In Four Months, Greystripe and
Its GameJump.com Free Mobile Games Portal Scores Over 1.4
Million Downloads—All Off Deck
Results Confirm that Mobile Gamers from Over 100 Countries Play
Along with Free, Ad-Supported Mobile Content
MOUNTAIN VIEW and SAN FRANCISCO — December 20, 2006 —
Mobile gamers from over 100 countries have made their enthusiasm
known for free ad-supported mobile games and applications from
Greystripe’s GameJump.com—the world’s first free mobile games
portal. Today, in an industry first, Greystripe is announcing
over 1.4 million downloads in just under four months since
launch.
“Greystripe’s ability to generate this level of traction within
a short period of time demonstrates the viability of the ad
supported mobile content economic model,” states Michael Cai,
Director of Broadband & Gaming for Parks Associates, a leading
market research firm for the digital living industry.
GameJump’s popularity is particularly noteworthy as all
downloads have occurred off-deck, supporting Greystripe’s belief
that consumers don’t want to pay for their mobile content.
Launched on August 15th, GameJump.com provides free games from
more than 40 of the world’s leading mobile game developers while
supporting 1,000 Java handsets. GameJump.com boasts an exciting
collection of over 350 Java game titles, including Dynamo Kid,
BlackJack, Opal’s Quest and Bowling. This network of publishers,
devices, and free games will increase dramatically in 2007 with
support for Flash Lite and other platforms. Greystripe’s overall
mobile advertising network already serves ads and videos that
are full screen, interactive and engaging, differing from
often-intrusive SMS text messages and partial screen banner ads.
“In early 2007 we’ll release the next generation of our AdWRAP
technology, including support for Flash Lite and BlackBerry
games. We’ll also roll out support for embedding full video
players into mobile games, which will allow us to serve video
and audio commercials across a much broader range of handsets.
Another initiative I’m excited about is support for in-game ad
formats, which will complement our existing pre- and post-roll
formats. We’re just at the beginning of leveraging the power of
the AdWRAP technology,” said co-founder and CTO Andy Choi.
About Greystripe
Greystripe is the world’s first ad-supported mobile games and
applications distributor. Greystripe’s AdWRAP system enables
publishers to gain advertising revenue by serving ads through
their games, while advertisers reach a new mobile audience and
consumers download great games for free. The AdWRAP system
currently serves ads into over 350 game titles from 40
publishers supporting 1,000 handset models. Greystripe reaches
millions of mobile game players through its online portal
GameJump.com, through the mobile web (http://gjmp.tw) and
through its AdWRAP Catalog Program. Greystripe recently won the
Best in Show Overall award at this year’s Under the Radar
Mobility Conference, winning the award over 32 other emerging
startups in the mobile sector. Greystripe was named one of
FierceGameBiz’s Fierce 15, an award that recognizes companies
that are leaders and innovators in the mobile game
industry—projected to reach $10.5 billion by 2009—according to
Juniper Research. Visit Greystripe at www.greystripe.com.