Business Editors

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000

BradyGAMES whets Zelda-enthusiasts' appetites, introducing The Legend of Zelda(R): Majora's Mask(TM) Official Strategy Guide just as Nintendo of America, Inc. releases the game.

The long-awaited sequel to The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 1998 Interactive Game of the Year, The Legend of Zelda(R): The Ocarina of Time(TM), Majora's Mask promises to thrill Link-fans as they tear through strange, alternate worlds in a harrowing race against the clock.

In Majora's Mask, Link has just three days to recover the stolen Ocarina of Time, save a bizarre new world, and find his way home. Fierce new weapons are added to his arsenal, as well as mysterious masks that endow Link with special powers. Not surprisingly, new worlds present new enemies. Link must think and act swiftly to outwit and outmaneuver these new foes before the last tick of the second hand. Play is tougher than ever before, with dozens of new side quests to challenge devoted Zelda players.

BradyGAMES' The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Official Strategy Guide is what every player needs to complete this game. Indeed, the complete walkthrough and beautifully detailed 3-D maps will show readers how to find every Heart Piece, learn every Song, and get every Mask. Only coverage this thorough will earn players a Perfect Game, entitling them to the Fierce Deity Mask -- the most powerful Mask of all! Additionally, gamers will benefit from complete coverage of all sidequests. According to BradyGAMES marketing manager Janet Eshenour, "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Official Strategy Guide promises to be as successful as BradyGAMES' best-selling The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Official Strategy Guide, which appeared on USA Today's bestseller list at the height of Ocarina-mania."

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Official Strategy Guide (ISBN 0-7440-0012-2) features 192 pages of strategies and tips in vivid four-color and features a free poster of Link. It is available now in electronics, book, and software retailers for $12.99 US, $18.95 CDN, and 9.99 pounds sterling. It is also available for purchase on the Internet at http://www.bradygames.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 one billion video games worldwide, has created such industry icons as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong(R) and launched franchises like The Legend of Zelda(R) and Pokemon(TM). Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home video game systems, including the Nintendo(R) 64, Game Boy(R) and Game Boy Color(R) -- the world's best selling handheld video game systems. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Washington, serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in North America.

For more information about Perfect Dark or other Nintendo products, visit the company's website at http://www.nintendo.com or the official site of the phenomenon at http://www.perfectdark.com.

ABOUT BRADYGAMES

BradyGAMES, a division of Macmillan USA, is a leader in the electronic entertainment publishing industry with value-priced strategy guides for video and PC-based games. Drawing on the strength of their partnerships with several leading game companies, BradyGAMES enhances the gaming experience by providing guides to match the look and feel of each game it covers.

For the latest hints and cheats, visit http://www.bradygames.com and Take Your Game Further(TM).

ABOUT MACMILLAN USA

Macmillan USA is a unit of Pearson Technology Group, the world's largest provider of consumer and professional computer, information technology, engineering and reference content. As one of the industry's leading innovators in both print and digital formats, Macmillan's imprints include Que, Sams, BradyGAMES Strategy Guides, Que Learning Systems, Macmillan Software and Macmillan Lifestyle, publisher of the best-selling Complete Idiot's Guide line of reference books. Pearson Technology Group is an operating unit of Pearson Education, the world's leading education publisher.

For the latest in Macmillan's software and book products, visit http://www.macmillanusa.com.

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