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  1. Corporate history

  2. References

  3. Further reading

  4. External links

{{Infobox company
| name = Boonty
| logo =
| type = Privately Held
| foundation = 2001
| founders = Mathieu Nouzareth, Romain Nouzareth
| location = Paris, France; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan; Los Angeles, USA
| industry = video game industry, Interactive entertainment
| homepage = http://uk.boonty.com/
}}

Boonty is a global supplier of digital distribution solutions for online and PC gaming[1] whose technology platform and brand names were acquired by digital commerce provider Nexway in January 2009.

The company's white label casual game platform was utilized by over 100 million customers worldwide at the time of the Nexway acquisition, including Internet portals, ISPs, and mobile operators.

Boonty operated its own branded destination sites, Boonty.com which is still operated by Nexway in localized versions for the United States, France, UK, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Austria, Australia, Taiwan, Hong-Kong, Germany, Portugal, Finland, Singapore, The Netherlands, and Spain.[2]

In October 2006, Boonty announced the acquisition of Beijing-based casual game developer Gamehub.[3]

In February 2007, Boonty launched Cafe.com for free multiplayer social casual games.[4]

In January 2009, Nexway acquired Boonty.[5]

Corporate history

  • Boonty was launched in Paris, France in 2001.[6]
  • May 2007: Boonty acquires the Chinese Game Studio GameHub and opens Boonty China.
  • June 2007: Boonty acquires domain name cafe.com and start to operate the online game web site.
  • October 2008: Boonty launches Facebook app iscool.
  • November 2008: Boonty hits its peak of success upon launching the game on Facebook
  • December 2008: The company decides to sells its Digital Distribution Platform and the brand name Boonty to digital commerce provider Nexway.
  • January 2009: Boonty changes its name to Cafe.com.
  • 2009: Cafe.com is listed on NYSE Euronext.[7]

References

1. ^{{cite news | title= Videogames | publisher = Warren's Consumer Electronics Daily| date=April 4, 2005}}
2. ^Boonty.com
3. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11404 | title = Industry News Round Up: Boonty/Gamehub, PC Charts, Nikitova @ Xbox | publisher = Gamasutra | date=October 24, 2006}}
4. ^{{cite web|author=David Laprad |date=March 2007 |url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2007/03/with_mathieu_nouzareth_cafecom.html |title=Interview with Mathieu Nouzareth, Cafe.com |publisher=Gamezebo |accessdate=26 June 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320155024/http://www.gamezebo.com/2007/03/with_mathieu_nouzareth_cafecom.html |archivedate=March 20, 2007 }}
5. ^*{{cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21865| title = Nexway acquired Boonty | publisher = Gamesutra}}
6. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.thealarmclock.com/mt/archives/games/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050129021836/http://www.thealarmclock.com/mt/archives/games/| dead-url = yes| archive-date = 29 January 2005| title = Boonty - Profile| publisher = Alarm Clock Euro| accessdate = 18 October 2006}}
7. ^https://www.euronext.com/fr/products/equities/FR0004060671-ALXP/quotes*May 2015: Boonty experienced a resurgence in sales for some inexplicable reason.

Further reading

{{refbegin}}
  • {{cite news | url = http://www.wirelessweek.com/toc-newsat2/2005/20050513.html | title = Boonty Rolls Out New Games Offering | publisher = Wireless Week | date = May 13, 2005 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061111041742/http://www.wirelessweek.com/toc-newsat2/2005/20050513.html | archivedate = November 11, 2006 | df = }}
  • {{cite news | author = Charlotte Ong | title= Casual Gamers are Serious Business | publisher = Digital Life | date=April 26, 2005}}
  • {{cite web | author = Ellie Gibson | date = 13 May 2005 | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/news.php?aid=8765

| title = Boonty Reveals Plans to Open New Mobile Games Store | publisher = Gamesindustry.biz |accessdate = 17 October 2006}}
  • {{cite news | url = http://www.thealarmclock.com/euro/archives/2007/05/france_alert_ten_web.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070519053430/http://www.thealarmclock.com/euro/archives/2007/05/france_alert_ten_web.html#more | dead-url = yes | archive-date = May 19, 2007 | title = France Alert - Ten Web 2.0 Wonders | publisher = Alarm Clock Euro | date = May 16, 2007 }}
  • {{cite web|author=Noah Gellman |date=23 March 2007 |url=http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/12692 |title=Boonty: The Casual Gamer's Playground |publisher=AlwaysOn |accessdate=26 June 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622161955/http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/12692 |archivedate=22 June 2007 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
  • {{cite web | author = Om Malik | date = 5 February 2007 | url = http://gigaom.com/2007/02/05/are-social-networks-just-a-feature/

| title = Are Social Networks Just a Feature? | publisher = GigaOm | accessdate = 26 June 2007}}
  • {{cite news | url = https://www.colloquy.com/cont_breaking_news.asp?ix=60303 | title = Online gaming rewards in the news | publisher = Colloquy | date = September 7, 2006 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • {{cite news | url = http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=33591 | title= PlayFirst and Boonty Sign Game Distribution Agreement | publisher = Digital Producer | date=July 20, 2005}}
  • {{cite news | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13130 | title = Q&A: Boonty's Nouzareth Opens Casual Microtransactions | publisher = Gamasutra | date= March 15, 2007}}
{{refend}}

External links

  • Nexway corporate site
  • Nexway Games corporate site
  • Boonty consumer site
  • RSS Feed Boonty US
  • Mathieu Nouzareth website
  • Romain Nouzareth website

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