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...

At roughly US$10B, Japan is the No. 3 market for mobile games worldwide – and as such, it is and has always been a magnet for foreign studios trying to make it big here. One of the most critical steps for foreign mobile game studios entering Japan is how to tackle user acquisition (UA) in...