7Seas Entertainment Launches Mobile Games
21/07/2011 MD of Seven-Seas Entertainment Limited, L. Maruti Sanker, and Regional Director of NASSCOM, Bidhan Kankate, unveiled the new high-end mobile phone games in Hyderabad. The games are available in English, German, Italian, French, Dutch, and Spanish. Maruti Sanker mentioned that while there were 800 million mobile subscribers in the country, the global mobile gaming market was expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.6%, with around 50% of mobile gamers falling in the age group of 22-35 years, followed by 13-21 years and those above 35 years (35%). The 10 mobile games targeted at high-end mobile phones would be distributed worldwide by leading aggregators through online distribution and various app stores, enabling mobile users to download the games all at once. The new games include Alexia Istend The Great and The Fight 3D in the action category, MobiXonix, The Jars-I and The Jars-II in the arcade genre, Moto Riders and Rally Drive in the racing category, Air War 3D and Shoot Out in the shooting category, and Catches Win Matches 3D in the sports genre. He added that, while global acceptance of mobile gaming was highly encouraging, markets like the US, Europe, India, China, and Brazil were the most important in terms of new users. The company is targeting to release four to five games for Android phones by December 2012. Bidhan Kankate, Regional Director of NASSCOM (Andhra Pradesh), stated that the future of mobile gaming looks very bright. - Press Release