Monday, October 27, 2008

Richwell Gadgets






Vtech V SMILE Pocket
SRP.: Php 7,999.75

It’s thrilling... It’s interactive... and kids say it’s “totally awesome!” Build your child’s brain while he’s having fun. This go-anywhere portable learning system utilizes V.Smile Smartridges and an imaginative format to teach basic skills all kids must master in their early years. It also connects to a TV for another convenient way for smart play.

• Cool portable educational gaming system designed
for the hands and minds of 5-9 years old.
• Two modes of play for a variety of real gaming and
educational fun.
• Superb quality large high-resolution screen for
enhanced game-play.
• Compatible with the vast library of V.Smile® Learning
games.
• TV connectable so gaming can be experienced
through a bigger screen.

V.Smile® Plus
Winnie The Pooh
SRP.: Php 4,999.75

V.Smile® is the No.1 TV Learning System worldwideso kids all around the globe are benefiting from the
educational gaming experience. Kids will be smiling as they learn!

• New, slim line version of the award winning
educational games console designed for
pre-schoolers.
• Features an improved version of the user-friendly -
joystick, enhanced with writing capability.
• Plus a karaoke microphone for optional sing-along game-play.
• Add a second joystick (not included) for 2-player gaming.
• Built-in storage space holds up to 9 V.Smile® Learning Games.
• Compatible with all existing V.Smile® Learning Games.

Cyber Notebook
SRP.: Php. 7, 299.75

• 100 activities teach English, maths, science
and citizenship
• Focuses on French, German and Spanish
langages
• Language translator function translates words
• 4 bonus cartridges and additional access to
Planet VTech to play online and download
extra games
• Comes with password for access to Planet
VTech to play online and download extra games
• Suitable for Key Stage 1 with some activities
touching on Key Stage 2



Moving Music TV Game
SRP.: Php 2, 999.75

Camera-Interactive TV Game System

The Next Dimension in Gaming!

Create Rhytms and Melodies by Moving to the Beats

3T-Cam! Technology projects you inside TV game play. Advanced motion-tracking to technology using
the camera to sense your movement.

Explore music through exciting games and moving to the beats.

Includes 4 games Digital Camera (VGA)


Hot Wheels
Fast Track Laptop
SRP.: Php. 3,999.75


The Hote Wheels Fast Track Laptop is packed with excitng learningactivites and cool games to test your skills at language, mathematics, memory logic and lots more!

Original music and digital sound effects, together with amazing animations keep the action fast and fun.

Features:

Hot Wheels Speedometer.measure real speed, seehow fast you can go.

Cool lightup muffler effect


Croco Pen Starter Set

The talking Croco Pen magically brings every inch of every page to life with sounds, words, rhymes, games, music and more. And it’s simple – just touch the pen to any image on the page to hear that word or sound spoken aloud. You can also sound out, spell, and read words, sentences and paragraphs, and even sing along to familiar songs. Sink your teeth into learning with



These toys are available in leading department stores and retail outlets. For more information, visit the virtual land of Richwell Trading Corporation in www.richwell.net or call (632) 732.5141 to 47.

World GameMaster Tournament 2008 Philippines Finals






Marikina City, Philippines, October 26, 2008 - The long run has come to an end. For the past two months, the World GameMaster Tournament 2008 has gone through the Philippine islands to search out the very first Filipino gamers to become WGT champions.

Manila, Cebu and Davao were the top cities picked to be the venues of the regional preliminaries. The locations have proved to be strategic, being the largest and center cities for Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Many gamers flocked to these places but only a few took the golden opportunity to compete in the finals. And now, the preliminaries champions met for an ultimate battle at Cyberzone, SM Marikina and took the coveted World GameMaster Tournament trophy.

Like in the preliminaries, the computer games up to challenge the battle spirits of the players were Warcraft III: DOTA, Need for Speed and Counterstrike.

A whopping P75,000 in cash was up for grabs to the winners of each team plays. Team Mineski ( Ronald Robins, Rick Robins, Jose Silva, Anthony Benjamin and Rhymer Ollie) from Manila took the whooping P75,000 in cash for domineering the popular network game of DOTA. Delegates from Cebu called the Team eXs (Remington Busi, Michael Ross, Virgil Chonki, Mark Pintor and Carl de Guzman) bagged P50,000 as the 2nd placers. While 3rd placer Team Theos brought home P25,000.

The other participants who joined the battle in the five-man team plays of Dota are EZ, and Homeboyz from Manila, Nomets, FK and Bratz.Pro from Davao, Schooled, and Acting Innocent from Cebu.

10 teams outwitted during the Counterstrike games but only 3 showed the fiercest among all. Mineski CS (Jupiter Mars Gaboy, Paolo Nancho, Erwin John Clores, Arvin Agbisit and Gary Guevarras) from Manila, Team MOTV (Karl Apas, Carl Michael Poblete, Alvin Gimenez, Rodney Co and Johnny Peralta) from Cebu, and Bratz.X02 ( Peter Benjamin Hernandez, Bruce Kevin Zamora, Jimlord Pelinio, Ryan Bromo, and Marvy Lezly Gajo) from Davao won P75,000, P50,000 and P25,000 respectively.

The 7 other teams who participated were laQs, Suspect & Force from Manila , DC, & Saging lang ang may Puso from Davao, and MLP, & MOTV Jr from Cebu.

Israel Magante proved himself the fastest player in the individual competition of Need for Speed and took home a cash prices of P15,000. The next in line, Darnel Tamundong, received P10,000 while the 3rd slot took home P5,000 by the name of Jessie Bello. All winners for this competition came from the Manila preliminaries. This race was on for Richard Matias from Manila, and Carl Poblete, Johnny Peralta, Karl Roncesvalles from Cebu.

Earlier on before the head start of the tournament , Mr. Leon Yu, Country Manager of Asus Philippines said that, “The power of technology and sports combined to develop our youth is best seen in the World GameMaster Tournament.” From the very beginning and up to the end of this tournament, ASUS is the official hardware sponsor in forming the WGTs’ objective of providing total gaming solutions. After the preliminaries’ months Mr. Yu said, “We have had fun during the course of the tournament and we are now very excited on its culmination.”

Indeed the two-day event proved to be spectacular.

Friday, October 24, 2008

BARBIE AND THE DIAMOND CASTLE




Philippines, October 22, 2008 - Year after year Mattel Entertainment launches Barbie and her friends in wondrous adventures portrayed in videos to delight young girls and even ladies who are simply young at heart. Each season they surprise us with new stories to enjoy and share with girl friends, and for mothers and their daughters to bond together. With the Christmas season coming our way, we are up for some treat with Barbie and the Diamond Castle.

Stories hook people up whatever it may be. So here is a story the imaginative and story-lovers would surely lend ears and would want to watch. Get to know Liana and Alexa as Barbie shares the tale of their friendship. Witness how these friends go through a journey that would take them to meet new people, new circumstances and new places.

Liana and Alexa’s adventure begins with a magical mirror that happens to hold a young lady named Melody within, who then tells them the secret of the Diamond Castle. Gifted with lovely voices, the two friends would surely love the castle that houses all music. But such a beautiful place lies in danger as Lydia, one of the muses who took charge of the castle turns to her selfish desires and wants what Diamond Castle shares to everyone, all for herself. After trapping the other muses in stone cold spells. Lydia takes on a quest as well to find the key to the now hidden castle. Though going through an unfamiliar path, Liana and Alexa leave their homes and take on that direction to help a new found friend and find themselves lead to pit stops that would either strengthen or shaken their relationship.

Have yourself join in the journey of discovering new things, battling evil with good, finding one’s worth and treasuring friendships amidst bumpy roads. Sing along with the beautiful songs Liana and Alexa has in store. Dance along with cute puppies and learn about camaraderie, bonds, and music and be enchanted by its magic.

This adventure coming our way will soon be released in DVDs and cable channels and is brought to the Philippines by Richwell Trading Corporation.

About Barbie
Barbie was launched in 1959 and produced by Mattel Inc. Since then it became a best-selling fashion doll and globally successful girl’s brand. The doll's design was inspired by a German doll called Bild Lili and was created by an American businesswoman, Ruth Handler (1916-2002).

About Richwell Trading
Richwell Trading Corporation is the leading distributor of branded children's products in the Philippines. It maintains the dominant position across different segments toys, nursery items, apparel, and footwear, to delight all children and licensing through its extensive sourcing, distribution and marketing capabilities. They exclusively distribute many known brands such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, Vtech and Pigeon. The company always believes that “Every Child Deserves a Happy Childhood.”

Dinos Alive World Tour Roaring into Manila this Christmas Season




MANILA – The Dinos Alive World Tour is coming to town, and its set to be an exciting non-stop entertainment for the whole family. After successful visits in Thailand and Indonesia where the Tour garnered an impressive turnout of over a quarter of a million visitors, the next stop is Manila. MAX Entertainment is set to showcase the world’s largest ‘transportable’ exhibition of robotic dinosaurs for the first time in the Philippines.
Marcus Luer, CEO of MAX Entertainment said: “The feedback has been very positive and we are targeting the largest turnout of the Tour so far with an estimated 350,000 people over the 6 weeks duration”.

Visitors will be treated to a fully air-conditioned climate controlled environment and an overall fun-fair set up of 12,000 sq.m (equivalent of 120 basketball courts) housing over 30 interactive dinosaurs, including the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the star of the show standing at a towering height of two elephants stacked on top of another and the largest dinosaur (Apatosaurus) measuring close to the size of the world’s largest mammal, the blue whale. The dinosaurs will be brought to life through special sound and light effects and unique movements.
Luer said “Dinos Alive World Tour will be set up as an interactive edu-tainment “walk through” exhibition with dramatic displays of our life size Dinosaurs, dino train & simulator rides, merchandise, and fun activities for children and of course Santa Clause photo sessions. There will be a large Christmas themed F&B area furnished with a movie theatre and a fossil dig pit for the kids too. Also MAX Entertainment will be giving out free hotdogs to the 1st 45,000 family package purchases so hurry to the ‘DINOS ALIVE’ World Tour - Manila!”
The ‘Dinos Alive World Tour - Manila will be set up next to the SM Mall of Asia from 28th November to 11th January, 10am-10pm on weekends and 12pm-10pm on weekdays. Tickets are available for purchase from Ticket World by calling 891-9999 or online at www.ticketworld.com.ph Ticket prices for adults are Php 600, kids below a meter are Php 450 and the family package costs Php 1,750 (2 adults+2 kids+1 free ticket).
For enquiries, contact max.info@maxentertainment.tv

MAX Entertainment is a whole owned subsidiary of Total Sports Asia Ltd, Asia’s leading independent sports marketing and entertainment group. MAX’s range of services include: conceptualization and implementation of entertainment events, access to global marquee properties and brands ranging from top music performers to family entertainment shows. MAX is also the owner and creator of the Dinos Alive! World Tour. MAX works closely with local promoters, agencies and corporation across Asia in optimizing their brand message through customized and relevant entertainment content.