Konami enters exclusive deal with Giochi Preziosi and Marathon Media.

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it has entered into an exclusive, global licensing agreement with Giochi Preziosi and Marathon Media to develop and publish video games based on the hugely successful Gormiti action figure and entertainment franchise.

The new agreement expands the Gormiti phenomenon into the interactive entertainment software category with the first Gormiti titles to be released for Nintendo DS and Wii gaming systems. Gormiti is the story of the never ending battle on the 'Island of Gorm' between vast armies inspired by the elemental forces of nature. All new Gormiti adventures are featured in the Giochi Preziosi/Marathon Media co-production of a 52 episode, animated TV series entitled 'Gormiti: The Lords of Nature Return'.

"The Gormiti licence is one that is ideally suited to video games," commented Kunio Neo, President for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. "Konami's global reach and marketing expertise combined with their proven ability to translate an action packed and character rich property like Gormiti into an exciting and sustainable video game franchise makes them a perfect partner to compliment and expand upon the Gormiti phenomenon" said Giochi Preziosi's CEO Dario Berte.

Vincent Chalvon Demersay, President of Marathon Media, said, "The stories and characters that make 'Gormiti: The Lords of Nature Return' such a unique and fascinating television series also make it a great candidate for adaptation as an exciting interactive gaming adventure. Konami has an exceptional track record of developing high quality games that capture the imagination and extend the entertainment experience into the gaming arena."

Gormiti - The Invincible Lords of Nature

The Gormiti Invincible lords of nature is a toy based on 2" tall minifigures with a trading card game. The toys were created by Granin & Partners/Gruppo Preziosi in 2005 in Italy.

Backgournd: The magnificent Island of Gorm was once inhabited by peaceful nature loving people. One day Fire Mountain showed its fierce nature by exploding through the earth and into the air. The once green and lush land transformed into a black, burnt, desolate waste area. The prediction was coming true "From the deep, dangerous creatures were rising. They would sweep the land, good would then return and battle a fate worse than extinction." Time passed and the lava tribe ruled the Island of Gorm unopposed. However, without opposing enemies, they starved. Time continued to pass and The Old Sage waited, biding his time and mourning the friends that he'd lost. The Old Sage asked the Elements of Nature to help re-create his lost friends and bring life to a new Gormiti civilization. The old Sage was happy with his work, but he knew that what was stirring in the depths of Fire Mountain could return to destroy Gorm once again. Anticipating this, he created the lords. Soon, the Gormiti saw trails of red flames coasting across the sky. At first they believed it was the after effects from Fire Mountain, but The Old Sage knew better.

Magmion was not about to leave his fate in the hands of his tribe alone, so he launched a burst of wickedness at every village on the Island with the hope of turning the war in his favour. This was not meant to destroy the Gormiti more disrupt their ability to distinguish friend from foe. This is how the Great War began. The four tribes of Earth, Forest, Sea and Air clashed with lava and volcano. The island of Gorm is still being destroyed by the battles between the Gormiti,with no-one as yet emerging the winner. The curse of the evil Magmion, who had sown the seeds of unhappiness thousands of years ago, still rages on, with his power and strength increasing all the time.

The Gormiti originally consisted of 81 Tribes, with corresponding colors. The Earth Tribe features stone motifs and characters resembling golems, rock elementals, mole, insects and other ground dwelling creatures. The Forest Tribe features primarily tree and plant based characters. The Sea Tribe features primarily sea creatures of various types as well as reptiles and amphibians. The Air Tribe features primarily birds, insects and other flying creatures including bats and reptiles. The Volcano Tribe features fire elementals as well as insects and reptilian beasts. The Light Tribe features geometric characters resembling armored warriors. The Darkness Tribe features demon like creatures. The Fossils Tribe features skeletal versions of Air Tribe characters. The Diamond Tribe features clear crystalline versions of Earth Tribe Characters. The Burning Forest Tribe features Forest Tribe characters with new fiery motifs and powers. The Ice Tribe features ice crystal versions of the Sea Tribe characters. The Metal Tribe features armored metal versions of the Volcano Tribe characters. The Sun Tribe features brighter, metallic versions of the Light Tribe characters. The Moon Tribe features the Darkness Tribe characters with glow in the dark parts and a lunar motif.
Series One (2005)- The first series of Gormiti generally had smaller sculpts than the later series.

Series Atomic (Sept 2006) - Series 2 repaints.
Series 3 (Feb 2007) - introduction of 2 new tribes: Light & Darkness.
Series Mythos/Energheia - Mythos cosists of Series 3 repaints, while Energheia are all new, larger sculpts of the original Series 1 characters.
Series Final Evolution - This series includes Energheia sculpts in new colors as well as previous tribes transformed into new tribes.
Series Cartone Animato (Animated Cartoon) - all new sculpts tied to the Italian animated Gormiti TV series.
Series Elemental Fusion - series planned for release in February 2009.