15 August 2008

Nokia to Team Up With Zeemote
and Promote JS1 Controller in Germany

Zeemote, Inc.,the makers of intelligent wireless controllers for mobile devices and Nokia today announced a cooperation to bring the award-winning Zeemote JS1 Controller to thousands of users in Germany who want a totally new mobile gaming experience.

With a thumbstick and four assignable trigger buttons, the Zeemote JS1 Controller offers real analogue control over Bluetooth, enabling users to truly engage with mobile games which are Zeemote Ready as well as other enabled applications residing on the mobile.

Sitting perfectly in the hand, the Zeemote JS1 Controller complements Nokia's ambition in mobile gaming - to offer easy-to-use and high quality experiences wherever, whenever and with whomever you like.

The agreement sees Nokia advertising the Zeemote JS1 Controller in its German on and offline media channels. Additionally, the Zeemote JS1 Controller will be available in special Nokia gaming bundles with selected mobile devices.

"With the world's gaming eyes on The Games Convention at Leipzig it was a natural and perfect venue for us to announce our cooperation with Nokia in Germany," said Jim Adams, VP of Worldwide Sales at Zeemote. "This and other announcements we have planned have the potential to extend and unlock the creativity of game and application development to a new level."

"The cooperation with Zeemote shows that Nokia is serious about casual gaming - we invest in hardware and software to bring consumers a whole new mobile gaming experience" said Sven Morawek, Business Manager Games, Services & Software, GTM, Nokia.

Measuring a snug 95x35x20mm and weighing only 47g (including batteries), the patented Zeemote™ JS1 controller sits perfectly in the hand and is ergonomically designed for optimised comfort. With a thumb toggle and multiple trigger buttons, the JS1 offers real analog control enabling users to truly engage with mobile games.

The Zeemote controller has a miniature wireless remote technology that interacts with mobile phones in as natural a way as your mouse does with your conventional computer. Not only does it enhance game play by providing the type of analog controls people are used to in other platforms, but it helps consumers discover and purchase more content.

Zeemote Ready kits have shipped to participating developers and include testing criteria documents for Zeemote Ready applications, a style guide and submission forms. Interested publishers and developers can join the Zeemote Ready program by visiting http://zeemote.com/developers.