Shockwave, ne of MTVN Kids and Family Group's leading sites for casual gamers, today announced an agreement with Nokia to deliver Shockwave's portfolio of Flash Lite mini games to consumers through the Nokia Content Discoverer client, embedded in millions of Nokia devices available in markets around the globe.

The agreement, which represents the first instance of a branded Flash-based games catalog on Nokia handsets, will offer Nokia consumers across multiple countries in Europe and Asia a quick and fun casual gaming experience on their mobile device. Initially, Shockwave will make available more than 20 games from the Shockwave Minis catalog, including Downhill Train and newly created games such as Happy Hours. Games based on popular MTV Networks properties will launch in the future. Shockwave Minis are being made available on Nokia devices in 24 markets*

"Nokia is pleased to offer the Shockwave Minis line-up of Flash Lite games to our customers," said Damien D'Souza, head of branded content, Forum Nokia - EMEA. "Shockwave Minis make it easy for mobile handset owners to jump in and experience a fun, casual game playing experience, at a great value, with intuitive delivery through our Content Discoverer Client."

    *Initial markets covered under Shockwave Nokia distribution agreement:



    Germany                      Czech Republic

    Austria                      Denmark

    Norway                       Singapore

    Portugal                     France

    United Kingdom               Ireland

    Finland                      Hungary

    Greece                       Taiwan

    Italy                        Spain

    Netherlands                  Sweden

    Belgium                      Poland

    Russia                       Thailand

    Switzerland                  Malaysia

Shockwave Minis feature more than 40 fun, easy-to-play mini games including puzzles, sports, action and more. Popular examples include Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" and MTV's "Pimp My Ride." Since Shockwave Minis launch in October 2006, Shockwave has delivered more than 1.5 Million game downloads to users.

Source: Nickelodeon press release

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