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  • Nickelodeon's AddictingGames Announces Upcoming Mobile Lineup [07.01.09]
  •  Nickelodeon announced today that its AddictingGames brand will make its mobile debut later this month. The move will bring several popular Flash games from the AddictingGames free online games portal to the iPhone and the iPod Touch.

    The initial batch of iPhone releases includes iParkingIt, a port of the AddictingGames car parking simulator Parking Lot. Parking Lot remains one of the most-played titles at AddictingGames.com, and has spawned several sequels since its release.

    Other titles planned for release through the month of July include the United States geography quiz 50 States and the military-themed strategy title World Wars.

    In addition to releasing ports of existing Flash titles, Nickelodeon is opening its AddictingGames cross-platform publishing network to iPhone developers. Nickelodeon notes that games supported by the AddictingGames network will have expanded promotional reach and will be granted access to the platform’s social gaming features.

    “The iPhone is perfectly suited for our easy-to-play, fresh, fun games which together present a pretty powerful combination,” said Nickelodeon Kids and Family Games Group General Manager Dave Williams. “With the AddictingGames iNetwork, we are extending our relationships with developers to the iPhone platform, and are giving them a new promotional vehicle for their games.”

    Nickelodeon plans to promote its iPhone titles with advertisements at MTV Networks-affiliated websites and through “iPhone Game of the Week” spotlights at AddictingGames.com and Shockwave.com. AddictingGames.com will also feature “Download now on iPhone” promotional offers for related iPhone titles.



    By Danny Cowan
    2009-07-01 17:15:00