Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. And FunMail Partner To Create Konami Branded "SnapOn" Mobile Storefront To Distribute Wallpaper And Ringtones
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. partners with FunMail to distribute wallpaper and ring tones, based on Konami's blockbuster brands, via the Konami Website.
For Immediate Release
LOS ANGELES - August 17, 2005 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has signed a deal with FunMail to implement FunMail's "SnapOn" mobile storefront to sell mobile content directly to consumers via Konami's website. FunMail will also develop and provide distribution of wallpaper and ring tones based on Konami's popular franchises, including Metal Gear Solid ®, Silent Hill ®, Castelvania ®, Frogger ®, and many more.
Consumers will be able to purchase wallpaper and ringtones based on Konami's bestselling brands via the "SnapOn" mobile storefront, a mobile content site hosted and managed by FunMail. This seamless solution enables the company to present, promote, and sell wireless content directly to mobile users. The content will be divided into Wallpaper, Ringtones, and other forms of mobile content. Customers will be able to select their carriers and have the purchases billed directly through their carriers. Customers will also be able to personalize their wallpaper with customizable colors and fonts. The new storefront is expected to be unveiled today..
Joe Morris, Executive Director, Mobile Content noted: "We see the combination of Konami's content strength, the innovative SnapOn mobile storefront, and the distribution power of Funmail, as a logical next step into a deeper penetration of the wireless space".
About FunMail
FunMail creates engaging, unique and fun wireless entertainment. FunMail offers popular consumer visual services including comics, interactive wallpapers, mobile greetings, animated ring tones, socially-driven peer-to-peer camera applications, and the first of its kind mobile contest engine. Some of FunMail's leading applications include Wallpaper Universe, Ringtones Universe, FunTones Universe, FunMail Wallpaper, and America's Best Mobile Pix. Founded in 1999, FunMail has achieved an industry reputation for creativity, innovation and reliability, and is considered one of America's leading wireless entertainment companies. For more information, visit www.funmail.com
About Konami Corporation
Konami Corporation is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video and wireless games. Konami corporation's action and adventure titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid ®, Silent Hill ® ,Castelvania ® and Frogger ® among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment is traded in the United Sates on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment - America can be found at www.konami.com/mo.
Media Contacts:
Konami Digital Entertainment
Mobile Group
Cathy Tische
(310) 228-1573
tc.97863@konami.com
FunMail, Inc.
Business Development
Perry Tell
(510)-915-0288
Konami Digital Entertainment 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067
310.228.1573 Fax 310.228.4677