By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
The newest title that has been added to GREE yesterday proves two things: a) big makers of “traditional” console games continue to develop mobile social games, and b) even unusual concepts can be turned into social games. Case in point: Uma Tama. Developed by major video game company...
Here’s a quick list of all Japan-related panels and parties during SXSW 2011 (also see Paul Papadimitriou’s post). I will be moderating two of the four panels and also plan to visit both parties. PANELS Sunday, March 13, 12.30pm Big in Japan: Outreaching to a unique market Fumi Yamazaki...
DeNA announced that users of the Yahoo Mobage platform for PC-based social games as well as those playing games on Mobagetown on smartphones can now pay for virtual items using BitCash. BitCash is a popular e-money service in japan that can be used to make payments on the web. Users can transfer...
It’s no secret that Japan is very much an anime nation, which is why the license deal DeNA () inked today with Toei Animation is potentially good news for them (Toei is one of Japan’s biggest anime production studios). Under the deal, DeNA will develop mobile social games based on anime...
Kakaku, which runs Japan’s leading price comparison engine of the same name, has released [ENG, PDF] website access stats for its two biggest properties, Kakaku itself and restaurant guide Tabelog. In a nutshell, things are looking pretty good on a year-on-year basis. Kakaku.com saw 30.11...
I today joined the advisory board of Startup Dating, a Tokyo-based startup community project that was launched last year and intends to connect people in the local IT scene through regular networking events. Startup Dating’s basic idea is to help entrepreneurs with a technical background find...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry