LOS ANGELES, Calif., (June 5, 2012) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced TEKKEN™ TAG TOURNAMENT 2 (working title) and TANK! TANK! TANK!™ (working title) for the Wii U™ system from Nintendo. The upcoming titles offer their own unique brand of explosive arcade action for video game fans of all ages.
 
TEKKEN™ TAG TOURNAMENT 2 (working title)
The TEKKEN series smashes its way to Wii U with the largest roster of characters and modes to ever hit a Nintendo console. Based on the TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT™ 2 arcade engine, TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 for Wii U features stunning graphics, an unparalleled fighting system, online multiplayer and robust customization options. TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 for Wii U will also feature exciting exclusive content for the Wii U system, giving the title its own unique flair that will appeal to both hardcore and casual fans of the fighting game genre.
 
TANK! TANK! TANK! (working title)
Get ready for one of the most bombastic battle-party-games ever with TANK! TANK! TANK! Players will find a fantastic armament of tanks and weapons at their disposal to dispatch the enemy threat, including mechanical insects, gigantic dragons and even other players. Team up with three other friends to battle with or against each other in fully destructible environments in a variety of action-packed story and multiplayer modes where weapons are never in short supply and threats are hiding behind every corner. Players will be able to arm their tanks with lasers, machine guns, missile pods, the dreaded Colossus Missile along with power-ups scattered throughout each map.
 
 
For more information on TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 and TANK! TANK! TANK! please visit; http://www.namcobandaigames.com and http://www.facebook.com/namco.
 
 
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About TEKKEN®
Created and published worldwide by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., the TEKKEN® fighting game series is among the world’s most popular and well-known gaming brands with franchise sales of more than 40 million units to date. Originally a 1994 arcade game, subsequent titles have been released for almost all gaming platforms. The series is renowned for the visual style of its many characters including Heihachi Mishima, Jin Kazama,, Anna Williams and Emilie De Rochefort (Lili), and for its martial arts-based combat set in the universe of the King of Iron Fist Tournament. For more information go to www.tekken.com.
 
About NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., part of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content — including all major video game consoles, iOS, mobile and online.  The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN®, TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball®, GALAGA®, RIDGE RACER® and ACE COMBAT®.  More information about the company and its products can be found at www.namcobandaigames.com or www.facebook.com/namco.
 
TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT™ 2&©2012 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
TANK! TANK! TANK!™ & ©2012 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
 
Press Release © 2012 NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
 
CONTACTS:
Nick O’Leary
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
408-235-2134
noleary@namcobandaigames.com