Java Magazine is a bimonthly digital publication, brought out by Oracle to ensure the continuing health and growth of the Java technology ecosystem.
The May/June 2012 issue of the Java Magazine features Nextwave in the section on ‘Java in Action’. The story, titled ‘Game On!’ discusses how Java ME is playing a major role in helping mobile app developers profit in India, one of the fastest growing economies, and the world’s second-largest mobile phone market. The article then discusses how Nextwave refocused its business growth strategy to building and marketing its own mobile apps for this vast and exploding mobile phone market.
The Millionaire League
The article also mentions the induction of Nextwave into the Nokia Millionaire League. Here’s a brief excerpt from the relevant paragraph:
“Nextwave Multimedia is a member of the Nokia Millionaire League, a select club of only 350 Nokia mobile application developers from around the world. This exclusive club is reserved for mobile app developers who have had more than 1 million downloads from Nokia’s online app store. Nextwave has had more than 25 million downloads of its mobile apps from Nokia Store.”
Recently Yourstory interviewed Mr. PR Rajendran the CEO of Nextwave Multimedia. The extensive interview throws an insight on the company and it’s role in the Indian gaming market.
A morality-based game, Snakes & Ladders was invented by the ancient seers of India to teach the effects of karma(deeds). The ladders and snakes represent moral ascent and descent, respectively.
Our upgraded version is based on this original, age-old, Indian theme, and has long hours of game play.
In this version, whenever you’re bitten by a snake, you’ll take a different form - deer, insect, frog, etc. To restore the original form(human), you’ve to successfully complete a ‘Mini Snake & Ladder’ game.
When you reach the target, you’ll unlock two exciting games:
Mahjong - A simple, musical theme based matching game.
Gold Miner – An addictive tile-based game, in which you’ve to guide the ‘minecart’ carrying gold to reach its destination by swapping the jumbled squares to form a track. The game has infinite play levels. So, you can have non-stop fun.
Snakes & Ladders version 2.0, now available on Nokia’s OVI Store, will also be available on Apple’s iTunes Store, shortly.
Fun Chess is a challenging, addictive and fast-paced game. The aim of the game is to attack the invading enemies, and defend your player, a knight, and your territory from them. There are two play options: Fun Play & Challenge Play.
The upgraded version contains 30 levels, loaded with action and fun. The classy graphics and a range of newly added features make the game all the more interesting, and exciting.
Features include: Fortune Wheel, Fire Ball & 3D perspective game play.
Check out the above video to have a glimpse of the game play.