[DS] LOL Will Be Available Through Online Purchase Only
Posted by Ramon Aranda on 04.23.2008
Agetec's title won't be available at retailers.
Agetec today announced that LOL, its multiplayer title for Nintendo DS, will not be on shelves at standard brick and mortar stores, and will only be available for purchase online.
"We love LOL, and think it's a completely unique game, however we think it'll be tough to sell into the retailers. So we decided to release it exclusively online. Hopefully it catches some attention like Electroplankton did." said Hiro Fukuoka, producer at Agetec. "LOL will be available through Agetec.com on the day of its release, and we're currently looking for an online retailer to do exclusive pre-orders with."
About LOL LOL is played by one of the players making a challenge in writing to the others. The crazier the challenge, the more fun everyone will have. The person who delivered the challenge chooses an appropriate time limit, and everyone has to answer the challenge on their touch screen however they see fit – with words, pictures, or whatever comes to mind. The host reveals the answers, and everyone votes on a winner who will then decide on the challenge for the next round. Always different and a blast to play every time, LOL will, as its name implies, make everyone laugh out loud.
LOL will be available for purchase on May 30 for $19.99.
I hope this title sells well. Agetec is one of the few companies out there willing to release localized versions of lesser known, but quality Japanese games. The disaster games and Fire Pro Returns come to mind.
Posted By: JT (Guest) on April 23, 2008 at 07:24 PM
