New York, U.S.A. — Starting December 14, the monstrously popular kids hit, Moshi Monsters will invade McDonald’s restaurants throughout North America for a Moshi Monsters Happy Meals promotion. The special program will give fans from coast-to-coast a chance to get their hands on exclusive Moshi Monsters toys for four weeks during the holiday season.

One of eight different colorful characters from the Moshi Monsters universe will be featured in every McDonald’s Happy Meal, including an all-new, top-secret mystery Moshling to be unveiled as part of the month-long promotion. The collectible figures (exclusive to McDonald’s) will include fan favorites Katsuma, Poppet and IGGY along with Furi, Jeepers, Shishi and Luvli, while supplies last. Each Happy Meal also comes with a free 3-day membership to MoshiMonsters.com.

With over 70 million registered users worldwide, Moshi Monsters is an online world of adoptable pet monsters for boys and girls ages 6-12. Children choose from one of six virtual pet monsters that they can create, name and nurture. Once their pet has been customized, young players can navigate their way around Monstro City, taking the daily puzzle challenge to earn ‘Rox’ (virtual currency), playing games, solving Super Moshi Missions, personalizing their room, showing off their artwork, reading stories and communicating with friends in a safe environment.

Following its huge online success, Moshi Monsters has expanded into the physical world with a range of products, including best-selling toys, the number one-selling kids magazine in the UK, a top-five music album, books, membership cards, trading cards, video games and much more.

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London, UK — Mind Candy, the entertainment company behind global kids phenomenon Moshi Monsters and GREE have confirmed details of two debut Moshi Monsters mobile game titles to be launched following their recent partnership, announced back in May. Moshi fans everywhere will be able to get their hands on Moshi Monsters Village and Moshi Monsters: Lost Islands, on mobile from Autumn 2012.

Moshi Monsters TM Village is an amazing new 3D style game allowing players to design their very own town in Pawberry fields, with help from Dewy at the DIY store. This popular family favourite game style also takes fans on a quest to rescue Moshlings captured by the evil Dr. Strangeglove by playing a number of fun mini games!

Mind Candy and mobile social gaming giant, GREE, is also set to launch Moshi Monsters: Lost Islands, a vibrant new card collection and puzzle game packed with all the fun and charm of the world famous Moshi Monsters brand. Fans can combine cards, build best decks corresponding to various situations and play puzzle style mini games. Players can also collect cute Moshlings cards as well as Moshi characters, furthermore they have the chance to explore uncharted regions and discover mysterious new islands.

Michael Acton Smith, CEO and Founder of Mind Candy commented: “We are hugely excited to announce the launch of these two titles following our partnership with GREE.”

Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Executive Director GREE Inc. and Studio Head of GREE, UK, said, “Having the Moshi Monsters brand within our line-up underlines our commitment to delivering great family friendly content direct to the consumer.  Moshi Monsters is a hugely popular and successful global brand. We are very honored to be working with the team at Mind Candy to release these titles from the Moshi Monsters stable.”

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Mind Candy, the family entertainment brand behind the global children’s phenomenon Moshi Monsters, and Activision Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard have announced the upcoming release of Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park, the second title in the Moshi Monsters video game series.

MoshiMonsters.com is an online world of adoptable pet monsters for kids aged 6-12. Players can customize and nurture their very own Monster as well as play mini-games, solve puzzles, share artwork and communicate in a safe environment. With more than 60 million registered users worldwide, the site has proved to be a hit and has expanded into a physical products line including best-selling toys, books, trading cards, the Moshi Monsters Magazine and a new music album. According to-market research firm, The NPD Group, Moshi Monsters was the No. 1 toy license-in the UK for the month of April.

Activision is a key partner in helping Mind Candy bring the beloved pet monsters to the handheld gaming platform. The debut title, Moshling Zoo, released in 2011, found success around the world and is one of only seven-3rd-Party games to ever top the UK charts, and is the only one to hold the No. 1 spot in Nintendo DS charts for an impressive five months.

“We look forward to working with Activision to build continued success for the Moshi Monsters brand and to bring new gaming experiences for our millions of fans to enjoy,” said Moshi Monsters creator and Mind Candy CEO, Michael Acton Smith.

Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park, developed by Black Lantern Studios, invites players to restore the legendary Moshi theme park to its former glory. Players progressively unlock six zones by successfully building attractions and rescuing the scattered Moshlings (adorable, itty bitty pets for your pet monster). Users of the Nintendo 3DS can also interact with other Nintendo 3DS players via the StreetPass feature and play cool games to bring the Moshlings to life in a whole new dimension. Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park marks the first time fans can interact with beloved characters via 3D technology and introduces players to a brand new, exclusive Moshling that can transfer across platforms to the online world.

“We look forward to bringing Moshi fans a brand-new gaming experience with fun, colorful gameplay; rich story and increased interactivity,” said David Oxford, Executive Vice President, Activision.

Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park will connect fans across the online and handheld platforms through exclusive codes and promotions, designed to increase engagement in new and exciting ways. Fans will uncover secret codes online at MoshiMonsters.com, which will unlock special areas and content on the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS.

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London, UK – Moshi Monsters’ debut video game Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo has become the longest ever number one in Nintendo DS chart history by knocking Nintendo’s Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training from the top spot.

Launched just six months ago in November 2011, Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo has made video game history by holding the top position for a record breaking 15 consecutive weeks.

The game has fought off stiff competition from Nintendo classics such as Mario Kart DS, New Super Mario Bros, Professor Layton And The Spectre’s Call and Pokémon Black Version.

“This is the first video game we’ve ever published at Mind Candy so we’re delighted and amazed by how well it has done. We’re lucky to have such a passionate fanbase of Moshi players” said Michael Acton Smith, creator and CEO of Moshi Monsters.

Developed by well-renowned US based gaming developer, Black Lantern and published by Activision Publishing, Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo offers fans a fresh new take on the Moshi Universe by building on the popularity of the collectable ”Moshlings” (pets for your pet monsters), and  provides a new way to interact with their favorite characters.

The game features new locations and an exclusive new Moshling - Nipper the Titchy Trundlebot. From the common to the rare, there are 52 Moshlings to collect including the elusive ‘ULTRA-RARE’ – find them if you can! Children can also play new mini-games, educational style puzzles, as well as win awards and trophies to take back to their zoo.

The monster success isn’t just confined to the video game charts – the recently released debut music album, Moshi Monsters: Music Rox!, reached number four in the Official Music Charts this month ahead of Madonna and Jessie J with no TV or promotional airplay.

Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo is available now on Nintendo DS priced £29.99 (RRP) from GAME, Tesco, ASDA, Argos, Sainsbury’s, Smiths, Amazon and Play.com. The game has been classified PEGI 3, which means suitable for all.  For more information please visit http://www.moshlingzoo.com or http://www.Activision.com.

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