Big Fish Games Celebrates One Billion Downloads
July 19, 2010 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Big Fish Games Celebrates One Billion Downloads
Milestone Underscores Continued Growth of Casual Games Market
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Big Fish Games today announced that it has distributed more than one billion casual games from its destination portal at www.bigfishgames.com – an industry first. Since its founding in 2002, the company has built the largest casual game subscription service, providing consumers worldwide with a catalog of more than 2,500 casual games available through multiple channels – PC, Mac, retail, iPhone®, iPad™, Facebook and Nintendo DS™.
“We look forward to expanding our reach and driving the overall growth of this $2.75 billion casual games market (according to a 2009 Casual Games Association study) by doubling our number of foreign-language sites, introducing our content on new platforms, and adding new distribution channels.”
“This milestone underscores the strength of our franchise and the growing demand for high-quality games from our Studios and valued developer partners,” said Jeremy Lewis, president and chief executive officer of Big Fish Games. “We look forward to expanding our reach and driving the overall growth of this $2.75 billion casual games market (according to a 2009 Casual Games Association study) by doubling our number of foreign-language sites, introducing our content on new platforms, and adding new distribution channels.”
About Big Fish Games
Founded in 2002, Big Fish Games is a developer, publisher and distributor of casual games, including downloadable, flash, mobile, social, MMO and console games. Renowned for offering A New Game Every Day!® on www.bigfishgames.com, Big Fish Games distributes more than two million games per day worldwide. With headquarters in Seattle and offices in Vancouver, Canada, and Cork, Ireland, Big Fish Games partners with 500+ game developers, and both develops and publishes some of the industry’s leading brands, including Mystery Case Files®, Hidden Expedition®, Drawn™, Fairway Solitaire™, My Tribe™, Flux Family Secrets™, Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, and Megaplex Madness. For more information, visit www.bigfishgames.com.
