Will Be Followed by Castlevania, Gradius and Other Konami Classics
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., and LOS ANGELES, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- E3 -- Sprint
(NYSE: FON) and Upstart Games, the Dublin, Ireland based mobile entertainment
publisher, today announced Frogger(TM) as the first title of several of KONAMI
CORPORATION's classics to be launched on Sprint's PCS Vision service.
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Initially available as a stand-alone game for select Sprint PCS Vision
Phones, a version of Frogger will soon be available on the Game Lobby by
Sprint, enabling players to compare scores and compete in tournament-style
events. Over the coming months, Upstart plans to release versions of Konami's
seminal Gradius(TM) and Castlevania(TM) to Sprint customers, along with a host
of new titles, covering sports, action, strategy, music and many other genres.
"The team at Upstart Games is delighted to be releasing Konami's content
on Sprint," said Barry O'Neill, chief executive officer, Upstart Games.
"Sprint PCS Vision customers will soon have access to a comprehensive
collection of Konami's games."
"Sprint's games portfolio is designed to please mobile gamers of every age
and skill level," said Jeff Hallock, vice president of consumer product
marketing for Sprint. "Retro favorites like Frogger are a great addition to
our service because they appeal to customers who might not ordinarily think of
buying a game on their phone."
At the end of first quarter 2004, Sprint announced nearly 4.2 million
Sprint PCS Vision customers and leads the industry in adoption of advanced
wireless-data services. 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 .
About KONAMI CORPORATION
KONAMI CORPORATION is a global entertainment company headquartered in
Tokyo with a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KNM). With five
business areas, "Computer & Video Games", "Health & Fitness", "Toy & Hobby",
"Amusement" and "Gaming", that are respectively highly competitive in each
industry and generate synergistic effects, Konami has built up a unique
corporate group. For further information, please visit the company's Web site
at http://www.konami.com/ .
About Upstart Games
Upstart Games is a privately-held publisher of mobile games, specializing
in supplying premium branded games to leading network operators globally.
Located in Dublin, Tokyo and New York, Upstart works with major Japanese games
developers to bring their portfolio of mobile content to international
markets, and with U.S. and European developers seeking distribution
opportunities in Japan and Asia. http://www.upstartgames.com .
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http://www.e3expo.com/e3expo http://www.upstartgames.com
http://www.konami.com
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CONTACT:
Jenny Stevens of Sprint, +1-212-450-9516,
jennifer.l.stevens@mail.sprint.com , or Sinead Ryan of Upstart
Games, +353-1-6761063, press@upstartgames.com
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