--- title: Nicki Minaj Gets Kim Kardashian Style Video Game Smartphone App description: From the same company that brought you 'Kim Kardashian: Hollywood' canonical: https://time.com/3985661/nicki-minaj-smartphone-game/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-05T16:30:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:16.559Z og:title: A Nicki Minaj Video Game Is on the Way og:description: From the same company that brought you 'Kim Kardashian: Hollywood' og:url: https://time.com/3985661/nicki-minaj-smartphone-game/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt756de27efd71a33b/69885be735ba6f57b1c0e4a3/nicki-minaj.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2393 og:image:height: 1346 og:image:alt: Nicki Minaj og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Nicki Minaj Video Game Is on the Way twitter:description: From the same company that brought you 'Kim Kardashian: Hollywood' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt756de27efd71a33b/69885be735ba6f57b1c0e4a3/nicki-minaj.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Nicki Minaj Is Getting Her Very Own Video Game App > Sponsored content. 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LaVeris/FilmMagic) Jason LaVeris—ilmMagic by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 5, 2015 4:30 PM UTC Looks like Nicki Minaj is following in Kim Kardashian’s footsteps, because she’ll soon be the star of her very own mobile gaming app. Minaj has officially signed a deal with Glu Mobile Inc. for a game that will debut in summer 2016, _Marketwatch_ [reports](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nicki-minaj-jason-statham-are-next-stars-to-get-a-glu-mobile-game-2015-08-04). (Minaj will also be taking a cue from [Britney Spears](http://time.com/3841614/britney-spears-kim-kardashian-game-glu-mobile/) and [Katy Perry](http://time.com/3698391/katy-perry-glu-mobile-game-kim-kardashian/), who recently inked gaming deals too.) Sadly, there aren’t too many details yet about what the game’s objectives will be, but _The Verge_ [reports](http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/5/9100157/nicki-minaj-video-game-glu) that it will feature Her Minajesty’s likeness and voice, along with her “creative direction.” Glu also announced a collaboration with Jason Statham, so we imagine that game will involve a lot of [weapons ](http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/5/54/Ex2-LeeNoveske.jpg/400px-Ex2-LeeNoveske.jpg)and probably some cool-looking [beanies](http://images.fandango.com/images/fandangoblog/SAFE%5Flg.jpg). 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