Amazon Kids+ subscription service launches its first original mobile games

techcrunch.com:

Amazon Kids+ (previously FreeTime) is giving children another excuse to beg for their parents’ phones. Amazon today announced two new kid-friendly mobile games for its subscription-based entertainment platform Amazon Kids+, a $2.99 per month service that provides access to children’s books, TV shows, movies, games and more. Based on the original Amazon specials “Super Spy Ryan” and “Do, Re & Mi,” kids can now experience ad-free mobile games from their favorite series.

The new games are published by Amazon Mobile, making them the first mobile games published directly by Amazon since 2015 when Til Morning’s Light was released along with To-Fu Fury. (Amazon’s broader gaming division, however, has since released its own titles, including New World and Lost Ark.)

The multiplayer mobile game “Super Spy Ryan,” based on the content special created by pocket.watch, is available now on the Apple and Google Play app stores in the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland, and is coming soon to Canada, Germany and Japan, per today’s announcement. It will be coming soon to the Amazon Kids+ subscription on Amazon Fire Tablets. “Super Spy Ryan” brings the beloved kids’ show to life so ages 6-9 can experience stealing birthday gifts from the evil Packrat’s lair, and using Gus’ slime cannon and X-ray goggles to fight off Packrat’s henchmen.

“Expanding Ryan’s World in new and immersive ways is crucial to pocket.watch and the Ryan’s World brand in fulfilling our mission to bring kids more of what they love,” said Kerry Tucker, chief marketing and franchise officer at pocket.watch. “Ryan, like so many kids his age, loves gaming and we’re proud to build on his authentic interests as we empower kids to take playtime into their own hands.”

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