Crave Entertainment Announces the Release of Winter's Tail for the Nintendo® DS

Interactive Game is Based on The Scholastic Book By The #1 New York Times Best-Selling Team of Craig Hatkoff And His Daughters Juliana and Isabella

Winter’s Tail Combines Entertainment with Education to Bring to Life the Inspiring True Story of How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again

Business Wire - Winter's Tail for Nintendo DS Now Available - Story of How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. & MALTA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crave Entertainment, the full-service publishing and distribution division of FillpointSVG, one of the videogame industries’ leading providers of online distribution, fulfillment, and e-commerce services for national retailers, today announced the release of Winter’s Tail for Nintendo® DS. Based on the Scholastic book of the same name, Winter’s Tail is “Rated E” and available at major retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $29.99.

In Winter’s Tail, players follow the true story of Winter, the famous dolphin who injured her tail in a crab trap. Winter is rescued but she must learn to swim again without her tail. Thanks to the wonderful team at Clearwater Marine Aquarium and Hanger Prosthetics, Winter is now successfully swimming with a prosthetic tail. The game includes the true interactive storybook based on the latest Scholastic book authored by Craig Hatkoff and his daughters, Juliana and Isabella Hatkoff. Winter’s Tail also includes a collection of mini-games, all reinforcing themes that out of tragedy and trauma come stories of resiliency and hope. This Nintendo DS game includes special accessibility options to allow enjoyment by children with motor skill and other physical challenges. Winter’s Tail is an iParenting Media award recipient.

“By partnering with the authors of the Winter’s Tail book, as well as the team at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, we were able to craft a unique gameplay experience that is entertaining and presents kids with meaningful life lessons,” said Betsi Gijanto, executive vice president, Crave Entertainment. “Winter’s Tail is the perfect fit for parents looking for that feel-good purchase.”

“My daughters Juliana, Isabella, and I feel very strongly about the heroes we choose to highlight in our books,” said Craig Hatkoff, co-author of the Winter’s Tail book. “We are always thrilled when we are able to touch readers with these amazing true stories and open their eyes to the miraculous world around them. Seeing Winter and her story actually come to life on DS for the first time was an incredible feeling for each of us.”

For more information about the Winter’s Tail book and videogame, please visit http://www.winterstail.com/.

About Crave Entertainment

Based in Santa Ana, California, Crave Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of FillpointSVG, is a full-service video game publisher for Wii™, Nintendo DS™, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. For more information about Crave Entertainment please visit www.cravegames.com.

About FillpointSVG

Headquartered in Malta, New York, FillpointSVG is a leading provider of direct-to-consumer fulfillment services, distributor and e-commerce solutions for videogame hardware, software, accessories and PC software for national retailers and software publishers. For more information, please visit www.fillpointsvg.com.

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Liz Pieri
Marketing Communications for
Crave Entertainment
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