By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
I just came back from the Game Developer Conference in 2025, where many conversations revolved around the gloom and doom in AAA gaming in particular. While things do not look great for many studios in the West, things are very different in Japan – and I was shocked how little people in the...
I am excited to be back in San Francisco next month for GDC 2025. If you are interested in discussing gaming and Japan, let me know and we can meet up in person!I understand it will be a busy event for everyone and my calendar is starting to fill up, but I will be in San Francisco for the entire...
Like for 2024, game industry news site GamesIndustry.biz asked a number of analysts for predictions about the global gaming market in 2025. Here is a repost from my contribution to their article: Xbox will open all floodgates and go all-in on PS5I am aware that Microsoft has already become somewhat...
Social casino is still a big category in mobile gaming in the West, with companies such as Playtika, Huuuge, Moon Active, Product Madness, Big Fish Games, Double Down, Playstudios and others dominating this multi-billion dollar industry globally. However, social casino apps play only a minor role...
Japan’s PC gaming industry continues to grow. Just before Tokyo Game Show 2024 started last week, Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) shared data showing how rapidly the sector in this country has been expanding. According to CESA, Japan’s PC gaming market...
It is widely believed that Pokemon is the biggest entertainment brand of all time, and The Pokemon Company again shows why. You can find last year’s numbers here, and now the Japanese government’s official gazette followed up with the financials for the fiscal that ended on February 29 this...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry