In a new interview with Pocketgamer.biz, GREE International CEO (and GREE proper’s CFO) