By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
Facebook Japan has launched Facebook Deals, an e-coupon service that was introduced in the US in November 2010. In the official announcement, Facebook Japan says lists up 14 partner companies, including big names such as Domino’s, Lawson, Adidas Japan, GAP, and others. Japanese users...
Rakuten isn’t stopping: after building up presences in North America, all parts of Asia, and Europe, it’s now South America’s turn. Japan’s biggest e-commerce company has bought a 75% stake in Ikeda, a Sao-Paolo-based e-retailer. Further details weren’t disclosed...
First DeNA, now GREE: big G announced (press release in English) they have drastically expand their cloud computing services since the beginning of this month, making it easier for American and Chinese app makers (on GREE) to enter Japan and for their Japanese partner companies to offer games in...
Earlier this month, I was lucky to spend a few days in Indonesia where I was honored to give a keynote presentation at the APAC Mobile Leaning Conference 2011 in Bandung (Indonesia’s third largest city and, as it turned out, quite a tech hotspot, too). The presentation centered on...
One key factor for the success of the mobile social gaming business model (and for all mobile content, for that matter) in Japan is that consumers over here can pay for products and services through their cell phones so easily. Now GREE has made it even easier to pay for virtual items and avatar...
Back in January, Mixi announced they will co-launch a social gaming venture with CyberAgent, with both companies having followed up one month later with some additional details. Fast forward to June, and Grenge has just rolled out their first social game. Mogu Mogu Restaurant, a restaurant...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry