In the last days, two domestic organizations have released updates on the size of the Japanese market for mobile games in 2015. I am aware that different data sources (especially across countries) rely on different methodologies, but I have not seen any numbers that are bigger than these elsewhere...
The Major Trend In Japan’s Mobile Game Industry Now? Consolidation.
Shortly after DeNA (2432) and GREE (3632) pioneered the concept of mobile gaming as the world knows it today (free-to-play business model, bite-sized content embedded in social networks to increase stickiness, data analysis to improve monetization, etc.) in 2006/2007 on feature phones, a flood of...
Three Podcasts (With Me) About Social Gaming In Japan, Nintendo On Mobile, And LINE
A total of three times in the past I was given the opportunity by Singapore-based mover and shaker Bernard Leong to speak with him about various tech-related topics in his podcast series “Analyse Asia”. As the name suggests, the focus of the interviews is on the Asian region, and I...
Release Calendar For Listed Japanese Mobile Game Companies (As Of May 17)
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...
Release Calendar For Listed Japanese Mobile Game Companies (As Of May 3)
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...
Release Calendar For Listed Japanese Mobile Game Companies (As Of April 19)
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...