Snail (company)
{{Short description|Chinese video game company}}
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| name = Suzhou Snail Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
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| foundation = 2000
| founders = Shi Hai
| location_city = Suzhou, Jiangsu
| location_country = China
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| key_people = Chairman: Shi Hai
| area_served = China
| industry = Online game development
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| homepage = https://www.snailgamesusa.com/
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Suzhou Snail Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ({{lang-zh|c=蜗牛 苏州蜗牛数字科技股份有限公司|p=Wōniú sūzhōu wōniú shùzì kējì gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī}}), doing business as Snail ({{lang-zh|c=蜗牛|p=Wōniú}}), is a Chinese video game company and a Virtual Network Operator headquartered in Suzhou, China, which has branches Snail Games and Snail Mobile. Its division, Snail USA, markets Snail Games products in North America, South America, & Europe. Snail Games products include massively multiplayer online (MMOs), real-time strategy (RTS), and casual games. Its global registered user base has reached over 70 million accounts.According to total registered users on Snail Games portal http://www.woniu.com/ The U.S. operation anticipated the launch of its portal for Western audiences in Q2 2011, PlaySnail.com.
History
Snail was founded by Shi Hai in Suzhou, China, and became established as Suzhou Electronic Co., Ltd. in October 2014. The company is one of the first online game developers in China.{{cite web|title=About Snail|url=http://www.snailgame.net/en/about.shtml|publisher=snailgame.net|access-date=28 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703100722/http://www.snailgame.net/en/about.shtml |archive-date=3 July 2009}}
Games
Games produced by Snail Games include: Dark and Light (abandoned), Atlas (abandoned),Last Oasis, Fear the Night, Voyage Century Online, Heroes of Gaia (Castle of Heroes), Ministry of War (Terra Militaris), Age of Wushu, PixARK and more.
It is affiliated with Studio Wildcard, the developer of Ark Survival Evolved.{{cite web |title=Snail, Inc. S-1 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1886894/000110465922100894/tm2128835-10_drsa.htm |website=sec.gov |date=September 16, 2022}}
Notes
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References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606105640/http://pc.ign.com/articles/117/1172546p1.html?RSSwhen2011-06-03_093200&RSSid=1172546 Snail Games USA Announces Closed Beta Registration for The Chosen] pc.ign.com, June 3, 2011
- [http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/11/17/snail-games-launches-ministry-of-war/ Snail Games launches Ministry of War] massively.joystiq.com, November 17, 2010
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120325165824/http://www.supervideogamer.com/2011/06/snail-games-usa-announces-closed-beta-registration-for-the-chosen/ Snail Games USA Announces Closed Beta Registration for The Chosen] supervideogamer.com, June 6, 2011
- [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/61557/Snail_Games_USA_Launches_New_Payment_Channel_with_Go_CashGame_Card_Partnership.php Snail Games USA Launches New Payment Channel with Go Cash Game Card Partnership] gamasutra.com, August 4, 2010
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101230094155/http://www.next-gen.biz/news/snail-games-opens-us-hq Snail Games Opens US HQ] next-gen.biz, April 1, 2010
- [http://blog.tapjoy.com/2010/06/10/gameduell-snail-games-usa-omgpop-and-the9-choose-offerpal-media-for-virtual-currency-monetization/ GameDuell, Snail Games USA, OMGPOP and The9 Choose Offerpal Media for Virtual Currency Monetization] blog.tapjoy.com, June 10, 2010
- [http://www.mpogd.com/news/?ID=6404 Snail Games USA Announces Ministry of War Partnership with Kongregate] mpogd.com, August 2, 2010
- [http://gameinatrix.com/gamer-girls-radio-come-for-the-boobs-stay-for-the-brains/lunch-with-gingir-and-cori/pcmac-buzz/item/1682-snail-games-usa-announces-closed-beta-registration-for-the-chosen Snail Games Usa Announces Closed Beta Registration For The Chosen] gameinatrix.com, June 3, 2011
- [http://www.snailgame.net/en/about.shtml About Snail] snailgame.net, 2008
- [https://mmos.com/news/snail-games-usa-acquired-studio-wildcard-developer-of-ark-in-december-2015 Snail Games USA Acquired Studio Wildcard, Developer of ARK, In December, 2015] mmos.com, December, 2015
External links
- {{official website|http://www.snail.com/}}
- [https://games.snail.com/ Snail USA]
- [http://www.woniu.com/ Woniu.com]
- [http://about.woniu.com/ Woniu.com ]
Category:Video game companies of the United States
Category:Video game companies established in 2014
Category:Video game companies of China