After its multi-million dollar acquisition by EA this month, PopCap has struck a deal which marks the entrance of its games on Android smartphones in Europe. PopCap Games announced today that their global agreement with Sony Ericsson will result in Games by PopCap being pre-loaded on the company’s Xperia mini and Xperia mini pro smartphones.
“We are delighted to partner with Sony Ericsson to fulfill our promise to Android users and bring PopCap’s hit mobile games to an ever-widening base of smartphone users. As the Android ecosystem matures, PopCap is committed to providing best-in-class game experiences for Android game players. The Sony Ericsson Xperia mini devices are equipped with superior processing power and exceptional screen resolution on the Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine, which provides an excellent platform for delivering the quality fun that our fans have come to expect,” explained, Giordano Bruno Contestabile, PopCap’s senior director of global product and business strategy for mobile.
The agreement states that popular games like Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle and Chuzzle will be loaded on smartphone devices scheduled to hit markets later this summer. While Chuzzle will be available as a full version, unlimited trial modes of the other two games will be featured on the phones. Users can however, download full editions by selecting options in the game. They will be downloaded with a directly integrated billing service.
Fredrik Mansson, Global Product Marketing Manager at Sony Ericsson, shared, “By partnering with companies such as PopCap, we are demonstrating our commitment to bringing the very best communication and entertainment experiences to our phones. Games such as Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle and Chuzzle are becoming increasingly popular amongst Android users and we are proud to be able to offer them exclusively on our Xperia mini and mini pro.”
This partnership between PopCap Games and Sony Ericsson is expected bring in a new wave in the ever so competitive smartphone market.