03.31.05 - Konami Mobile content continues to drive the market
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Angeles, Calif. - April 1, 2005 - Konami Digital Entertainment Mobile, a leading console and arcade game creator and provider division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., announced today that its top tier mobile gaming content (Frogger™,and Castlevania™) will continue to be distributed by North and South American wireless carriers. Direct distribution agreements are in place between Konami Digital Entertainment and the wireless carrier partners.
"Based on our successful combined efforts with Konami OnLine and Upstart Games Ltd. we have made a strategic decision to directly provide our superior, high quality game experience to mobile users in the Americas" said Joe Morris, Executive Director Mobile Content. "We are aggressively outbuilding our infrastructure and business relationships to leverage our powerful brands and content provider relationships to delight wireless consumers with industry leading mobile game content."
"We're excited to be a trusted carrier partner. We're very pleased with the positive reception our games have received, and very happy to be placed so high upon the respective decks. As wireless devices become more sophisticated with more powerful graphics capabilities and our customers grow to expect more, we are positioning ourselves to provide our customers a more enriching gaming experience as we migrate our industry leading 3D console gaming content into the mobile space. "
Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., subsidiary of Konami Corporation (Nasdaq : KMN www.konami.com), is the leading video game and mobile game creator and provider.
Frogger and Castlevania is registered trade mark of Konami Corporation.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Angeles, Calif. - April 1, 2005 - Konami Digital Entertainment Mobile, a leading console and arcade game creator and provider division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., announced today that its top tier mobile gaming content (Frogger™,and Castlevania™) will continue to be distributed by North and South American wireless carriers. Direct distribution agreements are in place between Konami Digital Entertainment and the wireless carrier partners.
"Based on our successful combined efforts with Konami OnLine and Upstart Games Ltd. we have made a strategic decision to directly provide our superior, high quality game experience to mobile users in the Americas" said Joe Morris, Executive Director Mobile Content. "We are aggressively outbuilding our infrastructure and business relationships to leverage our powerful brands and content provider relationships to delight wireless consumers with industry leading mobile game content."
"We're excited to be a trusted carrier partner. We're very pleased with the positive reception our games have received, and very happy to be placed so high upon the respective decks. As wireless devices become more sophisticated with more powerful graphics capabilities and our customers grow to expect more, we are positioning ourselves to provide our customers a more enriching gaming experience as we migrate our industry leading 3D console gaming content into the mobile space. "
Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., subsidiary of Konami Corporation (Nasdaq : KMN www.konami.com), is the leading video game and mobile game creator and provider.
Frogger and Castlevania is registered trade mark of Konami Corporation.
About Konami Digital Entertainment
Konami Corporation is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game market. Konami Corporation's action and adventure titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill and Castlevania, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment - America can be found at www.konami.com/mo.
Media Contacts:
Konami Digital Entertainment
Mobile Group
Cathy Tische
(310) 228-1573
Konami Corporation is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game market. Konami Corporation's action and adventure titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill and Castlevania, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment - America can be found at www.konami.com/mo.
Media Contacts:
Konami Digital Entertainment
Mobile Group
Cathy Tische
(310) 228-1573
