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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
PAC-MAN, Ms. PAC-MAN, Galaxian and MAPPY for Palm OS Available Exclusively on Handango
Wednesday November 10, 1:08 pm ET
HURST, Texas, and SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 10 -- Namco America Inc., a leading publisher of wireless games and content, and Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, announced today their strategic partnership to make PAC-MAN, Ms. PAC-MAN, Galaxian and MAPPY for Palm OSŪ available through Handango's network of sites. Handango will be the exclusive download partner via PC distribution for these games through the end of February 2005. Namco will also use the Handango Commerce Engine to provide mobile e-commerce to their customers worldwide at http://palm.namcogames.com .
"Namco is one of the best game publishers in the world, and we're honored that they've chosen our network of channels as the place to debut their new mobile game titles for Palm OS smartphones and devices," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer of Handango. "With awesome graphics, great game play and classic arcade brands, these games are sure to be best sellers in no time."
"We're excited to work with Handango to launch four classic Namco hit titles for Palm OS smartphones and handhelds," said Kenji Hisatsune, Executive Vice President and COO of Namco America. "Handango's customer reach, technology and services make them a great partner for Namco's mobile game titles."
PAC-MAN, Ms. PAC-MAN, and Galaxian are available immediately through Handango's online channel network including http://www.handango.com , the palmOne Software Connection ( http://software.palmone.com ) and dozens more, as well as through Namco America's mobile Web site ( http://palm.namcogames.com ). The games are available for $14.99 USD each. The arcade classic, MAPPY, will be available this holiday season.
Namco America will enable e-commerce for these games from their own wireless game Web site, http://palm.namcogames.com , using the Handango Commerce Engine. The Handango Commerce Engine provides the same powerful commerce capabilities chosen by leading phone manufacturers and mobile operators for their sales of digital goods. Namco joins the ranks of more than 300 of the leading mobile software developers who trust their own e-commerce to the Handango Commerce Engine.
About the Games
Screenshots and images of the games are available at http://palm.namcogames.com .
PAC-MAN: Namco's world-famous arcade game, PAC-MAN, returns and now he's totally portable! Who can forget the countless hours and quarters spent evading the pesky ghosts while chompin' on the dots and gobbling up the fruit for bonus points! Now you can have the same edge-of-your-seat excitement in the palm of your hand! Who says you can't take it with you?
Ms. PAC-MAN: Ms. PAC-MAN by Namco is the one of the most popular video games in American arcade history! Who can forget the countless hours and quarters spent evading the pesky ghosts while chompin' on the dots and gobbling up the fruit for bonus points! Play the retro action and re-live this classic on your handheld!
Galaxian by Namco: An arcade classic goes mobile in Galaxian. We are the Galaxians. Board your star fighter against the alien swarm. Your mission is to destroy the enemy formation while dodging their kamikaze somersault attacks!
MAPPY by Namco: The ultimate cat-and-mouse chase returns in the handheld version of the arcade classic MAPPY by Namco. Jump on the trampolines and recollect the museum booty from Boss Nyamco and his kooky kitty kohorts!
About Handango
Handango is the leading provider of mobile downloads, bringing over 50,000 applications and 25,000 digital media titles to market through an extensive global distribution network that reaches millions of mobile users. Handango's application management and provisioning platform, Handango AMPP, has been chosen as the mobile software delivery platform for Nokia, Motorola, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Orange SA, Sony Ericsson, palmOne, Microsoft, Sony, HP, AOL and more than 100 others. For more information, visit http://www.handango.com .
About Namco America Inc.
Namco America Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Namco Limited, a Tokyo-based world leader in the high-tech entertainment industry. Based in San Jose, CA, Namco America Inc. delivers the next generation in wireless and coin-op arcade games. For more information about Namco's wireless games, please visit http://www.namcogames.com .
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