Motorola Wireless Phones To Feature Sega Games

Sega To Develop Games For Motorola's Wireless Phones Using Java Technology

Motorola, Inc. and Sega Corporation have signed an initial agreement that calls for Sega to develop games for select Motorola next-generation multiple communication phones. This alliance will allow consumers to play an assortment of Sega games on Motorola's new category of wireless devices. This marks the first time Sega games can be played on a wireless phone.

These new multiple communication phones will feature mobile computing capabilities to allow users to load applications, such as games, to their phones. The agreement anticipates the introduction of Motorola's new application-upgradeable handsets, which are expected to be available in the first half of 2001 through iDENŽ network operators including Nextel Communications and Southern LINC in the United States and Clearnet Communications in Canada. The phone's high-resolution display and graphics capabilities are designed to enhance the gaming experience.

The first of these phones will ship with one pre-installed Sega game, according to the terms of the agreement. The puzzle game, Borkov, challenges users to remove blocks in a matrix to match a changing pattern. The game features high-resolution graphics to cheer and prompt player moves. Additional games will be available for users to download from the Internet.

"We are pleased to be working with Motorola, the leader in software-upgradeable wireless phones," said Hideki Sato, Representative Director and Vice President, Sega. "Users will now be able to play Borkov and download other Sega games from the Internet to their Motorola multi-service phones."

"Motorola's leadership in application upgradeable phones and Sega's history of innovative gaming applications makes this an ideal relationship," said Bill Werner, corporate vice president of Motorola and general manager of the company's iDEN Subscriber Group. "Users can store several games in a single handset, allowing them to take advantage of downtime during travel, commuting, or waiting in line."


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