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Mattel, AirConsole, and BMW Group Announce World Premiere of UNO® Car Party! for In-Car Gaming.
15.08.2024 Press Release
+++ UNO® Car Party! will begin rolling out to over 500,000 BMW and MINI vehicles through AirConsole starting August 21st +++
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Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT), AirConsole, and BMW Group
announced today that Mattel’s classic card game UNOTM will
be revealed next week for in-car gaming in Cologne, Germany at
gamescom 2024, the world’s largest, leading event for video games.
Visitors to the AirConsole booth (Hall 10.1, Stand B028 - C029) will
be the first to experience UNO® Car Party! in the new BMW
X3, which tailors the world’s #1 card game* for in-car gaming. The
game will roll out via the AirConsole platform to over 500,000 BMW and
MINI vehicles over-the-air on August 21st.
“We continue to increase the value of the overall digital
experience for our customers,” said Stephan Durach, Senior
Vice President of the BMW Group Development Connected Company and
Technical Operations. “Our partners AirConsole and Mattel
are helping make in-car gaming into a new social experience, and I am
thrilled to offer a family-favorite game like UNO for this exciting innovation.”
Mattel, AirConsole and BMW Group have transformed UNO into a
playable connected game in a brand-new environment: the car. Whether a
family is at rest during a road trip or a group of friends stop to
figure out their next move, stationary drivers can use AirConsole’s
unique game controller system to connect any passenger to the game
using their personal devices. Up to four players can experience the
game that brings people together through its simple, universal
gameplay that transcends languages and cultures. Vehicles must be in
park to enable gameplay.
“UNO beautifully illustrates the strengths of AirConsole with a
game accessible to everyone, a bespoke integration to the car hardware
and our phone-controlled gaming experience,” said Anthony
Cliquot, CEO of AirConsole. “Each player can secretly see
their own cards on their phone while playing on the infotainment
system of the car. This is an experience that would be impossible to
achieve using only touchscreen or bluetooth controls on the
infotainment system.”
"UNO is perfect for in-car gaming because it's highly
engaging and brings people together,” said Erika Winterholler,
Head of Business Development, Digital Gaming at Mattel.
“Its simple rules are easy to learn and endlessly captivating, making
it ideal for both short pit stops and extended play sessions. UNO’s
social nature turns every journey into a fun experience, and we're so
excited to bring this spirit to consumers in an innovative way with
our partners at BMW and AirConsole."
Since 2022, the partnership between the BMW Group and AirConsole
has been pioneering in-car gaming, bringing intuitive and innovative
gameplay to BMW vehicles through the AirConsole platform. Its
selection of games has grown since the introduction of AirConsole,
with popular games such as “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”, which
launched as an in-car world premiere in collaboration between Sony
Pictures Television, BMW Group and AirConsole. AirConsole is available
in current models with BMW / MINI Operating System 9 in combination
with BMW Digital Premium / MINI Connected Package and with BMW
Operating System 8.5** in combination with BMW ConnectedDrive Professional.
Over the past five decades, UNO has maintained its legacy as a
game with wildly unpredictable fun, spirited competition, and
inclusivity. UNO continues to surprise and delight fans through
innovative offerings from top-line physical products, mobile games,
live gaming events and premium collective card games; inclusive
gameplay through products like UNO Braille and culturally relevant
product from fan-created UNO memes to the UNO Artiste series featuring
the artwork of artists from yesterday and today.
*Source: Circana/Retail Tracking Service/G10/JAN-DEC 2023/Games
Excl Trade Card Game Subsegment/Projected USD
**Available in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands,
Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA. In
Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Thailand, South Africa, India,
Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia only available with Personal eSIM and
BMW Operating System 8.5. Not available in BMW 2 Series Coupe, 3
Series and 4 Series.