Will Unveil New Game Partners and Demo 3D Games at Upcoming E3 Show in
Los Angeles
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., and LOS ANGELES, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- E3 -- Sprint
(NYSE: FON), one of the leaders in mobile gaming, today announced that more
than 3.5 million games have been purchased in 2004, bringing its total since
launching Sprint PCS Vision(SM) to 9.5 million. Sprint will continue this
momentum with new game partners and innovations as demonstrated at the E3
conference being held in Los Angeles, May 11-14.
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"The availability of gaming-capable handsets and compelling content has
increased interest in mobile gaming among wireless subscribers," said Schelley
Olhava, IDC. "We estimate that more than 24 million individuals in the U.S.
will download at least one wireless game this year."
"In 2002, Sprint announced its strategy to lead in the mobile-gaming
market. Last year, we announced more than 120 titles and 17 partners, proving
our success to that point," said Jeff Hallock, vice president of consumer
product marketing for Sprint. "In 2003, Sprint had more than 5 million game
purchases. We're on track to exceed that number this year with more than
3.5 million purchases in the first 4 months and the promise of more
innovations to come in the form of 3D games."
Earlier this year, Sprint announced the Game Lobby by Sprint, powered by
M7 Networks, a centralized community for mobile gamers to meet and compete.
Since launching the service on March 1, 2004, more than 70,000 customers have
joined, with thousands more signing up every week. Planned future enhancements
include tournament play, chat features and the ability to win prizes.
In conjunction with Sanyo and Bandai, Sprint will demonstrate 3D games at
E3. 3D games improve the user experience with enhanced graphics. Sprint
expects to launch 3D games nationwide later this summer.
Other highlights in Sprint mobile gaming:
-- Multiple titles have been purchased more than 500,000 times.
-- 250 games from 20+ partnerships, including two new partners, will be
announced at the show.
-- More than 250,000 scores have been uploaded to the Game Lobby by
Sprint.
At the end of first quarter 2004, Sprint announced more than 4.2 million
Sprint PCS Vision subscribers, and leads the industry in wireless data
adoption. Sprint PCS Vision includes services that allow customers to take and
receive pictures from select Sprint PCS Phones; browse the Internet at speeds
faster than most dial-up connections; check personal and corporate e-mail;
watch clips and stream audio for news and music; and download polyphonic,
animated and voice ringers and full-color, graphically-rich games and screen
savers, all on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network.
About Sprint
Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than
26 million customers in over 100 countries. With approximately 65,000
employees worldwide and over $26 billion in annual revenues in 2003, Sprint is
widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art
network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide
all-digital, fiber-optic network and an award-winning Tier 1 Internet
backbone. Sprint provides local communications services in 39 states and the
District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide
PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information, visit
http://www.sprint.com .
SOURCE Sprint
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