Kawasaki Heavy Industries will provide indoor location information service mapxus Driven by Kawasaki to "Momotetsu Walking@Aeon Mall Ibaraki" (a game app planned and developed by Konami Digital Entertainment) which will be distributed by Aeon Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Representative Director & President: Akio Yoshida) for the renewal event of Aeon Mall Ibaraki from July 12, 2024.
mapxus Driven by Kawasaki is a service that provides seamless indoor/outdoor location information utilizing indoor location information obtained through the use of Wi-Fi radio waves and outdoor location information and map information obtained through GPS, etc. This is the first application of this service for game apps set in indoor facilities. The app allows users to display their current location on the game stage, including indoor space, on an iPhone or Android smartphone and supports user experience by displaying product/service information in cooperation with facility information, realizing a new experience linked to the real world.
【Main Features of this App】- Available for free as an iPhone/Android smartphone app at Aeon Mall Ibaraki- Indicates the player's current location on the game map (indoor space)- Enables game play utilizing products/services related to stores with game maps in conjunction with facility information
| - | Available for free as an iPhone/Android smartphone app at Aeon Mall Ibaraki | |
| - | Indicates the player's current location on the game map (indoor space) | |
| - | Enables game play utilizing products/services related to stores with game maps in conjunction with facility information |
【About the "Momotaro Dentetsu" series】- The "Momotaro Dentetsu" series is a national board game enjoyed by a wide range of age groups for over 35 years. Players become company presidents and aim to collect properties as they travel around the country to become the wealthiest person in terms of total assets.
"Momotaro Dentetsu" is a national board game enjoyed by a wide range of age groups for over 35 years, where players become company presidents and aim to become the wealthiest person in terms of total assets by collecting properties as they travel around the country.
"Momotaro Dentetsu ~Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa Also a Classic!~" (a Nintendo Switch game software) released in 2020, has been well received as a game that can be enjoyed by a single person, a family, and online to spend time at home, exceeding 4 million cumulative sales (as of December 21, 2023) and becoming a hit.
The latest work, "Momotaro Dentetsu World ~The Earth is Spinning with Hope!~" that teaches the geography and history of the world, was released on November 16, 2023, and has exceeded 1 million cumulative sales (as of January 11, 2024). Equipped with a spherical map for the first time in the series, the game features properties and specialties from around the world appearing one after another. The transportation and events are packed with new elements unique to "World," enabling both newcomers and fans of the series to enjoy it freshly.
【About the Indoor Location Information Service mapxus Driven by Kawasaki】- This service is a system that provides indoor and outdoor seamless location information using indoor location information obtained through the use of Wi-Fi radio waves and GPS and other outdoor location information and map information. Through the provision of digital maps and location information of indoor and outdoor spaces, various solutions are provided to realize space DX in commercial facilities, public transportation systems, offices, factories, and leisure facilities.
This service is an indoor location-based infrastructure service that provides location and map information in difficult-to-access indoor spaces where obtaining location information based only on GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) such as GPS is difficult, utilizing the technology of Mapxus, our business partner. Through the provision of digital maps and location information of indoor and outdoor spaces, we offer various solutions to realize space DX in commercial facilities, public transportation systems, offices, factories, and leisure facilities.
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