Monopoly Here and Now (video game)
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Encore Software (pc)
EA Mobile, Hasbro (iOS)
October 1, 2006
Windows
February 23, 2007
iOS
November 20, 2008
| Monopoly Here and Now | |
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| Developers | Glu Mobile (mobile) Encore Software (pc) EA Mobile, Hasbro (iOS) |
| Series | Monopoly |
| Platforms | Mobile, Windows, iOS, Android |
| Release | Mobile October 1, 2006 Windows February 23, 2007 iOS November 20, 2008 |
Monopoly Here and Now is a video game adaption of the board game of the same name, which itself is a version of the classic board game Monopoly. It was originally developed by Glu Mobile for the mobile market in 2006.[1] A PC version was created by Encore Software for the Windows XP/Vista in 2007. It was then released for the iOS as "Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition". It was developed by EA Mobile and Hasbro. The game marked the franchise's debut into the iOS market,[2] and was launched on Nov 20, 2008. The game was also scheduled for release on Nokia N-Gage.[3][citation needed] The game was added to the Pogo.com platform in 2009.[4][citation needed]
Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition iOS version
Adam Sussman, VP Publishing Americas and Asia for EA Mobile, commented upon the game's announcement: "Our alliance with Hasbro continues to benefit EA Mobile customers with our ability to bring favorite popular board game properties to the mobile platform".[5] The game was part of an expansion in the Spring of 2008, along with Trivial Pursuit, Risk, and Yahtzee Adventures, which saw new twists on classic Hasbro titles.[6]
Commercial performance
The game was reported to be within the AppStore list of Top 100 downloads on December 2, 2009,[7] December 9, 2009,[8] December 11, 2009,[9] December 13, 2009,[10] December 15, 2009,[11] and February 10, 2010.[12] The game was among the top ten of Pogo.com games, in terms of worldwide visitors and minutes played.[13]
