Boonty

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Boonty
Company type Privately Held
Industryvideo game industry, Interactive entertainment
Founded2001
Headquarters Paris, France; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan; Los Angeles, USA
Website http://uk.boonty.com/

Boonty is a global supplier of digital distribution services for online and PC gaming [1] whose technology platform and brand names were acquired by digital commerce provider Nexway in January 2009.

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The company's white label casual game platform was utilized by over 100 million customers worldwide at the time of the Nexway acquisition, including Internet portals, ISPs, and mobile operators.[ citation needed ]

Boonty operated its own branded destination sites, Boonty.com (which is still operated by Nexway) in localized versions for the United States, France, UK, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Austria, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Germany, Portugal, Finland, Singapore, The Netherlands, and Spain. [2]

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References

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  2. Boonty.com
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