SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GetFugu, Inc. (OTCBB:GFGU), www.getfugu.com, the next-generation mobile search tool, is partnering with Majesco Entertainment to provide instant mobile access to the most-searched for content by game buyers.
Through the GetFugu mobile application, gamers can access Majesco's game trailers, game-play demos, independent reviews and price comparisons -- all by simply taking a picture of a game's packaging or advertisement. They can also access the same information by simply saying the name of the game into their cell phone's microphone.
"With Cooking Mama 3 launching in October, the GetFugu application lets customers see the quality of our games and read reviews without having to type long product names or URLs," said Gui Karyo, Executive Vice President of Operations, Majesco Entertainment. "It's a technology that plays to the strengths of mobile phones."
"We're thrilled to be working with a company with such a diverse set of innovative games," said Bernard Stolar, GetFugu's CEO. "This partnership lets Majesco's game packaging and ads become interactive."
GetFugu's 09/09/09 premiere on the Android and iPhone platforms of its four unique "See It" vision recognition (ARL), "Say It" voice recognition (VRL), "Find It" location recognition (GRL), and "Get It" Hot-Spotting services frees consumers from the keyboards on their mobile phones. GetFugu offers ease of operation and direct connection to the Internet without tedious typing in of URL addresses for commercial transactions.
About GetFugu:
GetFugu, Inc. is the first technology architect to provide a carrier agnostic, platform agnostic mobile search platform. GetFugu will change the way people access the web with their mobile phones. It is designed to encourage use of its applications by simply integrating the mobile phone's core strengths (image recognition, voice recognition, location recognition) into a single customizable application. Additionally, GetFugu offers the only mobile hot-spotting e-commerce platform available worldwide today. The Getfugu platform will be available for 97% of the mobile phones available (over 3.3 billion handsets) worldwide.
About Majesco Entertainment Company:
Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on more than 20 years of operating history, the company is focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual and family oriented video games on leading console and portable systems. Product highlights include Cooking Mama(TM) and Cake Mania(R)2 for Nintendo DS(TM), and Cooking Mama World Kitchen and Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for Wii(TM). The company's shares are traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol: COOL. Majesco is headquartered in Edison, NJ and has an international office in Bristol, UK. More information about Majesco can be found online at www.majescoentertainment.com. @Majesco is on twitter or at www.twitter.com/majesco.