Joining a large list of publishers working with Nokia

Mar 6, 2007 12:03 GMT  ·  By

Nokia has finally announced the latest games and publishers for its next-gen N-Gage platform. Along with Glu Mobile, that had already confirmed its support for the N-Gage platform, today THQ Wireless and Indiagames have also announced they'll be joining the growing lineup of publishers that already includes EA Mobile and Gameloft.

Indiagames will be bringing a selection of its mobile game brands to Nokia's N-Gage platform. In association with Nokia, the mobile game developer and publisher plans to introduce a variety of games across genres that will most likely appeal to mobile gamers of all skill sets.

"Indiagames is a leading force for driving mobile gaming in Asia and the rest of the world, and it's great to work with a team that has such a global perspective," said Gregg Sauter, Director of Games Publishing, Nokia. "Indiagames has a great range of content and more importantly, a fantastic understanding of what Asian consumers want out of their mobile gaming experiences."

"Working with Nokia on the N-Gage platform is a great opportunity for us to deliver great content for a global audience," said Vishal Gondal, CEO, Indiagames. "We believe in Nokia's vision of making it easy for people to find and buy high-quality mobile games and we are excited to bring some of our well-known brands to the N-Gage."

Indiagames currently controls about half of India's game-related wireless value-added service market. It has signed licensing deals with many worldwide known companies, Hollywood studios (including Universal, Fox and Line Cinema) as well as around 80 mobile operators worldwide, in 67 countries and with 150 channel partners.