By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
GameBank released Orbit Saga in Japan today, a 3D action RPG for smart devices. It’s the first app released by the developer set up in January this year by Yahoo Japan (4689), the country’s biggest online company (see my previous Gamebank posts). Orbit Saga is trying to blend typical mobile...
Kadokawa Dwango released a new report on the status quo of the Japanese game industry today. According to the so-called “Famitsu Game White Paper 2015” (by Japan’s biggest video game magazine Famitsu), the domestic market for gaming grew 4% year-on-year to US$9.6 billion in 2014. For...
Almost 3.5 years after launch, Puzzle & Dragons is still going strong in Japan, generating over US$100 million in sales per month and having crossed 36 million downloads domestically on May 15. Maker GungHo Online Entertainment (3765) has been doing its best to keep the game alive in recent...
Here is an updated calendar of major free-to-play native apps that publicly traded Japanese mobile game makers have announced for the coming months. Please note that these titles can be modified, canceled, or released at any given time. The list isn’t necessarily exhaustive, as games can...
Casual Connect Asia 2015 is scheduled to take place next week in Singapore, a three-day event focusing on the “casual games” industry in Asia and elsewhere. The topic I myself will be speaking about is: “Demystifying Japan: What Pitfalls And Chances Does The World’s Biggest...
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By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry