Barbie Nail Designer

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Barbie Nail Designer
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Publisher(s) Mattel Media
Release1998

Barbie Nail Designer is a 1998 video game within the Barbie franchise, published by Mattel Media, [1] [2] [3] [4] and released in September 1998. [5]

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Gameplay

Reception

In the week ending October 24, it was the third bestselling game after Deer Hunter II and Need for Speed 3. [6] In the week ending November 14, the game was one of the top three best selling titles alongside Barbie Riding Club and Railroad Tycoon II. [7] In the week ending December 5, 1998, it was the seventh bestselling game. [8] According to Happy Puppy, the title is "nothing like a game". [9]

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  4. ↑ Rosenberg, Ronald (December 13, 1998). "THE BEST OF SOFTWARE CD-ROM titles for young people abound, but some are far better than others at providing educational challenges". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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