A total of six top Japanese social game makers and platforms formed a council to self-regulate their monetization models, specifically with an eye on protecting younger players. The list includes: arch enemies GREE and DeNA Japan’s largest social network Mixi (which operates a social gaming...
Mixi Mall: Mixi And DeNA Launch Social Commerce Platform [Social Networks]
Mixi, Japan’s biggest social network (still), is getting more serious about social commerce: the company has entered a partnership with Mobage operator DeNA to launch Mixi Mall. The social commerce platform was pre-announced back in January. DeNA is bringing in its experience in running a...
DeNA Signs Deal With SINA In China [Social Games]
I am a bit late on this, but the newest deal DeNA has inked with a Chinese partner is probably the biggest to date in that country: SINA, the company behind Weibo.com (China’s largest microblogging platform), will soon drive Chinese users to Mobage. DeNA explains: As part of the partnership, DeNA...
In English: Mobage Global On iOS Is Live [Social Games]
As I was assuming, it didn’t take long for DeNA (ngmoco, to be more precise) to finally start Mobage in English on the iOS platform. ngmoco made a public announcement on March 2 on Mobage’s US Facebook page, and launched the first Mobage-powered iOS titles in the US App Store on March...
Mobage On iOS In English Is Coming [Social Games]
Big news for DeNA: its US company ngmoco just announced that Mobage will soon be available as an English version on iOS. Minutes ago, ngmoco posted this status update on Mobage’s official Facebook page: “Soon” probably means that Mobage on iOS is just hours or days away (I asked...
Wanko No Jikan: Mobage Gets Social Nintendogs Clone [Social Games]
Tokyo-based video game maker Yuke’s released Wanko No Jikan (Dog Time) on Mobage today, a social game obviously “inspired” by Nintendogs, the Nintendo (7974) title. Much like in Nintendo’s pet simulation, Wanko No Jikan allows users to pet their virtual dogs, play with them...