2K Play and Nickelodeon announced today that Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Super Game Day and Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom are now available at retailers in North America for Wii and the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. For gamers on the go, Ni Hao, Kai-lan: New Year’s Celebration, Dora Puppy and The Backyardigans are now available for Nintendo DS.
“Whether rowing with your Wii Remote in an exciting Dragon Boat race or caring for Dora’s adorable puppy Perrito on Nintendo DS, we’re kicking off the holiday season with our most creative and innovative lineup of preschool Nickelodeon games to date,” said Steve Lux, vice president of business development for 2K Play.
“With these new releases, we’re bringing imaginative play, exploration and teamwork to life for preschoolers in an interactive fashion,” said Shaan Kandawalla, vice president, digital retail games at Nickelodeon.
In Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Super Game Day for consoles, players team up with Kai-lan and her friends Rintoo, Tolee and Hoho in action games, including Butterfly Bonanza, Soccer Challenge and YeYe’s Movin’ and Groovin’. Ni Hao, Kai-lan: New Year’s Celebration for DS allows gamers to match colors and shapes to march in a parade, cook dumplings and put on a dazzling fireworks display.
Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom for consoles is based on the prime-time Nickelodeon television event. Players help Dora locate missing crystals in order to restore color to a village that has fallen under an evil spell. Gamers fly with butterfly wings, perform tricks with a magical wand and, for the first time, can play as Boots. Dora Puppy for DS lets you care, train and play with Perrito as you attempt to win a trophy in the Big Puppy Competition.
The Backyardigans for DS takes preschoolers on a music-filled adventure. Players can sail the high seas as pirates, blast into outer space as intergalactic garbage collectors, and capture evil villains as masked superheroes.
The games are rated from EC for Early Childhood to E for Everyone by the ESRB.
Suggested retail prices
- The Backyardigans (DS): $29.99
- Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom (Wii): $39.99
- Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom (PS2): $19.99
- Dora Puppy (DS): $29.99
- Ni Hao, Kai-lan: Super Game Day (Wii): $39.99
- Ni Hao, Kai-lan Super Game Day (PS2): $19.99
- Ni Hao, Kai-lan: New Year’s Celebration (DS): $29.99