SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DeNA Co., Ltd. (TSE: 2432) and NimbleBit LLC, the critically acclaimed studio behind Tiny Tower and Pocket Frogs, have launched the airline simulation game, Pocket Planes for Android devices via the Mobage™ social entertainment network. Released on Apple® iOS devices in June 2012, Pocket Planes has been downloaded more than 2.4 million times and presented the Editor’s Choice award on the Apple App Store™. Pocket Planes follows NimbleBit’s hit tower-building sim Tiny Tower, which has been downloaded more than 13.5 million times for iOS and Android devices since its launch in June 2011.
“NimbleBit is an incredibly innovative developer that continues to raise the bar for engaging and fun simulation experiences on mobile devices. We are extremely excited to partner with them to distribute Pocket Planes to the massive network of gamers on Mobage,” said Neil Young, Director of DeNA® and CEO of DeNA’s U.S. subsidiary ngmoco®, LLC.
“We’re happy to announce Pocket Planes will now be at the fingertips of millions of Android gamers across the Mobage network,” said Ian Marsh, co-owner of NimbleBit. “Not only has Mobage helped streamline the publishing process, but we have seen a tremendous amount of success expanding the reach of last year’s launch of Pocket Frogs on Android devices through the network.”
In Pocket Planes, gamers take to the skies as they fly beloved and whimsical 8-bit characters and cargo to more than 250 cities around the globe. Players manage and build upon their fleet of aircraft with tiny prop planes and jumbo jets, and pave the flight line to success as they grow their small town airport into a bustling international hub of travel. Gamers can customize planes, choose their pilots’ outfits, trade plane parts and compete in worldwide group events for fame and fortune across the Mobage network.
Pocket Planes is available now through the Mobage social entertainment network for free on Android devices and can be downloaded here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobage.ww.a987.PocketPlanes_Android
For more information about Pocket Planes visit http://mobage.com/games/pocket-planes.
About DeNA
DeNA Co., Ltd. is a global Internet company focused on social games platform, social games, e-commerce and other Web services for mobile devices and PCs. DeNA’s current flagship business is its mobile social games platform Mobage, which offers first-, second- and third-party games on four localized user networks across Japan, China, South Korea and the rest of the world. The original Mobage network in Japan currently serves over 40 million registered users with more than 2,000 titles. Founded in 1999 as a small startup in Tokyo, DeNA currently has over 2,000 employees worldwide working at offices and development studios in 16 cities across 11 countries and regions. The company generated annual sales of more than 1.8 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year ended March 2012. DeNA is listed on the Tokyo stock exchange (2432). For more information, visit www.dena.jp/intl.
About ngmoco
ngmoco is a wholly owned subsidiary of DeNA Co., Ltd, a global social mobile games leader. Headquartered in San Francisco and with studios in New York and Portland, ngmoco creates and publishes games for the iPhone®, iPod touch®, iPad® and Android in collaboration with the best and brightest game makers in the world. To witness the lives and minds of the ngmoco team at work on the future of social mobile gaming, visit www.ngmoco.com.
About Mobage
Mobage hosts over 50 third party developer and ngmoco developed games, with many more titles in development. DeNA’s mobile social entertainment network offers chart-topping apps including Tiny Tower, Rage of Bahamut, Ninja Royale™ and many popular games. Mobage supports games for everyone from city building games like We Rule®, to casual games such as Zombie Farm® and Tiny Chef™, classic games including Blackjack!, Touch Hockey®, to core-game titles such as Quests & Sorcery™ and Blood Brothers. Mobage games are available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Mobage offers developers access to a suite of features to enhance their mobile and social gaming experience, including a payment API, marketing support and analytics tools. To learn more about Mobage, visit: http://mobage.com.
ngmoco, Quests & Sorcery and We Rule are registered trademarks or trademarks of ngmoco, LLC in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Mobage, Blood Brothers, and Ninja Royale are the registered trademarks or trademarks of DeNA Co., Ltd. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Apple, App Store, iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc. IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license. Android and Google Play are trademarks of Google Inc. All other marks and names are trademarks of their respective companies.