SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nimbuzz, one of the fastest growing mobile instant messaging applications in the world, today announced Santa Chat Buddy, a new limited time mobile tournament app where users can win daily prizes by correctly naming Santa's favorite Hollywood or Bollywood movie titles. Released today and available through December 26, Nimbuzz users can enter daily tournaments, view prizes, review daily leaderboards and see the winners all from within the free Nimbuzz mobile app.

Available on Android, iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Symbian, J2ME enabled devices, Santa Chat Buddy by Nimbuzz gives everyone a little fun during the hectic Holiday season. Once a user enters a tournament, they have a full day of unlimited playtime to collect the most points. In an addictive and simple "Hangman" style of play, users have five "lives" to figure out Santa's movie title before the timer expires.

Prizes are awarded daily to the top three players on the day's leaderboard. Prizes include a Sony PSP gaming console; eBook readers from Amazon and Sony; LCD and HD LED TVs from Panasonic and Philips; an Apple iPhone 5 (16GB); a Nikon Coolpix Point and Shoot camera and many other electronic products from the world's most popular brands including Seagate, Transcend and Casio.

"Santa Chat Buddy is the latest example of the extensibility of the Nimbuzz communication platform showcasing how messaging applications can be launched to an existing community of mobile users", noted Vikas Saxena, Nimbuzz CEO.

Using in-app purchasing, the built-in Internet capability of mobile devices and the demand for mobile entertainment and information, Nimbuzz is able to offer its community of more than 100 million messaging customers a fun way to interact. Santa Chat Buddy joins other Chat Buddy apps in categories such as Astrology, Games, Information, Religious, Shopping, Social and Sport.

More information about Santa Chat Buddy and downloads of the free Nimbuzz messaging application can be found at www.nimbuzz.com.

About Nimbuzz

Nimbuzz is the free video and voice calling and messaging app for the connected generation. The multi award-winning Nimbuzz application enables people to enjoy free calls, instant messaging and social networking, using the Internet capabilities of their mobile device. With more than 100 million users and more than 180,000 new registrations per day, Nimbuzz is currently used in more than 200 countries worldwide and is available on thousands of the world's most popular devices across all major platforms such as Android, Symbian, iPhone, iPod touch, J2ME, as well as Windows and Mac desktop computers.

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