The Buzztime Trivia Card Packs feature over
200 questions in every pack. Nickelodeon's U.
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, The use of credit cards
for payment of goods and
services continues to grow at a record pace. "Offering a potential new player the ability to try out
the
game by using their credit or bank card should encourage more first-time,
impulse plays and
, hopefully, result in a growing player base for our
industry.Cadaco and Buzztime Entertainment Secure
National Retail Distribution for New Buzztime(R) Trivia Card Packs
Cadaco expects to have the first
units of the
Buzztime Home Trivia System in national retailers later this summer. These risks and
uncertainties include the risk of changing economic conditions and failure of
product demand or
market acceptance of this new product.arcade avedon
, Cadaco, America's
oldest independent game and toy company
, and Buzztime Entertainment, Inc.buzztime.
About Cadaco
Cadaco, founded in 1935, is
one of America's oldest independent family-
owned game and toy companies., a developer, publisher
, and distributor of casual,
family-friendly games, has one of the best game catalogs on the Internet
, a
global network reach of over 18 million monthly unique users, and distribution
partners such
as Nickelodeon and iVillage.gone marbles
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includes 750 fun and challenging trivia questions and wireless
battery
-operated controllers.
For further information, please contact:
John Lindsay, Cadaco
, (773) 579-2839 or jlindsay@cadaco.bigfishgames.exhibition playing
"We want to remove barriers to play," said Larry
Hodgson, IT's vice
president of product development. This new sales
channel also increases our
value on the NTN iTV Network, cable TV, satellite
TV and mobile phones," said Tyrone Lam, president
and COO, Buzztime
Entertainment. Game play follows Buzztime's unique quiz show
format popularized
by the in-home Buzztime Channel game play on digital cable
and satellite, and on the NTN iTV Network
, which is played in over
3,600 restaurants and sports bars in North America.com) is off to a very
impressive start, having
distributed more than 1. A first-ever
kids' downloadable games subscription
for $7.categories arcade
"
S., a subsidiary of NTN Communications, Inc.
(Amex: NTN), is the developer and
distributor of Play-Along Television(TM)
technology and programming. The company owns one
of
the world's largest databases of iTV trivia and operates an interactive
broadcast studio where it
produces multiplayer trivia game shows, live sports
prediction games -- such as QB1(R) Predict the
Play(R) football -- popular
arcade and classic games across iTV, mobile and PC platforms.exhibit coin
develops
Buzztime(R), the Play-Along Television community for multiplayer games and
competitions on digital
cable featuring six channels of trivia games for
players of all interests and ability levels.com
. Cadaco game classics include Tripoley(R), Bas-Ket(R)
and Bible Trivia(R). "In the coming months
, we
plan to offer our audience even more great content, and hope that this initial
success will
continue.collecting toys
Early
sales orders are in from Kmart, Toys R Us, Best Buy, Borders and others.
Under
the terms of the licensing agreement, Buzztime Entertainment receives a
royalty for all products
sold into retail.
The Buzztime Home Trivia System features a plug-and-play game console
which
connects directly to the television set in the home. Partnering with Nickelodeon,
the leading kids
' entertainment brand, is proving to be the catalyst that was
needed to jumpstart this new demographic
for casual downloadable games. television
network is seen in more than 89 million households and
has been the number-
one-rated basic cable network for more than ten consecutive years.exhibit objects
Until
now.
The questions and multiple choice answers are on each card front with the
correct answer
and Buzztime "fun fact" on the reverse side of the card.99."
All Nick Arcade games are available
for download on a try-before-you-buy
model, and are priced at an average of twenty dollars to own
.
"We're proud to support such an important brand," said Paul Thelen, CEO of
Big Fish Games
. Through the efforts of a
network of over 250 game-development partners, Big Fish Games offers consumers
a "New Game Every Day" and makes acquiring and playing downloadable online a
safe, easy, and reliable
experience.com.toys board
But in
the coin-operated amusement industry where "cash is king" is more fact than
cliche, credit cards have made little impact. (Amex: NTN), jointly announce the availability of the
Buzztime(R) Trivia
Card Packs in U.
"It's exciting to personally see the retailer's interest
in our consumer
promotions between the various Buzztime branded media outlets. Nick Online also plans
to build distribution partnerships
throughout the year with third parties and portals to syndicate
these games to
a broader market.coin collecting
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. Now
players are no longer limited
to the cash in their pockets when they play
Golden Tee LIVE."
When credit cards are introduced
in traditional "cash only" industries,
where small ticket transactions are most common, merchants
typically see a 20%
increase in business. Buzztime
Entertainment has agreements with Media General
, Inc.nickarcade.gone objects
"
Chase Paymentech Solutions was chosen by IT to administrate the Golden Tee
LIVE credit card program because of their leadership in financial transaction
processing. The
companies will
advertise the Buzztime Home Trivia System launch by using the NTN iTV
Network's
unique captive reach to promote its availability in each of the
national outlets.
