Fast-paced fun and culinary flair cook up one of the most downloaded mobile
games in the U.S.
SEATTLE, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Top developer and publisher
of casual and family-friendly games Sandlot Games(R), and digital
entertainment services company RealNetworks(R), Inc. today announced the
continued success of the smash hit casual game Cake Mania -- this time on
the mobile platform.
"Over the last few months, Cake Mania has been one of the most
downloaded mobile games in the U.S.," said Matt Turetzky, vice president,
non-PC platforms in the Games Division at Real. "With its success on the
PC, we anticipated a similar performance for the mobile version. Those
expectations were surpassed and we're proud to have teamed with Sandlot to
deliver this hit casual title to gamers on their mobile handsets." At the
end of second quarter, RealArcade Mobile moved into the top ten ranked
mobile publishers, in part due to the success of Cake Mania. (Telephia,
September 2007)
Originally developed by Sandlot Games for PC and online play, Cake
Mania became the best-selling casual game of 2006 and was voted Yahoo's
2006 Casual Game of the Year. In March 2007, Sandlot partnered with
RealArcade Mobile to bring the hit title to the mobile handset. Real's
Mr.Goodliving Studios(R) developed and published the mobile version in
collaboration with Sandlot to convert the action-packed PC game to an
equally addictive mobile format. The game is now available through most
major wireless carriers.
"As a runaway hit on the PC, Cake Mania was a prime candidate for
conversion to the mobile platform," said Daniel Bernstein, founder and CEO
of Sandlot Games. "Gamers continue to get hooked on the challenging and
unique elements that make Cake Mania such a fun experience, and by
partnering with Real we were able to extend this hit game to the mobile
community."
Cake Mania is a time management game in which players help young
entrepreneur Jill open her own bakery, bring in customers and earn enough
money to re-open her grandparents' troubled business. Gamers can upgrade
and customize their shop to attract new patrons and meet daily sales goals.
The mobile version allows fans and new players alike to play a hit game in
small sessions of easy mobile play, without losing the favorite elements of
the original. On August 27th, Sandlot released the highly anticipated Cake
Mania 2 for the PC.
ABOUT SANDLOT GAMES
Sandlot Games Corporation, headquartered in Bothell, Washington, is the
world's premier developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly
games. Sandlot Games boasts a captivating portfolio of popular game titles
and franchises including Cake Mania(TM), Glyph(TM), Super Granny(R),
Tradewinds(R) and Westward(R). Sandlot Games reaches millions of game
players worldwide through a variety of distribution channels including
online, PC, PDA's, handhelds, videogame consoles and mobile phones. Since
2002, over 100 million games have been downloaded by its loyal fan base.
For more information or to play one of our award winning games, please
visit us at http://www.sandlotgames.com.
ABOUT REALNETWORKS
RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers
via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system or mobile phone.
Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead
the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R),
the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and
recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music
service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R),
one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of
mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers
through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate
information is located at http://www.realnetworks.com/company.
RealNetworks, GameHouse, Mr.Goodliving, RealArcade, Rhapsody and
RealPlayer are registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. or its wholly
owned subsidiary. All other trademarks, names of actual companies and
products mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Sandlot Games Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.sandlotgames.com
http://www.realnetworks.com
CONTACT:
Jared M. Nieuwenhuis of Sandlot Games,
+1-425-486-5822, Ext. 291, jared@sandlotgames.com; or Deann
Mayeda of SHIFT Communications, +1-415-591-8404,
dmayeda@shiftcomm.com, for RealNetworks
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