SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Shockwave, one of MTVN Kids and Family Group's leading sites for casual gamers, today announced an agreement with Nokia to deliver Shockwave's portfolio of Flash Lite mini games to consumers through the Nokia Content Discoverer client, embedded in millions of Nokia devices available in markets around the globe.
The agreement, which represents the first instance of a branded Flash- based games catalog on Nokia handsets, will offer Nokia consumers across multiple countries in Europe and Asia a quick and fun casual gaming experience on their mobile device. Initially, Shockwave will make available more than 20 games from the Shockwave Minis catalog, including Downhill Train and newly created games such as Happy Hours. Games based on popular MTV Networks properties will launch in the future. Shockwave Minis are being made available on Nokia devices in 24 markets*
"Nokia is pleased to offer the Shockwave Minis line-up of Flash Lite games to our customers," said Damien D'Souza, head of branded content, Forum Nokia - EMEA. "Shockwave Minis make it easy for mobile handset owners to jump in and experience a fun, casual game playing experience, at a great value, with intuitive delivery through our Content Discoverer Client."
"We're excited to bring the great entertainment experiences that Shockwave is known for on the web to millions of Nokia customers through this collaboration," said Dave Williams, senior vice president of Shockwave and AddictingGames. "This is a great extension of our goal to bring a wide catalog of fun and simple Shockwave and MTVN branded games to a global audience wherever they may be."
*Initial markets covered under Shockwave Nokia distribution agreement: Germany Czech Republic Austria Denmark Norway Singapore Portugal France United Kingdom Ireland Finland Hungary Greece Taiwan Italy Spain Netherlands Sweden Belgium Poland Russia Thailand Switzerland Malaysia
Shockwave Minis feature more than 40 fun, easy-to-play mini games including puzzles, sports, action and more. Popular examples include Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" and MTV's "Pimp My Ride." Since Shockwave Minis launch in October 2006, Shockwave has delivered more than 1.5 Million game downloads to users.
MTV Networks has an expansive footprint in gaming, through a diverse portfolio of online casual gaming, games media, and console-based and handheld games. MTVN's casual gaming properties including TurboNick.com, Neopets, Shockwave and AddictingGames.com draw hundreds of millions of gameplays each month from audiences ranging from kids to adults.
The company continues to build a multi-dimensional games media network with acquired properties Xfire and GameTrailers.com, and content on branded sites including MTV.com and SpikeTV.com. MTVN also has a strong foothold in console-based and handheld gaming with publishing unit MTV Games and Harmonix, which provides music fans with a deeper interactive experience through popular music and rhythm titles.
About Forum Nokia
Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to consumers and enterprises. More information is available at http://www.forum.nokia.com/.
About Shockwave
The Shockwave.com(TM) website (http://www.shockwave.com/) is the world's leading destination for online games, serving a large, loyal audience the best in free interactive entertainment since 1998. Shockwave.com has a library of more than 400 games including action-packed arcade-style games, jigsaws and puzzle games, multiplayer games, downloadable games and more.
The Nickelodeon MTVN Kids and Family Group is a division of Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks unit.
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