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Tencent has bought a controlling stake in the Swiss publisher and game developer Miniclip. Details of the transaction were not disclosed, – the resource reports Gameindustry.biz .

This is a significant step towards the conquest of the Western mobile market: the purchase of shares of the game studio provides Tencent with access to the 70 million audience of Miniclip games. The company’s main mobile project, 8 Ball Pool, according to press releases, has been downloaded more than 100 million times.

The management of Miniclip stated that cooperation with Tencent, in turn, will help the company to develop.

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Founded in 1998. Among its developments are the messengers QQ and WeChat, whose total MAU is more than 1 billion. Tencent accounts for 30% of China’s mobile market.

Miniclip is an international gaming company with offices in Switzerland, Portugal, Italy and England and other EU countries. The head office is located in Neuchatel (Switzerland).Produces and develops mobile and online games, owns a social platform of the same name for players.

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