Gemstar-TV Guide and Nintendo Ink License Pact

GMST | news | PowerRating | PR Charts -- Gemstar-TV Guide International, a media, entertainment and technology company, announced that it has entered into its first license agreement with Nintendo.

Under the multi-year agreement, which is specific to the Japanese market, the G-Guide Interactive Program Guide (IPG) will become available on the popular Wii console in Japan, providing users with new television guidance options directly from their Wii console.

Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

We are pleased to partner with Nintendo to deliver a unique guidance experience to Wii users in Japan, said Akitaka Nishimura, president, Gemstar Multimedia Limited. 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.

In Japan, G-Guide is provided by the Company through Interactive Program Guide, Inc., Gemstar TV Guide s joint venture with DENTSU INC. and Tokyo News Services Limited.

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