Back in September 2011, I first made my opinion public that both Mobage operator DeNA as well as GREE will not be able to replicate the tremendous success they have seen in Japan elsewhere, that Japan was unique. That was the time when both companies made a big push to bring their platforms into...
Chart: Social Game Vs. Console Game Sales In Japan Since 2007/2008
Japanese business daily The Nikkei recently published a story on the PS4 in which it showed a chart that compares the sales of social games with those of console games (hard- and software) in Japan since 2007/2008. I found it interesting enough to post it below. It visualizes the unbelievable...
Tokyo-Based Social Game Developer Alt Plus To Go IPO Next Month
The list of publicly traded mobile game developers in Japan is about to get longer: Tokyo-based Alt Plus got the approval to go IPO at the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s “Mothers” market for startup companies on Wednesday. Alt Plus will be listed under code 3672 on March 14. The company...
DeNA’s Results For Q3 FY2012: Sales And Profit Grew Over 50% Year-On-Year
DeNA released their results for the third quarter (ending December 31, 2012) of fiscal 2012 today, and things are looking pretty good for the Mobage operator overall. As usual, I could copy and paste the whole presentation on the new numbers here, but the major bullet point is that revenue...
GREE Gets Another Big Title: Capcom’s “Monster Hunter – Massive Hunting” Is Out On iOS
GREE is continuing to step on the gas: after Konami’s Dragon Collection spin-off “Dracolle & Poker”, Bandai Namco’s “One Piece – Adventure Log”, and “AKB0048 Galaxy Cinderella” from the same company, it’s now Capcom’s turn to...
Smartphone Game Maker Colopl Now Boasts 20 Million Registered Users
Tokyo-based mobile game provider Colopl has racked up a staggering 20 million registered users across its portfolio. It took the company roughly 16 months to reach this milestone (the first title was released in September 2011): 10 months to get to the first 10 million users, and another 6 months...