PRESS RELEASES
Shoal Games Launches 10 Rooplay Originals featuring Garfield
ANGUILLA, B.W.I., June 6, 2017 – Shoal Games Ltd. (TSXV:SGW) (OTCQB:SGLDF) (“the Company”), mobile software developer, publisher, and owner of Rooplay (www.rooplay.com), today announced that it has launched 10 Rooplay Original productions exclusively on Google Play.
In addition to publishing the Rooplay Originals directly onto its Rooplay platform, Shoal Games has also released all 10 of its recent productions featuring Garfield as stand-alone apps. The games include Garfield 4 in a Row, Garfield Tic Tac Toe, Garfield Spot the Difference, Garfield Connect the Dots, Garfield Snakes and Ladders, Garfield Coloring Book, Garfield ABC’s, Garfield Math Bingo, Garfield Memory Match, and Garfield Puzzle.
As stand-alone games in the Google Play Store, all of the Rooplay Originals are initially free to download, but encourage users to also download the Rooplay platform where they can enjoy more than 500 different games in one app including the Rooplay Originals. Users of the stand-alone apps are also capable of purchasing the complete single game with an in-app purchase should they desire.
Shoal Games Secures Worldwide License to Renowned Moomins Brand
ANGUILLA, B.W.I., May 23, 2017 – Shoal Games Ltd. (TSXV: SGW) (OTCQB: SGLDF) (“the Company”), mobile software developer, publisher, and owner of Rooplay (www.rooplay.com), today announced that it has licensed the rights to the Moomins developed by Tove Jansson for inclusion in the Rooplay Originals. The Moomins are iconic in Japan and across the Nordic countries including Sweden, Finland, and Norway. Generating more than 700 million euro in retail value in 2016, the Moomins are among the Top 20 brands in the world and also one of the Top 10 International Brands in Japan. The licensing deal enables Shoal Games to develop a series of games for families and children featuring the Moomins.
The Moomins are a fairytale family of “trolls” who have adventures with their friends and neighbours in Moomin Valley. The Moomins, a much-loved creation of Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic book artist Tove Jansson is the most recognized animation series ever made based on Finnish literature. The original books have been translated into over 50 languages. An animated 104-part series was drawn in 1990-92 by a Japanese production team, and has been dubbed in many languages and broadcast in over 100 countries. A new television series, currently in production and directed by Oscar winning director Steve Box, is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2019.
Shoal Games Announces Q1 Results and Research Update
ANGUILLA, B.W.I., May 16, 2017 – Shoal Games Ltd. (TSXV: SGW) (OTCQB: SGLDF) (“the Company”), mobile software developer, publisher, and owner of Rooplay (www.rooplay.com), today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. All amounts are presented in United States dollars and are in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Recent Shoal Games Ltd. highlights include:
- Presentation of Rooplay, our innovative Edtech Games Platform, to mobile carriers at GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
- Reduction of Q4 loss of $745,368 to Q1 loss of $383,947
- Global Launch of Rooplay in 27 languages and 135 countries
- Initiated distribution discussions globally with mobile carriers
- Launches Rooplay with first international partner
Shoal Games Launches Innovative EdTech Games Platform Rooplay Worldwide in 27 Languages
ANGUILLA, B.W.I., May 4, 2017 – Shoal Games Ltd. (TSXV:SGW) (OTCQB:SGLDF) (“the Company”), mobile software developer, publisher, and owner of Rooplay (www.rooplay.com), today announced that it has launched Rooplay, an innovative subscription games platform for children, worldwide in 27 languages on Google Play. Rooplay is available exclusively on Android and can be downloaded here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rooplaymedia.rooplay
The Rooplay app is fast to install but has more than 500 curated games inside. Rooplay has no ads, no in-app purchases, no social networks, and no instant messaging so it’s completely safe for kids. Rooplay follows the same subscription business model as Netflix, but with games instead of video. Rooplay promotes active screen time over passively watching shows as children can explore the games library on their own or play family games on the same device with a friend. The game categories on Rooplay include 5 & Under, Learning, Puzzles, Family Games, Brain Teasers, Challenging Games and many more.
Shoal Games Ltd. to make Rooplay Originals featuring Garfield
ANGUILLA, B.W.I., April 10, 2017 / Shoal Games Ltd. (TSXV:SGW) (OTCQB:SGLDF) http://www.shoalgames.com (“the Company”), mobile software developer, publisher, and owner of Rooplay (http://www.rooplay.com ), Trophy Bingo (http://www.trophybingo.com), and Garfield’s Bingo (http://www.garfieldsbingo.com), today announced that it has extended its license to the rights to Garfield, Jim Davis’ iconic cartoon cat. The deal enables Shoal Games to launch a series of children’s games that will feature Garfield, Odie, and the rest of the famous Garfield cast. Garfield has attracted over 200 million readers and is the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world. The new games will be featured on the Rooplay platform as Rooplay Original productions.
“We love working with the Garfield brand because it is so iconic,” commented Jason Williams, Shoal Games CEO. “We will be creating a number of new children’s games featuring Garfield for the Rooplay games platform. Garfield Math Bingo, Garfield ABCs, Garfield Coloring Book, and Garfield Memory Match will be the first Rooplay Originals developed and published by the Shoal Games team. Each of the Rooplay Originals, as well as the Rooplay platform, will appeal to Garfield’s 19 million Facebook fans and join a range of Garfield mobile apps that have generated more than 30 million downloads since inception,” continued Williams.