HER INTERACTIVE ANNOUNCES NEW AGREEMENTS WITH SIMON & SCHUSTER AND NINTENDO OF AMERICA
Her Interactive Signs Exclusive Worldwide Nancy Drew® License with Simon & Schuster; Company Also Announces It Is an Official Licensed Developer for Nintendo’s Game Boy® Advance

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 7, 2001 – Her Interactive, a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for girls and women, today announced a five-year renewal of the licensing agreement with Simon & Schuster for the worldwide interactive rights to super-sleuth Nancy Drew®. Under the terms of the deal, Her Interactive will develop ten new Nancy Drew interactive games across multiple platforms over the next five years. Financial terms were not disclosed.

In other news, Her Interactive has been approved by Nintendo of America as an official licensed game developer for the Game Boy® Advance game console. 

“We are thrilled to continue to partner with Simon & Schuster and to have the opportunity to work with Nintendo to bring compelling family-friendly interactive entertainment to girls and women of all ages,” said Megan Gaiser, president of Her Interactive. “The Nancy Drew franchise has been extremely popular on personal computers for the last four years. We look forward with great anticipation to introducing Nancy Drew to a much wider audience on the Game Boy Advance.”

Her Interactive’s Nancy Drew series, which includes Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion, Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger, and Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill, has garnered more than 20 major awards including: Parent’s Choice Award (for both Message in a Haunted Mansion and Stay Tuned for Danger), Parent’s Guide to Children's Media, National Parenting Publications Gold Award, and Coalition for Quality Children’s Media Endorsement.


About Nancy Drew
Having debuted in 1930 and still going strong in 2001, Nancy Drew is the smart, independent, gutsy, and resourceful eighteen-year-old detective who can crack the toughest case. Published in 22 languages and with more than 100 million copies in print worldwide, Nancy Drew has engaged readers and served as a role model globally for generations. 

About Her Interactive
Her Interactive creates intelligent interactive entertainment for girls of all ages. The company designs, develops and publishes award-winning games that offer role-playing, mystery, and adventure that girls and women find both challenging and fun. Her Interactive’s Nancy Drew series offers exciting gameplay without violence or gender stereotypes. More information about the company and the Nancy Drew games can be found at www.herinteractive.com.

About Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, the publishing operation of Viacom Inc., is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic and multi-media formats. Its divisions include the Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon & Schuster New Media, Simon & Schuster Online, Simon & Schuster U.K., and Simon & Schuster Australia. For more information, visit the website at http://www.simonsays.com 

About Nintendo 
Nintendo Co., Ltd. of Kyoto, Japan is the acknowledged worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment. To date Nintendo has sold more than 1 billion video games worldwide, has created such industry icons as Mario® and Donkey Kong® and launched franchises like The Legend of Zelda® and Pokémon®. Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in North America. For more information about Game Boy Advance or any other Nintendo product, visit the company's web sites, www.nintendo.com or www.gameboy.com.

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