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Wooga Opens First Overseas Office In Tokyo To Strengthen Local Partnerships

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  • New office will focus on developing business relationships with partners in Japan

  • Wooga’s first external office

  • LINE veteran Jun Otsuka hired to lead Japanese operations

Berlin - September 16, 2014 - Wooga is pleased to announce the opening of a Japanese office to complement its existing operations in its Berlin headquarters.

Located in downtown Tokyo, the office’s main goal will be to establish and strengthen business relationships with Japanese partners. Jun Otsuka has been appointed Wooga’s Country Manager for Japan and will lead operations from the office. Jun Otsuka brings 12 years of experience in the games industry, most recently at Japanese games giant LINE. One of the initiators of LINE Game, he oversaw all global partnerships and also served as producer of hit games including LINE Wind Runner.

The initial focus of the office will be to create new business opportunities with local partners and Jens Begemann, Wooga Founder & CEO, hopes the new office will ensure many more successful future launches.

“Japan is one of the key global markets for mobile games and we are very excited to open an office and expand our partnerships with local firms there,” said Begemann. “Gaming has always been a big part of Japanese culture and we look forward to meeting local partners and expanding Wooga’s profile in the country.”

The entirety of Wooga’s operations and staff have been located in Berlin’s central Mitte district since it was founded in 2009. The office in Tokyo is the company’s first external expansion and signals the company’s strong intentions towards the Japanese market.

For more information on Wooga’s new Japanese office please visit: http://www.wooga.com/jp/

Marie-Blanche Stössinger - Head of PR

Email: marie-blanche.stoessinger@wooga.net

Tel:  +49 30 521070528

About Wooga

Founded in 2009, Wooga has become one of the most popular developers of mobile games in the world. At its headquarters in Berlin, employees from more than 40 nations develop high quality free-to-play games for a global audience. Wooga’s focus is on regularly creating hits such as Jelly Splash, Pearl’s Peril and Diamond Dash. Over 50 million people play Wooga’s games every month across multiple platforms.

For more information please visit www.wooga.com

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