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Taito and Digital Bridges Supply Space Invaders for Java-Enabled Phones to AT&T Wireless
Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 10, 2002 - (Tokyo, Japan & New York,
NY) Taito and Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and
distribution of mobile entertainment solutions, announced today that Taito
has developed a Java cellular phone version of Space Invaders(R), which is
being hosted and delivered by Digital Bridges. Available now to AT&T
Wireless mMode(sm) customers, Space Invaders is one of the world's most
famous games ever created.
It is now almost a quarter of a century since the original version made
its 1978 debut in the arcades of Japan. Space Invaders immediately proved
to be so incredibly popular that it created a countrywide shortage of
100-Yen coins, as players pumped money into the machines to enjoy the
thrill of the game. Since then, Space Invaders has generated a significant
amount of revenue.
The mobile version of Space Invaders is a faithful recreation of the
original arcade game, featuring full sound, advanced scoring systems, and
a unique use of the phone's vibrate function.
"Space Invaders is one of our most successful games and well worth porting
to other gaming platforms such as cellular phones," said Shinichiro
Kasama, Senior Manager at Taito. "We've chosen Digital Bridges to do this
because of their reputation for game quality."
"Space Invaders is a game that everyone knows and loves, a true arcade
classic and one of the cornerstones for our Java strategy," says Anders
Evju, Vice President and General Manager, North America at Digital
Bridges. "We are delighted to be able to offer both black & white and
color versions of the game, and we know it will be an instant hit with
mobile gamers everywhere."
*All brands are registered trademarks of their respective owners.
About Taito Corporation
Taito Corporation (TSE: 9646), founded 1953, introduced its first video
game in 1973. It released its legendary Space Invaders game in 1978, and
is bringing a long history of electronic games to the mobile wireless
world. Its classic and popular arcade games and console have developed a
near-cult following among groups of users. Those mobile games available
across all major operators in Japan give Taito a pervasive presence in the
market, and it is now trying to reproduce this presence in Europe and
North America, where many of the classic Taito games already have a strong
following. Taito introduced a unique mobile telecommunication karaoke,
which combines popular music and motion images, and is planning to use
this device to deliver its successful mobile karaoke to overseas markets.
Taito is one of the leading companies to challenge and expand the concept
of wireless content for mobile users all around world. Taito has 1,165
employees and, in FY 2001, it rang up approximately 70.5 billion yen (US$
580 million) in total sales.
About Digital Bridges
Founded in 1998, Digital Bridges is a world leader in the creation and
distribution of mobile entertainment solutions. An industry pioneer,
Digital Bridges brings the best in mobile entertainment to more than 50
operators, portals and other mobile content distributors worldwide
representing 279 million subscribers. The company works with many of the
world's leading media and entertainment brands including Star Trek,
Big Brother, Scooby-Doo, Thunderbirds, Cartoon Network, Ali G Indahouse,
Men in Black, The Weakest Link, Space Invaders, EA SPORTS FIFA 2003 and EA
SPORTS Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf*. UNITYTM, the company's
best-in-class technology platform, supports all current and future mobile
standards, protocols, technologies and operating systems. Digital Bridges
has its commercial headquarters in London, with technology &
publishing divisions in Edinburgh, Scotland, as well as sales offices
around the world.
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