhance the game-play experience," says Peter Main, Nintendo's executive vice president, sales and marketing. "Through the innovative motion-sensor technology in Kirby Tilt `n’ Tumble, we're literally shaking things up on Game Boy Color."

Kirby Tilt `n’ Tumble features ADXL202 motion sensors made by Analog Devices, Inc. The technology is based on the company's highly successful micromachined airbag crash sensors now used in new cars worldwide. The sensors enable new motion sensing features in toys, PDAs, cell phones, computers and for any application where gravity, shock and vibration are a factor. This is the first-ever application in a hand-held video game.

Players will go topsy-turvy with dozens of new levels in Dream Land, including mazes, puzzles and rockin' rollin' mini games. The game features hidden levels and pesky pests that stand in Kirby's way, as players must weave him through the adventure and collect stars stolen from Dream Land's night sky. Players must flip Kirby to clear chasms, battle baddies, soar the skies and send Kirby racing down rapids and tracks.


About Nintendo
Nintendo Co., Ltd. of Kyoto, Japan is the acknowledged worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment. To date Nintendo has sold more than one billion video games worldwide, has created such industry icons as Mario and Donkey Kong and launched franchises like The Legend of Zelda and Pokemon. Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy -- the world's best-selling video game system. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in North America.


The independent Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rates Kirby Tilt `n’ Tumble "E" for "Everybody." For more information about the ESRB visit www.esrb.org.

More information about Kirby Tilt `n’ Tumble and other Nintendo products can be found at www.nintendo.com.



Source Nintendo press release

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