Neowiz Mobile
Computer Games - Seoul, , South Korea
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Neowiz Mobile Corp., formerly known as ZIO Interactive, was founded in 1997 and is a leading mobile game publisher and developer based in Seoul, Korea. The company has a diverse portfolio of mobile phone and PDA games, both licensed properties and original titles. Neowiz Mobile's first simulation golf game, ZIO Golf, was selected by Microsoft to be one of the launch games for Microsoft Windows CE. Neowiz Mobile has since refocused on wireless downloadable games both in Korea and internationally in the US, Europe, China, and Japan. The company was renamed Neowiz Mobile Corp in November 2010 after being bought by Neowiz Corp.Pushing the frontiers of mobile gaming:Beijing Olympic 2008, was a huge success (600,000+ downloads for Korea only) and was also the first official mobile game licensed by the International Olympic Committee. Besides, Neowiz Mobile has a large offer of originally created games such as Sketcher, which is Neowiz Mobile's most successful brand. This unique game was nominated by IGN for Best Game for the IMGA in 2006. Sketcher 2 finally claimed the top spot and was awarded for Best Mobile Game at the Mobile Content 2008 conference. Overall, the Sketcher series recorded over 1 million downloads. Neowiz Mobile currently has a portfolio of 70 games.
