The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday it acquired Hermes Handbags Tapulous, the maker of the popular iPhone play-along music game Tap Tap Revenge, to bolster its ability to generate mobile games & gain another toehold in Silicon Valley.
"It definitely is a strategic move & it highlights Wholesale China the importance they zhjchv0702 put on mobile," Steve Wadsworth, president of Disney Interactive Media Group, told The Associated Press.The preliminary focus will be on making games for Apple Inc.'s iPhone, iPad & other emerging mobile platforms, they said.
Tapulous already has 30 million users on Apple louis vuitton replica handbags platforms with games such as Tap Tap Revenge, for which it's put out versions with artists such as Metallica, Coldplay, Lady Gaga & Justin Bieber. A new game called Riddim Ribbon features The Black Eyed Peas.
Tapulous Inc.'s small staff will stay at the replica watches wholesale company's headquarters in Palo Alto, which Wadsworth says is a benefit because it is in the high-tech developer community around San Francisco. Disney also owns Pixar Animation Studios in nearby Emeryville.They did not disclose the terms of the acquisition.
Tapulous founder & CEO Bart Decrem & Chief Hermes Belts Operating Officer Andrew Lacy will take on mobile business development roles at Disney as part of the deal, Wadsworth said.As a feasible benefit, Disney could usher artists such as Plain White T's from its label, Hollywood Records, onto Tap Tap platforms, but Wadsworth declined to speculate on future products.
Disney has had some success of its own in Samsung S5630C mobile applications. It recorded over a million downloads of such apps as Alice in Wonderland Lite & JellyCar2. On Thursday, Disney also launched an iPad app for exploring & purchasing new & classic Disney movies.
