All distribution rights of the game were transferred to Wizzard Media as the acquisition sealed

Mar 19, 2010 16:49 GMT  ·  By

Wizard Media is MiniSquadron’s new owner since the company’s official announcement on March, 17. The game can be downloaded on your iPhone or iPod touch, with the possibility of choosing between two editions: a paid one, weighing $2,99 and the second, free one. Itunes App Store hasn’t updated the app’s details featuring the new game owner yet.

MiniSquadron is a crazy ‘shooter’ featuring lots of little planes that infest the limited skies on the iPhone’s and iPod’s touch display. The gamer can overtake the enemy forces with some of the most daring maneuvers such as loop-the-loop and Immelmann turns, the Wizard Media assures.

“The Wizzard Media network reaches an audience of over 18 million unique consumers a month and approximately 50 million a year, mostly through iTunes,”  Chris Spencer, CEO of Wizzard Media, notes. “We have over a million unique, and in most cases timeless podcast episodes going out to laptops, iPhones, iPods and other mobile devices around the world. We’ve recently added Apps to better monetize our growing entertainment network and we see continued demand for media and entertainment from the audiences we reach.”

The wi-fi multi-player game has a remarkable record. It was nominated for the 2009 Best App Ever awards, being rated #48 in PocketGamers Top 50 iPhone Developers and #3 spot in AppAdvice’s Top 100 Games,  as the official release informs.

“With 175,000 Apps in the App Store, it is hard to consistently find the best Apps,” said Laurie Sims, president of Wizzard Media. “The podcasters we work with have proven that they do an excellent job promoting their sponsors and advertisers and we believe that with the influence and rapport they have developed with their audience, they will do a great job marketing MiniSquadron.” She also added that “The simplicity of a consumer hearing about a high quality App from their favorite podcast and being able to click to the App Store and buy, without having to enter their credit card info on their iPhone or iPod Touch, makes this a compelling monetization opportunity for podcasters and App developers alike. We can align specific Apps with specific podcast shows, matching the demographics through our proprietary Alchemy ad serving system.“

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