Nicki Minaj has signed on to follow in the footsteps of Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry with a mobile game shaped by Glu Mobile Inc. The mobile-gaming company announced Tuesday that it would debut a game based on the hip-hop star in the summer of 2016, and added that it also has a deal with its first male celebrity, action-movie star Jason Statham. Glu’s focus on celebrity-branded mobile games, starting with Kardashian, has led to a revenue boom that has made it one of the most successful video game companies in Silicon Valley. The San Francisco firm, which also plans games featuring Kardashian’s half-sisters and Britney Spears, detailed a quarterly net loss of $5.5 million, or 5 cents a share, on sales of $56.2 million; after adjustments, Glu claimed profit of a penny a share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected an adjusted loss of 4 cents a share on sales of $51.3 million. Glu shares plunged mjore than 10% in late trading as the company’s forecast failed ot live up to expectations, however.
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