By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry

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Yahoo Mobage Gets 3D Virtual World Pico Pico Town

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Yahoo Mobage, Yahoo Japan’s and DeNA’s social game platform on the PC, is getting more and more games. One candidate for a future hit title isn’t a social game but a 3D virtual world called Pico Pico Town. Made by DeNA itself, Pico Pico Town went live today in beta. There are a total of 5...

CyberAgent: Ameba Now Has 13 Million Members

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CyberAgent today announced its main Internet platform, Ameba, is now counting a whopping 13 million members. In fact, Ameba hit this mark one month ago, on January 5. One factor driving growth for CyberAgent is the aggressive TV advertising campaign the company started in the fall of last year and...

By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry