# Boonty

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*Boonty* is a global supplier of [digital distribution](/source/Digital_distribution) services for [online](/source/Internet_gaming) and [PC gaming](/source/Personal_computer_game)[1] whose technology platform and brand names were acquired by digital commerce provider [Nexway](/source/Nexway) in January 2009.

The company's [white label](/source/White_label_product) [casual game](/source/Casual_game) platform was utilized by over 100 million customers worldwide at the time of the Nexway acquisition, including Internet portals, ISPs, and mobile operators.[citation needed]

Boonty operated its own branded destination sites, Boonty.com (which is still operated by Nexway) in localized versions for the [United States](/source/United_States), [France](/source/France), [UK](/source/UK), [Belgium](/source/Belgium), [Italy](/source/Italy), [Sweden](/source/Sweden), [Norway](/source/Norway), [Denmark](/source/Denmark), [Japan](/source/Japan), [Korea](/source/Korea), [Mexico](/source/Mexico), [Austria](/source/Austria), [Australia](/source/Australia), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan), [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong), [Germany](/source/Germany), [Portugal](/source/Portugal), [Finland](/source/Finland), [Singapore](/source/Singapore), [The Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), and [Spain](/source/Spain).[2]

## History

- 2001: Boonty is founded by the brothers Mathieu and Romain Nouzareth.
- October 2006: Boonty announces the acquisition of Beijing-based casual game developer Gamehub.[3]
- February 2007: Boonty launches Cafe.com for free multiplayer social casual games.[4]
- May 2007: Boonty acquires the Chinese Game Studio GameHub and opens Boonty China.
- July 2007: BoontyBox is launched for Windows and Macintosh computers.
- October 2008: Boonty launches Facebook app iscool.
- December 2008: The company decides to sells its Digital Distribution Platform and the brand name Boonty to digital commerce provider [Nexway](/source/Nexway).
- January 2009: Boonty is acquired by [Nexway](/source/Nexway).[5]

## References

1. "Videogames". Warren's Consumer Electronics Daily. April 4, 2005.

1. [Boonty.com](http://www.boonty.com/)

1. ["Industry News Round Up: Boonty/Gamehub, PC Charts, Nikitova @ Xbox"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080227202859/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11404). Gamasutra. October 24, 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=11404) on February 27, 2008.

1. David Laprad (March 2007). ["Interview with Mathieu Nouzareth, Cafe.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070320155024/http://www.gamezebo.com/2007/03/with_mathieu_nouzareth_cafecom.html). Gamezebo. Archived from [the original](http://www.gamezebo.com/2007/03/with_mathieu_nouzareth_cafecom.html) on March 20, 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.

1. *["Nexway acquired Boonty"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090512002237/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21865). Gamesutra. Archived from [the original](http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21865) on May 12, 2009.

## Further reading

- ["Boonty Rolls Out New Games Offering"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061111041742/http://www.wirelessweek.com/toc-newsat2/2005/20050513.html). Wireless Week. May 13, 2005. Archived from [the original](http://www.wirelessweek.com/toc-newsat2/2005/20050513.html) on November 11, 2006.
- Charlotte Ong (April 26, 2005). "Casual Gamers are Serious Business". Digital Life.
- Ellie Gibson (13 May 2005). ["Boonty Reveals Plans to Open New Mobile Games Store"](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/news.php?aid=8765). Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
- ["France Alert - Ten Web 2.0 Wonders"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070519053430/http://www.thealarmclock.com/euro/archives/2007/05/france_alert_ten_web.html#more). Alarm Clock Euro. May 16, 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.thealarmclock.com/euro/archives/2007/05/france_alert_ten_web.html) on May 19, 2007.
- Noah Gellman (23 March 2007). ["Boonty: The Casual Gamer's Playground"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070622161955/http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/12692). AlwaysOn. Archived from [the original](http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/12692) on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- Om Malik (5 February 2007). ["Are Social Networks Just a Feature?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070206164105/http://gigaom.com/2007/02/05/are-social-networks-just-a-feature/). GigaOm. Archived from [the original](http://gigaom.com/2007/02/05/are-social-networks-just-a-feature/) on February 6, 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2007.
- ["PlayFirst and Boonty Sign Game Distribution Agreement"](http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=33591). Digital Producer. July 20, 2005.
- ["Q&A: Boonty's Nouzareth Opens Casual Microtransactions"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070317200419/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13130). Gamasutra. March 15, 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13130) on March 17, 2007.

## External links

- [Nexway corporate site](http://www.nexway.com/)
- [Boonty consumer site](http://www.boonty.com/)

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