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Activision to distribute Scholastic Media games

First titles include I Spy: Fun House and Animal Genius

Scholastic Media has announced an agreement that will see Activision Publishing distribute the company's DS games in North America.

Activision Publishing will distribute I Spy: Fun House and Animal Genius for the Nintendo DS, both with a suggested retail price of USD 29.99.

"We are pleased to have Activision represent and distribute Scholastic's video games at retail," said Alan Waldman, senior vice president and general manager of Scholastic's Interactive Products Group. "As one of the top video game publishers in the industry, Activision is in a great position to introduce I Spy: Fun House and Animal Genius to the world of handheld gamers on the Nintendo DS platform."

I Spy: Fun House is currently available, and Animal Genius will be released in September.

Scholastic Media is a division of Scholastic Corporation, the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books.

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