Masaya Matsuura, Widely Credited as the Creator of the Music Video Game
Genre, Masterminds New Title
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT today announced
the release of musika, an original music visualizer game, on the iTunes(R) Store
for play on Apple's fifth generation iPod. musika is a fresh and innovative
experience that creates beautiful visuals using the title of any song. Users can
simply enjoy the imagery, or play along by pressing the center button in time
with the letters in the song's name to advance to more difficult levels
displaying different visual effects. Utilizing each user's iPod music library,
this is a "one button" game for everyone.
musika was created by NanaOn-Sha President Masaya Matsuura, the creative
force behind the first modern music video game 'PaRappa the Rapper' for the
original PlayStation(R). The title has been developed in collaboration with
Method Solutions for the iPod.
"The iPod is a device that revolutionized music and it is now poised to be a
progressive gaming platform," said Masaya Matsuura, President of NanaOn-Sha.
"Many years ago Apple's tools first opened my eyes to the power of music and
multimedia, so it's exciting to release my first game for this device."
"musika is a natural extension of our existing relationship with the iPod and
iTunes, and represents another step in our ongoing campaign to broaden our reach
in the area of music-based mobile entertainment," said Thomas Hesse, President,
Global Digital Business & U.S. Sales, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. "It's
great to work with Masaya Matsuura and Method Solutions to introduce this
exciting new game, and we look forward to bringing musika to iPod users
worldwide via iTunes(R)."
musika is now available for purchase through the iTunes(R) Store for
$4.99.
About SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture with a
roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and
international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the
most important recordings in history. SONY BMG is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G.
and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.
About NanaOn-Sha
Like a fresh breeze spreading originality and fun, NanaOn-Sha has employed
music, images, and games as a means to bring smiles to the world since 1993.
Beginning with uniquely original games such as 'PaRappa the Rapper' (for
PlayStation(R), 1996) and more recently with the hit series 'Tamagotchi
Connection: Corner Shop' (for Nintendo DS(TM), 2005, 2006), NanaOn-Sha has
extended its project realm further; including the creation, development, and
production of music for the Robot Pet AIBO, and CG animations for educational TV
shows broadcasted nationwide.
About Method Solutions LLC
Method Solutions LLC is a video game production company that develops
exciting and exceptional video games on consoles, PCs, and wireless phone
handsets. The Method management team brings a distinguished history of shipping
innovative, profitable digital media products for the movie, videogame,
edutainment and media hardware markets. Method Solutions' goal is to redefine
and extend game play, interactivity, and immersion to create experiences that
set new industry standards
