Publisher Dupuis and mobile game developer Overloaded launch Largo Winch - The Wireless Game
Cartoon strip goes mobile.
Dupuis (publisher of the printed cartoon strips Largo Winch and Overloaded | Fun Everywhere (leading developer and publisher of video games for mobile phones), have signed a deal for the development and exploitation of the well known cartoon strip and TV character Largo Winch on mobile phones. The first revolutionary mobile game Largo Winch will be available for download to mobile phones before February 2005 and available at operators and mobile portals around the world.
Largo Winch is a well-known international cartoon strip (http://www.largowinch.com) since 1990. Dupuis has developed already 13 Largo Winch titles and is continuously publishing new albums. The most recent album was released in June 2004 and the next album is expected by the end of 2005. Various spin-offs of the Largo Winch character has been marketed, e.g. TV series: Belgium (Kanaal 2 and RTL), The Netherlands (Net5), France (M6), and other European territories). Merchandising is also well developed (stationery, bags, phone cards, board games, etc...)
"Bringing Largo Winch to mobile phones is an opportunity for fans across the world to enjoy the character and adventures not only in their cartoon strips and on TV but also on the move" says Isabelle Denis, International Licensing Manager, Dupuis. The Largo Winch cartoon strip has been available since 1990, millions of comic books have been sold worldwide. The strips are highly rated by readers and the press around the world; Proximus, the largest Belgium telecom operator has a special section on Largo Winch at its website at http://live.proximus.be/en/Services/More/MOR_Largo.html
Ashu Mathura, Managing Director Overloaded, "We feel very comfortable that we can develop a series mobile action/adventure games around Largo Winch that comes very close to the cartoon and TV experience. Our previous experiences with transferring traditional TV, cartoon or PC brands on mobile games (for example Big Brother (www.overloaded.com/bigbrother), Fear Factor (www.overloaded.com/fearfactor), Xyanide, www.overloaded.com/xyanide) give us the opportunity to target upcoming cell-phone models with accelerated graphics and entertainment experience. Overloaded has the distribution channels and world wide marketing strength to make the Largo Winch brand also successful on mobile phones".
Largo Winch is a well-known international cartoon strip (http://www.largowinch.com) since 1990. Dupuis has developed already 13 Largo Winch titles and is continuously publishing new albums. The most recent album was released in June 2004 and the next album is expected by the end of 2005. Various spin-offs of the Largo Winch character has been marketed, e.g. TV series: Belgium (Kanaal 2 and RTL), The Netherlands (Net5), France (M6), and other European territories). Merchandising is also well developed (stationery, bags, phone cards, board games, etc...)
"Bringing Largo Winch to mobile phones is an opportunity for fans across the world to enjoy the character and adventures not only in their cartoon strips and on TV but also on the move" says Isabelle Denis, International Licensing Manager, Dupuis. The Largo Winch cartoon strip has been available since 1990, millions of comic books have been sold worldwide. The strips are highly rated by readers and the press around the world; Proximus, the largest Belgium telecom operator has a special section on Largo Winch at its website at http://live.proximus.be/en/Services/More/MOR_Largo.html
Ashu Mathura, Managing Director Overloaded, "We feel very comfortable that we can develop a series mobile action/adventure games around Largo Winch that comes very close to the cartoon and TV experience. Our previous experiences with transferring traditional TV, cartoon or PC brands on mobile games (for example Big Brother (www.overloaded.com/bigbrother), Fear Factor (www.overloaded.com/fearfactor), Xyanide, www.overloaded.com/xyanide) give us the opportunity to target upcoming cell-phone models with accelerated graphics and entertainment experience. Overloaded has the distribution channels and world wide marketing strength to make the Largo Winch brand also successful on mobile phones".