Nobilis/Koch Media deal
Distribution secured for Hotel Giant 2 PC and Hotel Giant DS; both on show at Leipzig.
Lyon, August 14th 2008 – Immediate release. Nobilis Publishing is proud to announce that Koch Media will be the distributor for Hotel Giant 2 PC and Hotel Giant DS this fall.
The two new games will be presented officially to the press and consumers for the real first time on Koch Media booth at the Games Convention in Leipzig (Germany) from August 20 to 24. Come and see. Koch Media: Hall 3, Booth A02.
Arnaud Blacher, Nobilis Managing Director declares, "Koch Media was the obvious historical distributor we wanted to relaunch Hotel Giant franchise in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Koch media was the founder distributor of the first opus Hotel Giant PC released in 2002. They have the background and the experience to raise Hotel Giant to the next level and broaden the audience to DS.”
"We are very happy that we’ve achieved a foundation for cooperation with Nobilis Publishing. With regards to the popularity of the brand Hotel Giant and the sales count achieved with the first part of the series, I can say with great certainty that we all are more than happy to successfully place this title on the German, Austrian and Swiss market. Particularly because the Nintendo DS version is the first handheld variant to be published. This circumstance will surely help Hotel Giant become even more popular among the mass-market“, as stated by Klemens Kundratitz, Managing Director of Koch Media, regarding conclusion of the distribution agreement with Nobilis Publishing.
About HOTEL GIANT 2 PC
Release date : Nov 08
Platform : PC
Genre : Management/Life sim
Dev : Enlight Softwareltd
Publisher : Nobilis Publishing
“We have received a lot of positive feedback since the release of the original Hotel Giant. The feedback has been very helpful to us in designing Hotel Giant 2 to meet the fans’ expectations. Hotel Giant 2 has improvements in every aspect of the game and offers a great deal of new content and features. It is a sequel that is well worth waiting for” Declares
Trevor Chan – CEO of Enlight Software Ltd.Game developers.
About HOTEL GIANT DS
Release date : Nov 08
Platform : Nintendo DS
Genre : Management/Life sim
Dev : Creative Pattern
Publisher : Nobilis Publishing
For the first time ever, an exciting adaptation on the Nintendo DS™. A full stylus gameplay and an intuitive navigation dedicated to the Nintendo DS.
About Koch Media
Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and movies on DVD). The company's own sales activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, and it has formed strategic alliances with numerous software and games manufacturers: Ascaron, Braingame, D3P, G-Data, Gamelife, Kaspersky Lab, Lexware, Namco Bandai, Pinnacle, Square Enix, Sony Online Entertainment, System3, etc. Headquartered in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns publishing and distribution branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and the USA. www.kochmedia.com
About Nobilis:
Nobilis, a Lyon based producer, publisher, and distributor of video games (PC, Xbox360TM, PlayStation®2, PlayStation®3, PSPTM, Nintendo Wii™, Nintendo DS™, and Interactive DVDs) and video game accessories, was founded in 2001.
Nobilis Publishing has developed successful games such as: “My Baby Boy©” and “My baby Girl©” (Nintendo DS™), ” Mountain Bike Adrenaline featuring Salomon”(PlayStation®2), “The Secrets of Da Vinci™”(PC), “Cleopatra™” (PC), and the famous franchises: “Hotel Giant” and “Moto Racer” with over 8 million units sold to date.
Nobilis has several distribution subsidiaries in France (Lyon), Spain (Madrid), Belgium (Bruxelles), Holland, Luxembourg, and an office in Italy (Rome). Nobilis Publishing games are already sold in over 40 different countries with the most prominent partners.
Nobilis is also a producer/distributor of accessories thanks to its own brand: Subsonic, a symbol of quality and innovation. These accessories are available for the following platforms: Xbox 360™, PSP™, PlayStation®2, PlayStation®3, Nintendo DS™, and Nintendo Wii™.
Official website: www.group-nobilis.com
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