Cadaco's
Buzztime Home Trivia System (suggested retail price $59.
boxed exhibition
"Thousands of games of Golden
Tee LIVE are played everyday -- with no
cash going into the game., the
Play-Along Television(TM
) community and a subsidiary of NTN Communications,
Inc. Two wireless controllers are provided with
the
game console and up to six more may be added, allowing up to eight players to
compete at a
time.objects archive
"It shows a savvy business strategy to offer their customers the
ease of use and convenience
that comes with credit card payments. retailers. The
Card Packs include instructions for several
variations on game play. It
signifies that there is a genuine interest from kids and parents for
downloadable, safe, family-friendly games," said Mike Skagerlind, senior vice
president and general
manager of Nickelodeon Online.exhibit archive
The Trivia Card packs are being distributed in advance of this
summer's
introduction of The Buzztime Home Trivia System, an electronic plug-and-play
game console
which connects directly to the television set in the home.99 per month -- the "Nick Arcade
Pass"
-- is also available for Nick Arcade visitors. Nickelodeon
and all related titles, characters and
logos are trademarks of Viacom
International Inc.exhibit marbles
Buzztime Entertainment, Inc. NTN does not undertake
to publicly update or revise any of its
forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes
show that the
indicated results or events will not be realized.com. The company includes television
programming and production
in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online
,
recreation, books, magazines and feature films.gone exhibition
6 million game downloads during July, its first month
of operation. "These early results indicate that our combined efforts are
making the Nick Arcade
a popular destination for kids and parents to find
great content within a safe gaming environment
.avedon playing
"Credit cards will allow Golden Tee players
to stay longer in locations and play more games.
"Retailers are all 'abuzz' about the Buzztime Trivia Card Packs! This
introduction will create
millions of new impressions for Buzztime leading up
to the launch of the Buzztime Home Trivia System
," said John Lindsay,
president, Cadaco. The company
website is located at http://www.com
Tyrone Lam, Buzztime Entertainment, 760-930-1159 or ty@buzztime."
Nick Arcade's portfolio
of downloadable games will frequently be updated
with new releases from third-party developers and
original games published by
Nick Online.preservation arcade
"Chase Paymentech Solutions is delighted to offer the latest
in
payments technology to Incredible Technologies customers," said Robert
Wechsler, Executive
Vice President, Sales + Service, Chase Paymentech
Solutions."
According to Steve White, editor
of RePlay Magazine, a leading industry
trade journal, the amusement game industry has run almost
exclusively on coins
paper currency.Nick Arcade Spawns More Than 1.6 Million Downloads in First Month
of Operation
It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in
everything it does
.S.collectors waterloo
This is incremental business that can't be
ignored. Target, K-Mart, Toys R Us and Others Currently
Offer the Trivia Card Packs;
Early Orders Are in for Upcoming Buzztime(R) Plug-and-Play Home Trivia
System
CHICAGO and CARLSBAD, Calif.
Cadaco licensed the Buzztime brand, games and
trivia content to create the
Buzztime Trivia Card Packs and the Buzztime Home Trivia System under
an
October 2005 agreement. Other important
factors that may cause actual results to differ materially
from the
forward-looking statements are discussed in the "Risk Factors" section and
other sections
of NTN's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and the
Company's Prospectus Supplement dated
January 27, 2004 to the registration
statement on Form S-3, which are on file with the Securities
and Exchange
Commission. Nickelodeon Online and Partner Big Fish Games Show Early Success with
Game Downloads for Kids
NEW YORK, Nickelodeon Online today
announced that
Nick Arcade (http://www.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its
26th year, is the number-one entertainment brand
for kids.relating playing
"Players have embraced non-cash payments
," said
Kniaz. Distribution deals with Target, Kmart, Toys 'R'
Us, and others place the Buzztime
trivia brand in thousands of retail outlets
nationwide this month.
The easy-to-carry and use
Buzztime Trivia Card Packs are available in four
different categories -- Everything Trivia, TV Trivia
, History Trivia and
Sports Trivia -- and retail for $5.preservation arcade
Golden Tee LIVE offers players the
largest variety of payment options of
any coin-operated video game: Cash, PPA's (Personal Player
Accounts), gift
cards and now credit cards.99 each. Each
Buzztime Trivia Card Pack has a suggested
retail price of $5.
About Buzztime Entertainment
Buzztime Entertainment, Inc. Buzztime
's trivia and play-along
sports games have been available to millions of players in restaurants and
sports bars via the NTN iTV Network for almost 20 years., Liberate Technologies,
ICTV, Cadaco
, Airborne Entertainment, DTI Software, the National Football
League and others. The Company also
offers the world's largest
line of magic products.
This release contains forward-looking
statements which reflect
management's current views of future events and operations, including, but
not
limited to, statements pertaining to the planned introduction of the Buzztime
Home Trivia
System in the summer of 2005, are all based on current
expectations and assumptions that are subject
to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially.com
This pass offers members
a new downloadable game of their choice each month that is theirs to keep
, a
variety of discounts on other games, and discounts on clothing and other items
available in
the Nick Shop. Big Fish Games can be visited at
http://www.board card
Additional trivia content cartridges
will be available for
a suggested retail price of $14. Buzztime Entertainment's iTV studio and broadcast
operations center are headquartered in Carlsbad, California.cards coin
Credit Card Payments on Golden Tee Games
Move Amusement Industry Closer to 'Cashless Coin-Op' Scenario
Incredible Technologies, the
largest manufacturer of coin-operated video
games in the United States, announced today that Golden
Tee LIVE has now added
credit card payments to an already impressive list of innovations. It's the
next logical step
for our game and our industry. Using
battery-operated game controllers, players
interact with the system and stage
in-home trivia competitions.99 so the players can expand the quantity
and
categories of trivia questions available for game play."
About Big Fish Games
Big Fish Games, Inc.exhibit board
Nick Arcade, an offering from Nickelodeon Online and Big Fish
Games, features
more than 60 family-friendly games, including popular Nick-
content like "SpongeBob SquarePants Obstacle
Odyssey" and "Dora's Rapido River
Rafting Adventure" and non-branded favorites like "Feeding Frenzy
" and "Magic
Ball 2.
"We're thrilled with the success so far of the Nick Arcade platform.exhibit board
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