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| Walt Disney Internet Group Gets Living Mobile The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) announced the acquisition of Living Mobile, a top European mobile game developer and publisher. The move is part of The Walt Disney Company's overall strategy to leverage technology, supporting WDIG's growth plans for its mobile business and raising its profile in the mobile games category. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Munich, Living Mobile develops and publishes mobile games across Europe and in Singapore. Its portfolio of more than 70 games includes games based on popular content licenses including Hudson Soft's Bomberman and Lode Runner, CAPCOM's Resident Evil - ATN, and Saitek's Mephisto Chess M.E., as well as a line up of original titles and classic puzzle and card games including Solitaire Deluxe. In May 2005, Mobile Games Analyst ranked Living Mobile among the top 10 of all European mobile game publishers in an analysis based on both games and distribution network. Under the terms of the agreement, Living Mobile will operate as a subsidiary of WDIG Europe. It has approximately 40 employees and offices in Munich and Prague. Having first entered the mobile market in Japan with a major mobile deal in August 2000 with NTT DoCoMo, Disney has quickly became the number one mobile entertainment brand in that market with distribution on all 4 major carriers and more than 3.3 million paid subscriptions. Based on its early learning in Japan, Disney is now one of the leading mobile content distributors worldwide with main offices in North Hollywood, Calif., London and Tokyo. Its content library has grown to include more than 6, 000 products and services including ringtones, voicetones, games, video, graphics and applications which are distributed in 32 countries around the globe through agreements with more than 65 carriers and distributors. Disney publishes content in more than 20 countries in the EMEA region under the Disney Mobile and Starwave Mobile publishing labels. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Game News :: home page |