1st Dec 2005 12:32
Future PLC01 December 2005 1 December 2005 Future wins UK licence to publish Nintendo Official Magazine Licence agreed with Nintendo UK Future plc, the international special-interest media group, today announces thatit has been awarded the exclusive licence to publish the Nintendo OfficialMagazine in the UK. The licence builds on the successful relationship Future already has withNintendo in mainland Europe, as the publisher of the French and Italian editionsof Nintendo Official Magazines since 2002. Future was awarded the UK licence by Nintendo UK following a competitive pitchagainst other leading publishing companies. The first issue of the new NintendoOfficial Magazine will go on sale in February 2006. To date, Nintendo has sold more than two billion video games worldwide and over350 million hardware units globally. Nintendo manufactures and markets hardwareand software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintendo 64,Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy - the world'sbest-selling video game system which has sold over 180 million units since itwent on sale in 1989. Nintendo is also due to launch a new home video gamessystem, codenamed Revolution, in 2006. Commenting on the award Greg Ingham, Chief Executive of Future plc said: "Nintendo has a strong brand in the games industry and we are delighted topartner with them on this Official magazine in the UK. We've publishedunofficial Nintendo titles in the UK since 1991 and the Official magazines inFrance and Italy since 2002. Future looks forward to working with Nintendo inbuilding the magazine." ENDS Enquiries: Future plc Tel:Greg Ingham, Chief Executive +44 1225 822521John Bowman, Finance Director +44 1225 732281 Hogarth PartnershipJames Longfield/Georgina Briscoe +44 20 7357 9477 Nintendo UKRobert Saunders +44 1753 472765 About Nintendo Nintendo Co., Ltd of Kyoto, Japan, is the acknowledged worldwide leader in thecreation of interactive entertainment. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 2billion video games worldwide and more than 350 million hardware units globally,creating such industry icons as Mario(R) and Donkey Kong and launched franchiseslike The Legend of Zelda(R) and Pokemon. Nintendo manufactures and marketshardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including theNintendo 64, NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy -the world's best-selling video game system which has sold over 180 millionunits. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of Europe, based in Grossostheim,Germany, was established in 1990 and serves as headquarters for Nintendo'soperations in Europe. About Future Future plc was founded in the UK in 1985. Today, it publishes over 150special-interest consumer magazines worldwide with strong portfolios in thecomputing, games, music, automotive, sports, crafts and leisure sectors. It isthe fifth largest magazine publisher in the UK. Future employs 1,450 people inoffices in the UK, US, France and Italy. Over 100 international editions ofFuture's magazines are also published under licence in 32 other countries acrossthe world. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be thetrademarks of their respective owners. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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