By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
Puzzle & Dragons company GungHo Online Entertainment (3765) had a busy today here in Japan. First, the company announced record numbers for the first three quarters of this year: GungHo’s revenue hit US$1.22 billion between January and September, which is 14.3% up compared to the same...
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...
Here is a presentation with the topic “Japan’s Gaming Market 2014: Status Quo & Examples Of Portrait Usage” that I delivered at the IBA (International Bar Association) 2014 conference in Tokyo on October 23, 2014. The slides are pretty specific in the second part, covering a few...
Tokyo-based web powerhouse CyberAgent (4751) has released a report that sheds some light on a very specific but quickly growing segment of Japan’s vast online advertising market. According to the study, which was conducted together with market research firm Seed Planning, Japan’s market...
The Stanford Alumni Association is hosting the inaugural Cardinal Game Jam in Silicon Valley next month, an event that is open to game developers everywhere (companies not based in the US are welcome to join remotely – please see below for a possible sponsorship opportunity for devs located...
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...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry