Atari is buying the assets of Wonder, a gaming company that created a hybrid gaming platform for Android mobile devices. The amount of the deal is undisclosed. Wonder’s ambitious platform wasn’t able to succeed on its own, but under Atari, its promised to evolve.
Atari plans to incorporate the Wonder’s technology into its upcoming Atari VCS game console. WonderOS is based on Android, while the Atari VCS was originally expected to ship with a Linux-based operating system.
Andy Kleinman, a longtime entrepreneur and former Disney executive, founded Wonder in 2016. The company tried to innovate in mobile devices and created WonderOS.
Wonder’s investors include Shakira, Gerard Pique, former NBA player Baron Davis, and late NBA commissioner David Stern, as well as gaming leaders such as Sega’s Hayao Nakayama and Atari’s original founder, Nolan Bushnell. Other investors included Grishin Robotics and TCL Communications. Wonder had raised $14 million in funding.
The WonderOS technology was designed to unify mobile, console, and PC gaming experiences, offering an ecosystem that gives access to multi-platform games, entertainment apps, and streaming services — locally or through the cloud.
Atari CEO Frédéric Chesnais said in a statement that Atari has a strong mobile gaming business and incorporating Wonder’s technology will accelerate mobile integration within the Atari VCS platform, while better positioning Atari to capitalize on the opportunities offered by 5G mobile networks.
“As Atari continues to grow its mobile game business, and re-enter the home hardware market with the new Atari VCS, the WonderOS and mobile IP will make an important contribution in the coming years as the company drives to make mobile gaming and content streaming persistent and pervasive for consumers”.
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