Los Angeles, California -May 11, 2004. Today Nokia and Hudson Soft announced the first-ever fighting game for the N-Gage platform. In The King of Fighters, our hero Kyo Kusanagi is invited to participate in the King of Fighters tournament, where the most brutal sluggers make their annual rendezvous to be crowned the ultimate master fighter. It's three-on-three tag team clash: when one of your team is down for the count, the next steps up to battle until your adversaries are completely defeated.
"Nokia are proud to introduce the first 'beat 'em up' title on the N-Gage game deck, said Pasi Pölönen, Director of Game Publishing, Games Business Unit, Nokia. "With the two-player mode over Bluetooth wireless technology, The King of Fighters fans can compete against each other and share in the action-packed 3D world."
"The King of Fighters for the N-Gage platform brings the excitement and energy from our fabled The King of Fighters series recognized by gamers worldwide," said Kunji Katsuki, Executive Officer, Mobile Business Division, Hudson Soft. "We are happy to bring another great Hudson Soft title to N-Gage fans."
In The King of Fighters, your team choices create the games landscape; a different team, a different story! You will battle through the King of Fighters legendary eclectic environments via 8 different levels and train your team's individual skills in 'practice mode'. Head-to-head competition is easy with a 2-player mode via Bluetooth wireless technology and you can upload your high score to the N-Gage Arena.
About Hudson Soft Co., Ltd
Hudson Soft was established in 1973. It has used its advanced development expertise to market a wide range of products, including console and PC software, accessories, LSI, operating systems and other critical technologies. The company became an early first third-party publisher for Nintendo's NES, and has continued to provide a variety of game content to all game platforms since then. Representative titles include Bomberman, the popular board game Momotaro Dentetsu, and the epic RPG Tengai Makyo (Far East of Eden), among others. Hudson is actively involved in online game development and mobile phone content development. In March of 2000, game-oriented content was launched for NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service. Following this, mobile phone content for Ezweb and Vodafone Japan were also introduced. Currently Hudson has over 120 game mobile games in distribution. For more information, visit http://www.hudson.co.jp/
About N-Gage
The N-Gage game deck is an innovative mobile device that is creating an entirely new market for the games industry. Built for active and hardcore gamers, the N-Gage platform is the first mobile and connected game deck to feature online high-quality 3D multiplayer game play over Bluetooth wireless technology and GPRS. The N-Gage device also offers unique online games services as well as a comprehensive and growing games catalogue from the leading game publishers. Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.
Media Enquiries:
Hudson Soft was established in 1973. It has used its advanced development expertise to market a wide range of products, including console and PC software, accessories, LSI, operating systems and other critical technologies. The company became an early first third-party publisher for Nintendo's NES, and has continued to provide a variety of game content to all game platforms since then. Representative titles include Bomberman, the popular board game Momotaro Dentetsu, and the epic RPG Tengai Makyo (Far East of Eden), among others. Hudson is actively involved in online game development and mobile phone content development. In March of 2000, game-oriented content was launched for NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service. Following this, mobile phone content for Ezweb and Vodafone Japan were also introduced. Currently Hudson has over 120 game mobile games in distribution. For more information, visit http://www.hudson.co.jp/
About N-Gage
The N-Gage game deck is an innovative mobile device that is creating an entirely new market for the games industry. Built for active and hardcore gamers, the N-Gage platform is the first mobile and connected game deck to feature online high-quality 3D multiplayer game play over Bluetooth wireless technology and GPRS. The N-Gage device also offers unique online games services as well as a comprehensive and growing games catalogue from the leading game publishers. Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.
Media Enquiries:
Haruhiko Ikeda
Mobile Entertainment Division
Hudson Soft Co., Ltd.
Tel: + 81-(0)3-3542-4847
Fax: +81-(0)3-3542-4647
E-mail: hikeda@tk.hudson.co.jp
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Communications
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Copyright © 2004 Nokia. All rights reserved. Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Some features and services are dependent on the network, supported digital content formats, the compatibility of other devices and applications, and other factors. Please refer to the user guide for complete information.
Copyright © 2004 Nokia. All rights reserved. Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Some features and services are dependent on the network, supported digital content formats, the compatibility of other devices and applications, and other factors. Please refer to the user guide for complete information.