The studio specialises in music titles and is best know for Tap Tap Revenge, which Disney says has been installed by more than 30 per cent of iPhone/iPod touch users.
Tapulous is now a part of Disney Interactive Media Group’s mobile games arm, with company founders, Bart Decrem and Andrew Lacy, taking leadership of the division and reporting to DIMG president Steve Wadsworth.
“Mobile gaming is seeing unprecedented growth and this is the right time to invest to strengthen our position in the mobile business,” said Wadsworth. “In a short time, Bart and Andrew have built Tapulous into a successful and accomplished mobile games developer that’s emerged as one of the most successful companies in the industry. We welcome the Tapulous team to the Disney family and look forward to integrating their popular games into Disney’s offerings.”
“By joining Disney, we will be able to continue to excel in this evolving industry and more quickly realise our vision to lead the mobile, social entertainment revolution,” said Decrem. “With Disney’s powerful breadth of content and heritage in technological innovation, they are the perfect partner for Tapulous.”