“The show is going very well for us,” said Konami Gaming’s Matthew Loon at the AGE show in Sydney, Australia, this week.
He added that there had been much visitor interest in the company’s “entertainment area” on the stand - there to promote Konami’s skill-based games and other new innovations.
Among those were two colourful casino-themed games - Lucky Stakes Royale and Lucky Stakes Carnivale. Both feature two progressive jackpots and a Lucky Stakes Super Spin bonus. Lucky Stakes also features a creative new twist on traditional free spins by using both screens to interact with the player and award credit prizes and jackpots.
“Visitors have seen how well this is performing and so the interest has been high,” said Loon. He added that this was a particular feature of the Australian market - operators like to see performance figures for games before making purchasing decisions. Also attracting a lot of attention in the entertainment area was Beat Square, a skill game in which players respond to rhythmic cues.
“Australia is a good market for us and it is getting better,” said Loon. “The players here really enjoy our products. The operators are very keen on seeing machines’ performance figures and we have that information for them. In that way its is a different market to Macau and Las Vegas.”
Also highlighted were the Selexion Gold Series, the first multi-game multi-deonomination package in the Concerto cabinet. Debuting also was a video version of Konami’s Fortune Cup multiplayer horse racing game. “This version is ideal for Australia as it is more compact and therefore of interest to the clubs,” said Loon.
“Our entertainment area here at the AGE show is our vision of what we will have in store for our customers in the future.”
