Indiagames to Create Mobile Content for GODZILLA®
Electronic Entertainment Expo - Indiagames partners with Toho Co., Ltd. to capture the monster’s mayhem on mobile phones globally excluding Japan.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 19, 2005 -- Indiagames, the leading Mobile
entertainment developer, has entered into an agreement with Toho Co., Ltd. to
bring wireless content based on ”Godzilla,” now celebrating over 50 years of
life since 1954. Godzilla is the brightest dream and at the same time is the
most horrific nightmare of the Japanese cinema. The wireless content, which will
be available beginning November 2005, includes two mobile games, wallpapers,
screensavers, ring tones, voice ringers, and alerts. The wireless games (both
casual and fighting) will include various Toho monster characters (such as
Mothra, King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, Gigan, etc.).
Godzilla has had a
long history and many monster allies and foes. Indiagames will build upon the
rich history of the franchise: Godzilla began life millions of years ago when
dinosaurs were roaming over the Earth. Exposed to radiation in mid 1950s,
Godzilla transformed into a towering monster capable of delivering a devastating
atomic blast with its breath. Since then, Godzilla has menaced various cities of
the world and fought off many unbeatable adversaries, earning it the title, King
of the Monsters. Godzilla was created by man, but it became a God of destruction
which cannot be defeated by man. Godzilla's history is still not complete, and
with the imagination of all of its fans, Godzilla will never die, because
Godzilla lives forever!
Vishal Gondal, the CEO of Indiagames says: "The
Godzilla property has been very popular throughout the world for over 50 years
and has been successfully translated into Movies, T.V., games, toys, video games
and other merchandise. Indiagames is pleased to be associated with this mega
property for mobile phones and thinks it is one of the best properties that
Indiagames can leverage across its global distribution network.”
"We're
excited to see this deal bring all the fun of Godzilla to mobile phones around
the world outside of Japan," adds Shozo Watanabe, General Manager of Toho’s Los
Angeles office.
About Toho Co. Ltd.
Founded in 1932, Toho Co., Ltd.
is one of the leading entertainment conglomerates in Japan. Toho is best known
worldwide as the producer of numerous Godzilla motion pictures and classic films
directed by Akira Kurosawa. Toho is also the leading producer of theatrical
plays and musicals, and the owner of many office buildings and motion picture
and legitimate theaters throughout Japan. Toho, which unleashed Godzilla on the
world back in 1954, has produced 28 Godzilla flicks over the past 50 years,
including 1999's “Godzilla 2000” and 2004’s "Godzilla Final Wars," the creme de
la creme of the series.
About Indiagames Ltd.
Indiagames Ltd. is one
of the leading global mobile content publishers. Indiagames is engaged in
publishing and developing games across various platforms like Internet, PC,
broadband, mobile phones, PDAs, handheld gaming devices and consoles. Indiagames
products are published across leading platforms like Java TM, BREW TM, I-Mode
TM, Flash Lite TM and Symbian TM. Indiagames has its distribution partnerships
across the globle with major mobile operators across the world. Indiagames
develops games across various wireless platforms like BREW, J2ME, and I-Mode
& Symbian.
Indiagames’ key investors include TOM Online Inc. (a
leading Chinese wireless Internet company: Nasdaq: TOMO; HK GEM stock code:
8282), Cisco Systems, Inc., and Macromedia, Inc.
Godzilla ® and King of
the Monsters are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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