June 8, 2006
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Expands
Partnership with PlayFirst
Popular Casual Games Come to Mobile in 2007
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today
announced they have expanded their partnership with PlayFirst, Inc., a leading
full-service publisher of casual games, to include additional titles for mobile,
Pirate Poppers(tm) and Professor Fizzwizzle(tm). Already popular casual PC
titles, the games are expected to be available on mobile platforms next year.
Together, Konami and PlayFirst are expanding the international market for casual
games by bringing highly-original content to cell phones worldwide.
"Konami’s mobile strategy includes a balance of
popular casual games in addition to leveraging our internal brands," commented
Joe Morris, Vice President, Mobile Content, Konami Digital Entertainment. "By
partnering with strong performers in the casual gaming space like PlayFirst, we
are able to offer our customers a top-quality mobile entertainment experience."
Under the terms of the agreement, Konami will
manage the mobile publishing and distribution of two popular PlayFirst games
Pirate Poppers, developed by Mystery Studio, and Professor Fizzwizzle, developed
by Grubby Games.
About Pirate Poppers
Climb aboard for some swashbucklin’ pirate popping fun! Aim your cannonballs
to clear away menacing chains and unlock trinkets and jewels that rain down from
above. Begin as a lowly Landlubber and plunder your way up the ranks! Do you
have what it takes to become a Living Legend?
About Professor Fizzwizzle
Help Professor Fizzwizzle find his way back to his lab. Take control of the
diminutive genius and use his brains and gadgets to solve each exciting level in
this mind-expanding puzzle game! Do you have what it takes to get past the
robots and get the Professor home?
