Daniel Negreanu (KidPoker) signs with I-play for mobile devices
June 27th, 2008 -- Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The poker game has become extremely popular nowadays. If previously it was played only in personal game circles, casinos, or in private rooms being
clandestine or not, in the past few years, poker has invaded the canvas. Several sites of on line poker currently exist and are draining millions pf players.
Nowadays, the game fans can reunite as in the past they can play anywhere at anytime and no matter the location. Thus because the poker amateurs can train
according to their wish and capacity, I-play, the entertainment company for mobile devices, now offers the “Negreanu Pro Poker”. This game is made in
collaboration with the famous Daniel Negreanu, triple champion of the World Series of Poker. The game is dedicated to both beginners and pros and is
accompanied by video lessons. One can not dream of a better method of fast learning, efficient and easy. There are also 9 lessons included and a special
characteristic- the game reflects one’s progress and adapts to his evolution in order to change the levels of difficulty by challenging opponents more or
less hard to beat.
According to the explanations of Daniel Negreanu, poker is a game that should be accessible to everyone, everywhere and at any time. The launch of a
poker game on the mobile phone market is a dream that turns into reality for a great number of players, and hopes to communicate his passion to the world of
poker fans. The latter can benefit at their disposal of advises and good tricks with the help of the poker videos for mobile telephones and can also improve
considerably their technique in playing poker on their mobile phones.
For the General Manager of I-play, David Gosen, the association between playing poker on the mobile phones and video poker in its version for mobiles
constitutes a totally innovative offer. It is a real revolution in game industry. The passion for “Texas Hold’ em” can be satisfied by means of a new vector.
I-play was totally implied in this new generation of entertainment products relying on poker.
I-play editor of entertainment products on mobile telephones has therefore concluded with Daniel Negreanu an exclusive partnership agreement. This
contract provides I-play an exclusiveness of one of the brightest players in the history of poker over the totality of entertainments on mobile phones. It
will be the beginning not only of a game edition, but also of the video clips for learning where the experience and image of Negreanu will be used. The
market penetration of mobile videos offers to I-play the chance of climbing another crucial step in its strategic growth within the world of mobile
entertainment. I-play hopes to take advantage of the enormous opportunities that this new niche represents. It also relies on to their partnerships in
distribution and on the exclusive technological advantages.
A recent study conducted by Nielsen Research Institute on the poker game revealed that 44% of the players are aged 21 to 49 years old. This age group
coincides perfectly with that of followers of mobile entertainment. The survey also reveals an increase of 370% in participation at poker tournaments last
year and an increase in disputed poker parties of 60%. The game knows an incredible development, and I-play is about to start selling the most exciting and
captivating poker game available on mobiles.
I-play and Daniel Negreanu are currently working on developing these stream video clips destined specifically for portable phones. These videos should
reveal in each player the champion hiding inside. They were brought at the Venetian Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas, and Daniel Negreanu himself has presented
them. The videos review all the basic rules of poker, such techniques needed to be adopted at tournaments, or tells/bluffs and “no limit” strategies.
Having earned his first victory at 23 years old, Daniel Negreanu hasn’t stopped in his way to success. He won more than 35 international titles and ranks
and is one of the most publicized stars of poker. He appears frequently on USA television channels and has already signed several articles and books. He has
also in the “Card Player” magazine a regular column devoted to poker. Negreanu was the youngest player ever to win a title of WSOP in 1998. This record was
held for 6 years.
The company I-play meanwhile, offers the best video games for mobile devices to more that one billion consumers, not mentioning the various sites and
distributors. It has a network with more that 120 mobile operators across the world, including Vodafone, Cingular, Verizon, Sprint and Telefonica Mobiles.
Since 1998 it has been developing video games for mobile devices and remains the vanguard in creating them.