Storybook Workshop

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Published on Oct. 28, 2009

Media Alert

October 28, 2009

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.

Upcoming Entertainment Title Enables Families to Interact With Popular Fairy Tales and Fables From Around the World

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today revealed new screenshots from the upcoming family entertainment title, Storybook Workshop available on Wii on December 1st, 2009. The screenshots give a visual sneak-peek at the storybook sessions that parents will be able to share with their children!

Scheduled to be released this fall in North America, Storybook Workshop immerses kids and their parents in 16 classic children's fairy tales and fables and many other exciting features. Through the use of the included USB microphone, you can read along, record and play back readings of your favorite stories, including the most beloved tales from around the world, including favorites from Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and Aesop. Storybook Workshop's unique microphone functionality will even magically change your voice to sound like the characters in the stories, including fairies, giants and robots! Continue the fun with your children in a lively sing-along room where nursery rhymes come to life right in front your children's eyes, and watch as they learn rhythm, language, numbers and shapes in the exciting Play & Learn mode. Your kids can track their progress by using a virtual sticker pad, which will get pre-schoolers excited and motivated to continue to read and complete the stories.

Key Features:

• Includes 16 beloved children's fairy tales for you to listen to or perform, such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Ugly Duckling and The Golden Goose.

• Record your readings and replay later

• Alter your voice to match in-game characters' speech as you read

• Sing along to four classic children's songs and record your performances

• Earn the option to use your Mii in select stories

• Track your progress using a virtual sticker pad - get rewarded for stories completed and see how much you've accomplished!

For the all-new screenshots of Storybook Workshop, please visit our media download site at: http://www.konami.com/downloads/

Media Contacts:

For Konami Digital Entertainment

Jay Boor

310-220-8147