In an extremely rare deal, US mobile gaming juggernaut Scopely acquired a stake in Tokyo-based mobile studio AuKnow last week. In principle, foreign game companies can enter Japan through any of the following avenues (in descending order of resource requirements): Incorporation M&A Joint...

There have been months in the past 24 years XBOX has been active in Japan during which console sales failed to reach even 1,000 units – entire months, not days or weeks. XBOX’ Long List Of Japan-Specific Initiatives Over this long time, XBOX tried a lot to win in Japan: Bill Gates was...

I recently spoke on CNBC about Nintendo and the stock outlook – just before their disappointing Direct presentation earlier this week.

Please watch the video here (roughly 15 minutes):

The Pokemon IP is bigger than ever, and it really shows in The Pokemon Company’s latest financials.According to a new filing in the Japanese government’s gazette Kanpo, TPC’s fiscal year ended on February 28, 2026 with: Net sales: 531 billion yen (US$3.3B) or + 29.3% on the year...

A new website for my consulting business Kantan Games Inc. is online.
Please have a look: www.kantangames.com

I shot another video in which I am trying to highlight where I believe Ubisoft’s potential and value still lies, despite its extremely difficult standing in the industry, media and among players right now. To be clear, I could not get into all details and all my thoughts on the company, but...