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2003/01/30 - Pedro Amaro's J2ME games reach Asia
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A cooperation agreement between Pedro Amaro and iiL Corp has been signed. iiL Corp
will be responsible for the distribution of Pedro Amaro's J2ME games in the Asian
market, making them available in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand, among
other countries.
"The current size and tremendous growth potential of the Asian wireless market make it
challenging and unique" said Pedro Amaro. He also mentioned that "being able to enter
it teaming up with a company like iiL is a wonderful opportunity".
As said by business development manager of iiL "iiL is glad to have Pedro Amaro game
distribution rights in Asia. There are great opportunities in the exciting Asian market
and the opportunities for Pedro Amaro games in Asia are unlimited."
The first titles covered by this agreement are Colourama, Colourama LE and Energox.
The release of these games in the Asian continent is expected to happen in March.
About Pedro Amaro
Pedro Amaro is an independent game developer based in Portugal. With game programming
experience mainly in Pascal, C, C++ and Java, he's currently focused in developing
games for the J2ME and J2SE platforms. He is the author of Colourama, the first J2ME
game fully developed in Portugal to be licensed for an international release.
Additional information about Pedro Amaro and his games is available at
http://pedroamaro.pt.vu
About iiL
iiL is a leading mobile entertainment application developer in the Asia-Pacific Region,
established in 1999 in Hong Kong. iiL is dedicated to the development of mobile
entertainment applications and platforms with MMS/SMS/EMS, WAP/GPRS, KJava, i-mode and
embedded systems. iiL has headquarter in Hong Kong with offices in Beijing, Guangzhou
and Taipei.
The major clients and partners include Sanrio, Yamaha, Marubeni, China Mobile, China
Unicom, Telenor, CSL, Hutchison, Vodafone, Orange, Taiwan Cellular, SingTel, Smart,
Nokia, Motorola, Ericsson, NEC and Siemens. Currently iiL applications have deployed
at 29 mobile operators in 15 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. More
information about iiL can be found at
http://iilcorp.com
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