Hands-on Mobile Announces Global Distribution and Massive Marketing Push for 'X-Men: the Last Stand' Suite of Mobile Products; X-Men Marketing Campaigns in 12 Countries and Distribution in More Than 35 Countries



    Hands-On Mobile (formerly MFORMA), a leading global
    publisher of mobile lifestyle, games and personalization products,
    today announced the global release of a suite of mobile products which
    coincides with the upcoming eagerly anticipated theatrical release of
    "X-Men: The Last Stand," from Twentieth Century Fox. Hands-On Mobile
    is supporting the launch with global marketing activity of Super-Hero
    proportions, with marketing campaigns running simultaneously in 12
    countries and distribution reaching more than 35 countries around the
    world.
    Leveraging its unrivaled global footprint, Hands-On Mobile will
    unleash a massive integrated promotional campaign that will include
    print advertising, television and radio spots, outdoor billboards, web
    and WAP advertising, SMS and MMS broadcasts, mailings, sweepstakes,
    and prepaid cards to herald the arrival of the "X-Men: The Last Stand"
    mobile suite of products. Marketing campaigns will run in 12 global
    hubs including France, United Kingdom, Brazil, Argentina, Peru,
    Thailand, Australia and North America.
    "We are excited to extend our marketing efforts to multiple
    continents, including North America, Latin America and Europe, with
    the launch of the 'X-Men: The Last Stand' suite of products,"
    commented Hands-On Mobile's VP of Marketing Paul Baldwin. "Our global
    marketing capabilities allow us to promote our X-Men products with
    leading international operators around the globe."
    "The X-Men: The Last Stand" content suite, from Hands-On Mobile's
    critically acclaimed Marvel Mobile line of mobile products, includes
    the official mobile game, as well as more than 100 personalization
    products including wallpapers, screensavers and themes based on
    characters from the motion picture, marking the largest suite of
    products the company has ever released.
    "By leveraging our unprecedented global presence, Hands-On Mobile
    will ensure that mobile customers in more than 35 countries around the
    world will be able to actively engage with their favorite X-Men
    characters on their handsets," said Hands-On Mobile's President and
    Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Sacks. "They will enjoy the world of
    imagination and adventure that the Marvel Mobile line of products has
    provided to fans over the years."
    "X-Men: The Last Stand" mobile game is co-published with
    Activision and based on the script written by Zak Penn of the X-Men
    movies and comic book legend Chris Claremont. The mobile game immerses
    players in an original storyline that preludes the upcoming "X-Men:
    The Last Stand" feature film. The mobile game allows players to truly
    become popular characters from the X-Men universe including Wolverine,
    Nightcrawler, Iceman, Cyclops and Magneto. Players can command the
    authentic X-Men movie superpowers, including Wolverines' combat rage,
    Nightcrawler's aerobatic and teleportation and Iceman's freezing
    abilities. They can even battle Marvel villains such as Lady
    Deathstrike, Pyro and Silver Samurai. This globe-spanning adventure
    has more than 12 different stages taking players from Canada to Hong
    Kong.
    Hands-On Mobile will also release "X-Men: The Last Stand - Mind
    Maze" to coincide with "X-Men: The Last Stand" DVD release later this
    year. This maze game allows players to compete against the clock by
    avoiding and capturing enemies while gathering points along the way.

    For more information, please visit www.marvelmobile.com

    About Hands-On Mobile, Inc.

    Hands-On Mobile is a leading global publisher of mobile lifestyle,
    games and personalization products targeting all market segments of
    the mobile handset marketplace. With operations in four continents,
    Hands-On Mobile develops, publishes and distributes mobile content to
    more than 150 of the world's leading operators in 40 countries.
    Hands-On Mobile provides operators and their customers with the
    world's best entertainment brands and applications and provides brand
    owners with the shortest route to market. The Hands-On content catalog
    is diverse, including BREW, Java, SMS, MMS, and WAP games, and music,
    sports, lifestyle, personalization, and information-services
    subscription products. Hands-On Mobile is a U.S. corporation with
    headquarters in San Francisco and offices in San Diego and Los
    Angeles, California; London and Bollington, England; Krakow, Poland;
    Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea. For
    more information about Hands-On Mobile's products and organization
    please visit www.HandsOn.com.

    About Marvel Entertainment, Inc.

    With a library of over 5,000 characters, Marvel Entertainment,
    Inc., formerly known as Marvel Enterprises, Inc., is one of the
    world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies.
    Marvel's operations are focused on utilizing its character franchises
    in licensing, entertainment, publishing and toys. Areas of emphasis
    include feature films, DVD/home video, consumer products, video games,
    action figures and role-playing toys, television and promotions.
    Rooted in the creative success of over sixty years of comic book
    publishing, Marvel's strategy is to leverage its character franchises
    in a growing array of opportunities around the world.

    Marvel, and related characters names and the distinctive
    likenesses thereof are trademarks of Marvel Characters, Inc. TM & (C)
    2006 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. Super Hero(es) and
    Super Villain(s) are co-owned registered trademarks.

    Hands-On Mobile is a trademark of Hands-On Mobile, Inc. All other
    product or company names are trademarks of their respective owners.