Capcom Patners with Handango

Posted on May 20, 2008 - Filed Under Game Shows, Industry News, Mobile Phones |

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Capcom and Handango have partnered to bring Capcom’s top games to mobile phones across North America. Some of the games that will be available are Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Street Fighter, Mega Man as well as many other games.

“At a time when smartphone sales are exploding and more and more users are downloading mobile games than ever before, Capcom’s blockbuster titles offer our customers access to some of pop culture’s top brands,” said Bill Stone, CEO of Handango. “A key part of our growth strategy is to expand our offering to include more leading-edge content for our customers. Capcom is a market leader in games for consumers of all ages and we are pleased to make their titles available through Handango.”

A Capcom and Handango partnership is great for the mobile phone gamer. The game shows make for great mobile games. They can be played in short bursts, which makes them convenient for mobile phone gamers. Mobile phone gamers like games to pass their time waiting and these games will do just that.

Press Release Follows:

HURST, TX – May 19 2008 – Handango, the world’s leading provider of smartphone content, and Capcom® Interactive, Inc.,a top developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment, today announced a partnership to distribute top gaming titles to North American smartphone users. Capcom’s top franchises include Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader?™, Street Fighter® and Mega Man® among many others. The first titles to launch on Handango will be from the Who Wants to be a Millionaire franchise. This partnership marks Handango’s continued goal of bringing high-profile, branded games and other popular consumer applications to its customers.

“As more and more mainstream consumers enter the smartphone marketplace and look for compelling games and personalization for their devices, a partnership with Handango ensures Capcom’s franchises reach the widest number of customers possible.” Midori Yuasa, President, Capcom Interactive, Inc.

Capcom’s mobile games will be available on Handango’s online storefront and through its on-device client and available for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile platforms.

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