Funtastic Interactive and Zushi Games are pleased to announce a distribution partnership that will see Funtastic Interactive distribute Zushi Games titles in Australia & New Zealand exclusively.
“Zushi Games offers us the right mix of quality causal game titles from well known & respected brands such as Jelly Belly & Love Is” said Gavin Wulfsohn – Business Manager for Funtastic Interactive. “Barry & his team bring a wealth of experience & commitment to the causal gaming sector that will undoubtedly benefit both parties in what is a very competitive, yet lucrative market.”
“zushi games is excited to be working with Funtastic Interactive in a deal to bring our catalogue and new release schedule of casual games to the Australian market and beyond. This is a new era for zushi games and we are extremely confident that the experience and enthusiasm of the Funtastic team will be a superb platform for a long-term successful partnership” Barry Hatch-Managing Director of zushi games.
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ABOUT FUNTASTIC INTERACTIVE
Funtastic Interactive, a division of Funtastic Ltd was founded in 2005 & quickly established itself as a respected video games distributor throughout the media & retail industry. The rapid growth saw the division awarded the prestigious GFK award for Fastest Growing Distributor In Value for 2007.
Funtastic Interactive have recently partnered with a no. of new & exciting publishers that has seen an expansion not only in their range of titles, but also in personnel, a clear sign of Funtastic Ltd’s commitment to the division & industry as a whole.
ABOUT FUNTASTIC LTD
Funtastic Ltd was established in 1994 and is one of Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading distributors of children’s products. FUNTASTIC LTD IS:
* A dynamic leader in the licensed consumer goods industry with market dominance across many children’s product categories.
* Reputable and preferred partner to launch and drive new brands across numerous product categories in the Australian / New Zealand market.
* One stop shop’ for all licensors to drive cross category product launches and promotions.
* Preferred supplier of all key mass market retailers.
* The largest toy business in the Australian / New Zealand market place.
* The leading licensed footwear business in Australia.
* Number one independent distributor of anime, manga and Australian independent films through MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT
* A leading apparel manufacturer and distributor of retailer branded lines and licensed product.
* Largest licensee partner for key power brands such as Disney and Marvel
* A market leader in driving strategic and tactical marketing campaigns to ensure longevity and prosperity for pillar brands.
* Worldwide renown for our excellent distributor partnerships.
ABOUT Zushi Games
zushi games has been established in the video games industry since 2001, originally as part of the ZOO Digital Group plc.
In 2006 zushi games was bought out of the Group to become a privately owned, independent publisher with over 45 years of gaming experience at the helm.
zushi games has released games on the Nintendo, PC, Sony and Microsoft formats throughout this time and has an extensive back catalogue of titles on various platforms.
The company currently has a catalogue of over 100 titles/IP’s covering Nintendo Wii and DS, Sony PS2, PC. In 2009 we will be launching our first next gen titles on Xbox 360, PSN and Wiiware.
The cornerstones of the 2009 schedule include titles such Love Is…In Bloom, SmileyWorld Island Challenge, Yamaha Supercross, Chrysler Classic Racing, Army Men Soldiers of Misfortune, Garfield Gets Real, Jeep Thrills,
Super Pickups, Wordmaster, Skate City Heroes, Puzzle Kingdoms, Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans, Story Hour Adventures and Fairy Tales. zushi games also has significant plans to launch exciting new IPs into the market in
2009.