Reading tutorial headed for Wii, DS players
FROM TWICE: First products to debut in August
By Greg Tarr of Variety -- Video Business, 5/29/2009
MAY 29 | FROM TWICE: Already popular for body and brain exercise programs in addition to playing video games, Nintendo’s Wii video game console and handheld DS player will soon become new platforms for helping young children to strengthen their reading skills.
Children’s interactive “edutainment” software developer Mentor InterActive has partnered with 1st Playable Productions to develop “My Virtual Tutor Reading Adventures,” which is billed as series of educational interactive electronic learning tools adapted for Nintendo devices.
Mentor InterActive said the first products in the My Virtual Tutor line will debut in August under the Reading Adventure title for a suggested retail of $29.99. The series will be comprised of three SKUs created for children in pre-K through second grade.
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