JAMDAT MOBILE - JAPAN LAUNCHES "Geki! Puzzle Chudoku" THROUGH JAPANESE MOBILE OPERATOR KDDI
Popular Puzzle Games Make Wireless Debut in Japan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES & TOKYO - (November 23, 2004) - Global wireless entertainment publisher JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: JMDT) announced today the launch of its first titles for Japanese Mobile Phone Operator KDDI (AU). "Geki! Puzzle Chudoku" (English translation: Freak! Puzzle Addict) is now available through KDDI's EZ appli (BREWTM) service.
"Geki! Puzzle Chudoku" is a set of three popular puzzle titles - "Collapse," "Bounce Out" and "Bejeweled"-that became popular in online and PC formats.
"'Geki! Puzzle Chudoku' is the first product release for JAMDAT Mobile - Japan," said Toshi Iwata, President of JAMDAT Mobile - Japan. "Japan is an important market and we are pleased with our relationship with KDDI."
"The launch of JAMDAT Mobile - Japan's first titles is exciting," said Mitch Lasky, Chairman and CEO of JAMDAT Mobile Inc. "It is our strategy to publish high-quality content for consumers around the world through our international offices."
About JAMDAT Mobile
JAMDAT is a global publisher of wireless entertainment applications, including games, ring tones, images and other content. JAMDAT's application portfolio is based on original and licensed intellectual properties and includes "JAMDAT Bowling," "Lemonade TycoonTM," "Bejeweled," "The Lord of the Rings®," "Tony Hawk's® Underground" and "Scrabble®." JAMDAT distributes its applications through wireless carriers, including AT&T Wireless, China Mobile, Cingular, 02 (UK), Nextel, KDDI, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, Sprint, Telefonica Moviles, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Virgin Mobile, Vivo and Vodafone.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
for JAMDAT Mobile - Japan
Norio Hasegawa,
+81-(0)-3-3264-7510
for JAMDAT Mobile Inc. (USA)
Erica Kohnke Kain
415.777.4000