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Bensalem, PA - Merit Entertainment took home the prestigious Amusement and Music Operators Association Innovator Award for its Megatouch ION platform at the recent 2005 AMOA show. The Innovator Award recognizes the efforts of manufacturers in bringing exciting, new products to the market. This is Merit's second Innovator win, the first coming in 2002 for their Megatouch Vibe.
“We are very excited about being recognized by AMOA with the Innovator Award for our new ION platform,” said Bob Mills, Merit's VP of Marketing & Network Business. “Merit continually strives to add innovative revenue generating features to our products that keep players coming back for more.” Merit's ION platform features four groundbreaking attributes including a joystick, wireless Mega-Link™ and broadband access, a player key loyalty program and full motion video. The ION's tavern-tested joystick ushers in a whole new era of games including a high-octane driving game, an out of this world space combat game as well as other games which challenge a player's speed and hand-eye coordination. Wireless Mega-Link™ opens up all sorts of possibilities by allowing multiple games to be linked without the hassle of wires and even allows wireless Internet access for locations with a broadband router. Each Megatouch ION comes with a player key and built in touch-spot for registering into TournaMAXX and My Merit. The key is also the player's gateway into a monthly worldwide Megatouch Nation sweepstakes for a $4000 Merit-funded grand prize. The Megatouch ION also features the advent of full motion video in the form of two new Merit games. Video Whiz™ updates the concept of the classic Trivia Whiz® and Penthouse® Video Boxxi provides exclusively licensed Penthouse® models. For more than 27 years, Merit Entertainment has afforded long-term return on investment for operators by providing continually high-earning equipment along with updates and upgrades for its products. With an installed base of over 250,000 touch-screen games garnering nearly 4.6 billion plays per year, Merit Entertainment is the worldwide leader in touch-screen entertainment devices. Merit Industries ' products appear globally in a wide array of venues and appeal to an almost limitless demographic. Merit continues to expand its position in the industry with ever-increasing entertainment, content, and new games. The company maintains a Web site with all the latest information at www.meritind.com. . |
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