PopCap Games has announced a partnership with Tatio. They will launch a mobile social game service in Japan called Pop Tower in 2011 that will feature games like Bejeweled, Zuma, and Chuzzle, all with an RPG metagame developed with Japanese audiences in mind.
With Bejeweled and a host of other successful properties, PopCap Games is a casual gaming giant. The social game market is undergoing remarkable growth, and we have high hopes for this partnership, said Akihito Shoji, Taito’s SVP of Content. Mobile social game are a critical part of our overall strategy, with much of our resources devoted to the design and management of games that are not only fun pastimes, but also foster interaction and communication between players. We’re confident that our mobile social market experience and PopCap’s strong casual properties is a winning combination, and one that will deliver a whole new experience to the game users.
