FlipSide5 Games are #1 and #2 Most Popular iPhone Apps

The first couple of days have been very exciting here at FlipSide5. Tic-Tac-Touch is still the featured iPhone game by Apple and ranked as the most popular application. 4InARow touch is the second most popular iPhone application. This has been the case since we launched our games.

We have received lots of phone calls and emails from our users requested to purchase these applications now. Please note that as soon as Apple lets companies sell software for the iPhone we will be there first in line. We have always targeted for the end of June to sell our games. This is when Apple opens the iTunes App Store. Not just music, videos, TV shows, podcasts, but now iPhone and iPod touch applications will be able to be purchased in the next 4 weeks.

Over the last 25 years, the vast, vast majority of high-demand consumer software has had a common theme of ease-of-use. Being first to market is important, but being the easiest-to-use to king. Examples of this are numerous. Nothing underscores this dynamic more than the Apple iPhone. Similarly, we are not the first to bring four-in-a-row and tic-tac-toe to the iPhone, but we wanted to make it something extraordinary. Our software here at FlipSide5 has designed to be fun! You know when you are working on the computer and you get frustrated, take a deep breath and force yourself to continue working. So much of software in the world has this frustrating theme. On the “flip side” is a joyful, fun, pleasing experience. We spend an extraordinary amount of effort to not just remove that frustration, but bring “simple, fun, wow” to the user.

"Great job! Finally someone made a real game that works. Wonderful product!" said a new FlipSide5 user.

This is exactly the reaction we strive for at FlipSide5.

Our web edition games will always be free. Our native iPhone games are low priced and make the experience 100 times better. It is amazing how natural, effortless and fun the user experience can be with all the technologies wrapped up in the iPhone and iPod touch. We can’t wait to get the native iPhone games into our users’ hands.

For those that come over to the "flip side" on a regular basis here is a fun trick. When you are playing 4InARow touch or Tic-Tac-Touch you can get a hint for the best next move by tapping the 4InARow touch icon or Tic-Tac-Touch icon at the top. In 4InARow touch, you will see a chip drop in the suggested column and then disappear. In Tic-Tac-Touch, the X or O will display for one second before disappearing. Give it a try, but remember this is the best move the game can come up with during the game. It is possible and reasonable at times that you could come up with a better move than the suggested hint.

Lots more to come so keep coming back…

FlipSide5 Launch is Amazingly Successful

The first twenty-four hours after Apple posted our games to their website, there has been a tremendous response. We are thrilled with the feedback from our users. This has exceeded our expectations for FlipSide5's launch. Within the first twenty-four hours, there were nearly 42,000 games played (that's 42,000 pageviews, for all you techies out there) by approximately 22,000 users. Also, Tic-Tac-Touch has been selected by Apple as the featured iPhone application on their site.

We've already had a number of users requesting to purchase 4InARow touch and Tic-Tac-Touch games. When the iTunes App Store is available on the iPhone, we will be there to sell our games.

At FlipSide5, our commitment is "simple, fun, and wow"; having something simple and easy-to-use AND a fantastic user experience in everything that we do. Coincidently, both of our games have been selected by Apple as Staff Picks and have been in Apple's Top 10 Most Popular Web Apps. flipside5.com has also been listed on the popular showcase sites, CSS Mania and DesignSnack. Working with seyDoggy, on creating our slick website, graphics and corporate identity, has been a real pleasure and really "gets it" when it comes to design.

FlipSide5 continues to develop great software for the iPhone and iPod touch. We have and will continue to bring more "simple, fun, and wow" software to enhance our users' lives. That guarantee is the soul of who we are and what we do. Be sure and stay tuned...

FlipSide5, Inc. to Deliver World-Class iPhone Games

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Popular games, Tic-Tac-Touch, 4InARow touch, to go from web apps to iPhone apps.

Reston, VA—May 27, 2008—FlipSide5, Inc., makers of the popular web editions of Tic-Tac-Touch and 4InARow touch are now launching versions to download and install, allowing players to own these games on their iPhone and iPod Touch. Both these products, Tic-Tac-Touch and 4InARow touch, are designed to be amazingly "simple, fun and wow", refreshing these ageless classics for today's generation.

Back in November 2007, Michael Sanford, President of the newly formed FlipSide5, Inc. created the now popular iPhone web apps, Tic-Tac-Touch Web Edition and 4InARow touch Web Edition. There have been over 1,500,000 games played so far and FlipSide5 has received thousands of emails from their users requesting native versions of these games, available to download and install on the iPhone and iPod touch.

“Why not take something ordinary and make it into something extraordinary,” says Sanford. “Everyone plays these classic games already, so popularity is guaranteed.”

“Great for iPhone. One player or two." said one 4InARow touch user, "I travel with my daughter by train almost every weekend. This is a great way to pass the time.”

FlipSide5, Inc. was founded with one thing in mind; world-class quality. That mission carries through to their work with Tic-Tac-Touch and 4InARow touch for the iPhone and iPod Touch, using compelling technologies like multi-touch, accelerometer support and sound. Play against opponents online via EDGE, WiFi or 3G, taunting or encouraging their efforts with instant messages. Also, using the built-in iPhone location technology, see the country where your online opponent is located. Instant messages are translated automatically to your opponent's native language (supported languages only). Many more features are listed on FlipSide5's website.

About FlipSide5, Inc.
In 1997, Michael Sanford co-founded a Java development tools company, InLine Software. After selling his share in 2001, Michael was on the lookout for projects he could pour his heart and soul into. Six years later in November 2007, Sanford founded FlipSide5, Inc. in Reston, Virginia. The goal is to bring "simple, fun and wow" software to iPhone/iPod touch users.

“My 6 year old son would say ‘Dad, I’m bored’, so I developed Tic-Tac-Touch for him. Millions of web hits later, FlipSide5 was born,” says Sanford, FlipSide5, Inc. Founder and President. “We are very excited about our first two offerings, Tic-Tac-Touch and 4InARow touch, through the iTunes App Store. We are even more excited about what we have in our pipeline”.

Pricing and Availability
Tic-Tac-Touch and 4InARow touch will be available when the iTunes App Store is available; summer 2008. Tic-Tac-Touch is priced at a very low price of $0.99 USD. 4InARow touch is priced at only $4.99 USD. Free Web Editions are available immediately for both Tic-Tac-Touch and 4InARow touch from the website:

Tic-Tac-Touch FREE Web Edition and Screenshots
www.flipside5.com/products/tictactouch

4InARow touch FREE Web Edition and Screenshots
www.flipside5.com/products/fourinarowtouch

Contact info:
Michael Sanford
President
FlipSide5, Inc.
www.flipside5.com
P: 703-963-4619
msanford@flipside5.com

FlipSide5, the FlipSide5 logo, Tic-Tac-Touch, 4InARow touch are all trademarks of FlipSide5, Inc.

FlipSide5 Coming soon

We are hard at work to bring FlipSide5.com online as soon as possible. Stay tuned for some great news about great products and a great website really soon.