Cristiano Ronaldo Extends Hugo Games Partnership – Game also to be Distributed on Facebook’s Instant Messenger Gaming Platform
COPENHAGEN, February 8th, 2018: Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has extended his partnership agreement with Hugo Games A/S (OAX: HUGO). The Portuguese footballer is the central character of the game “Cristiano Ronaldo: Kick ‘N’ Run”, and he has now agreed on another two years of cooperation with Hugo Games.
Furthermore, Hugo Games is proud to unveil that “Cristiano Ronaldo: Kick ‘N’ Run” will be distributed on Facebook’s Instant Messenger gaming platform. This means that the game will be among the game titles available to the more than 1,3 billion users worldwide.
The CEO of Hugo Games, Henrik Nielsen, is very satisfied with the development regarding “Cristiano Ronaldo: Kick ‘N’ Run” and expect that the distribution on the Instant Messenger gaming platform will help the game reach new soccer game enthusiasts all over the world.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is among the greatest athletes off all times, and it is an honour to be able to continue cooperating with him. His brand is extremely strong and important for the continued success of the game. I’m very pleased that he likes the game and is satisfied with its popularity,” says Henrik Nielsen.
“It’s also exciting that the game will be available on the Instant Messenger platform. 10 million downloads so far shows that soccer fans have embraced the game. The social media gaming platform gives us an opportunity to reach even more gamers.”
The partnership between Cristiano Ronaldo and Hugo Games is a joint venture. The game “Cristiano Ronaldo: Kick ‘N’ Run” was released in 2016 and is an action packed endless runner type game for mobile platforms. The game is experiencing great international traction with an overall gamers rating of 4,7 out of 5. It has been downloaded more than 10 million times worldwide and is hitting the Chinese market with assistance of Hugo Games’ strategic partner Sharetimes Ltd.
About Hugo Games
Hugo Games is a mobile games publisher and developer located in Copenhagen and Nottingham. At Hugo Games we are passionate about games. We are honoured to cooperate with premium sports brands as FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris St. Germain, FC Porto, Liverpool FC and Juventus — as well as soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and skater icon Nyjah Huston. We are proud to expand the world of television series Vikings — and we are thrilled to produce the official sequel to the legendary Doodle Jump. For more information see www.hugogames.com or contact Hugo Games CEO Henrik Nielsen +45 27 200 200
