Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc, a leading global media entertainment and technology company that develops, licenses, markets and distributes products and services that maximize the video guidance and entertainment experience for consumers, announced yesterday that it has entered into its first multi-year license agreement with Nintendo.
Akitaka Nishimura, President of Gemstar Multimedia Limited said, “We are pleased to partner with Nintendo to deliver a unique guidance experience to Wii users in Japan. Our G-GUIDE® guidance technology is already well established in digital recorders, televisions, mobile phones and online in Japan. This agreement with Nintendo allows us to extend the reach of G-GUIDE® to gaming consoles – an emerging platform that is increasingly becoming an important component of the digital living room experience.”
Under the agreement that is specific to the Japanese market, the G-GUIDE® IPG will become available on WII™ consoles. This product will provide users with new television guide options for their Wii™ console.
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