Company sees more room for casual games growth
July 20, 2010 — Seattle-based Big Fish Games announced that it has delivered its one billionth game download, and counting, from its portal www.bigfishgames.com. The company claims to be the first in the industry to hit that mark.
“This milestone underscores the strength of our franchise and the growing demand for high-quality games from our Studios and valued developer partners,” said Jeremy Lewis, president and chief executive officer of Big Fish Games.
“We look forward to expanding our reach and driving the overall growth of this $2.75 billion casual games market (according to a 2009 Casual Games Association study) by doubling our number of foreign-language sites, introducing our content on new platforms, and adding new distribution channels.”
Big Fish Games has been distributing casual games through its subscription service, and has a catalog of more than 2,500 games. The company has distributed games digitally via iPhone, Facebook, iPad and computer browsers and also has expanded its reach to retail Nintendo DS game cards.
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