GREE and LEVEL-5 Announce a Comprehensive Global Partnership- LEVEL-5 to Release Three Mobile Titles including “NI NO KUNI: DAIBOUKEN MONSTERS^*1” -

TOKYO, Japan - March 21, 2012 - GREE and LEVEL-5, a leading game publisher in Japan today announced that they have agreed on a global partnership to bring three successful mobile social game titles exclusively to the upcoming GREE Platform that will be available in Q2 2012.

Left: Yoshikazu Tanaka, GREE, Inc. CEO
Right: Akihiro Hino, LEVEL-5 Inc. President and CEO

For the first time, GREE and LEVEL-5 will bring together their expertise in mobile social gaming and the free-to-play business model, to bring these well-known games to mobile players around the world. As part of the partnership, LEVEL-5 will introduce “NI NO KUNI: DAIBOUKEN MONSTERS^*1”, “INAZUMA ELEVEN: ATSUMEYOUZE!!! ^*1”, and “Little Battlers eXperience™: Hi-Grade Customization^*2” to both feature phones and smartphones.

“NI NO KUNI: DAIBOUKEN MONSTERS^*1” – an RPG, Monster-themed card battle game – will invite users to explore the mysteries of another world as they go on distant quests and fight evil bosses. This will mark the first time that the highly successful Japanese fantasy RPG series “Ni no Kuni” will be available on mobile. The pre-registration starts on March 21, 2012 in Japan, and the title will be released worldwide on the “GREE Platform.”

GREE and LEVEL-5 will also launch the first mobile versions of the highly popular Inazuma Eleven and Little Battlers eXperience™ series on the GREE platform. Both games are primarily children's games but will feature content that will appeal to gamers of all ages, globally.

The “GREE Platform” is a global mobile social gaming platform that will connect gamers with each other and high-quality content from around the world while offering developers access to a fully “borderless” cross-platform network of high-engagement iOS and Android™ players. GREE will continue to focus on building relationships with third party game developers and publishers as they move towards releasing their new global mobile social games platform. GREE is dedicated to providing the leading mobile social gaming ecosystem for users around the world, by creating high-quality content in collaboration with established global partners.

LEVEL-5 has been expanding business not only in Japan but overseas, focusing on “creating the best entertainment brand in the world.” Starting with “NI NO KUNI: DAIBOUKEN MONSTERS^*1,” LEVEL-5 will provide various game titles for users around the world on the new global “GREE Platform.”

GREE will also launch titles from the Inazuma Eleven and Little Battlers eXperience™ series! The titles are “INAZUMA ELEVEN: ATSUMEYOUZE!!!^*1” and “Little Battlers eXperience™: Hi-Grade Customization^*2”respectively.

“INAZUMA ELEVEN: ATSUMEYOUZE!!!^*1” and “Little Battlers eXperience™: Hi-Grade Customization^*2” are collaborative titles that will follow “NI NO KUNI: DAIBOUKEN MONSTERS^*1”

“INAZUMA ELEVEN: ATSUMEYOUZE!!!^*1”

“Little Battlers eXperience™:
Hi-Grade Customization^*2”

LEVEL-5 and GREE will jointly plan and develop social games not only for Japan but for several countries, which will be provided on the “GREE Platform.” Through this partnership, GREE and LEVEL-5 pursue the provision of more entertaining contents for users around the world and expansion of the social gaming markets, with strengthening global businesses by creating high synergy.