Suzhou Snail Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 蜗牛 苏州蜗牛数字科技股份有限公司; pinyin: Wōniú sūzhōu wōniú shùzì kējì gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī), doing business as Snail (Chinese: 蜗牛; pinyin: 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,.[1] The U.S. operation anticipated the launch of its portal for Western audiences in Q2 2011, PlaySnail.com.
| Industry | Online game development |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founders | Shi Hai |
| Headquarters | , China |
Area served | China |
Key people | Chairman: Shi Hai |
| Website | https://www.snailgamesusa.com/ |
History
editSnail 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.[2]
Games
editGames produced by Snail Games include: Dark and Light, 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.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ According to total registered users on Snail Games portal http://www.woniu.com/
- ^ "About Snail". snailgame.net. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Snail, Inc. S-1". sec.gov. September 16, 2022.
References
edit- Snail Games USA Announces Closed Beta Registration for The Chosen pc.ign.com, June 3, 2011
- Snail Games launches Ministry of War massively.joystiq.com, November 17, 2010
- Snail Games USA Announces Closed Beta Registration for The Chosen supervideogamer.com, June 6, 2011
- Snail Games USA Launches New Payment Channel with Go Cash Game Card Partnership gamasutra.com, August 4, 2010
- Snail Games Opens US HQ next-gen.biz, April 1, 2010
- GameDuell, Snail Games USA, OMGPOP and The9 Choose Offerpal Media for Virtual Currency Monetization blog.tapjoy.com, June 10, 2010
- Snail Games USA Announces Ministry of War Partnership with Kongregate mpogd.com, August 2, 2010
- Snail Games Usa Announces Closed Beta Registration For The Chosen gameinatrix.com, June 3, 2011
- About Snail snailgame.net, 2008
- Snail Games USA Acquired Studio Wildcard, Developer of ARK, In December, 2015 mmos.com, December, 2015