Award-winning Digital Chocolate tastes sweet success in Nokia Store

OviPublisherSuccesses | 07 February, 2012 15:25

Digital Chocolate has rapidly emerged as a leader in new digital media and social games, best known for their engaging mobile games like Millionaire City, Zombie Lane, Army Attack, Rollercoaster Rush and Tower Bloxx. In 2010, Digital Chocolate was one of the fastest-growing publishers of Facebook social games with virtual goods.  Focused on original brands and technology for a wide variety of platforms, the company has created more than 100 different award-winning games and applications available in the Nokia Store with more than 30 million Nokia Store app downloads from consumers in 200 countries.

The company developed the mobile version of its smash hit Facebook game Millionaire City to allow a wider audience to enjoy the game.  With the challenge of creating an original game in the best quality without exceeding costs, a solid team of 10 developed the first version of the game for the mobile platform in 16 weeks. “We are particularly pleased by the short time to market of our apps – the games go live in the Nokia Store very soon after being submitted,” said Miikka Kukkosuo, VP Regional Sales.

  

The mechanics of Millionaire City combine real-time and strategic developments that bring a new edge to mobile games, making them closer to social games than ever before with unique graphics and a friendly user interface.

Players are challenged to build a personal urban empire from the ground up by creating luxurious houses, crowded commercial skyscrapers, gorgeous decorations and unique world wonders. Millionaire City is a free app, but with the in-app billing feature, players can buy in-game currency via PayPal or other payment providers and purchase exclusive items in the game to advance faster. Using the convenient in-app billing model, Digital Chocolate has tens of thousands of paying customers and the team is very happy with the results of this model.

 

Developed using J2ME, Millionaire City is available for free in the Nokia Store in six languages including English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Portuguese; and it is available for the Nokia N95, N97, N73, 6270 and other compatible phones.

Inside each app, Digital Chocolate also includes a “Get More Games” option, which features other games with screenshots and a direct link to the Nokia Store download page. “We have been cooperating closely with Nokia since 2002 and have been uploading our games to the Nokia Store since its launch. It’s been a long and fruitful relationship, and we’ve been happy to see the Store grow,” said Kukkosuo.

“Some of our best customer reviews come from the Nokia Store,” said Kukkosuo. “Developing for Nokia is always a good experience as the support and reactivity of their team is always excellent.”

Digital Chocolate has two games currently available on Windows Phone 7, Tower Bloxx New York and 3D Brick Breaker Revolution, and the company plans on launching more of their social games for the Windows Phone platform in the future.

Digital Chocolate is a three-time winner of Mobile Entertainment’s Best Game Developer Award; GDC Online Innovation Award nominee; AlwaysOn OnMobile 100 Top Private Company List; and is among PocketGamers’s Top 50 game publishers in 2011.

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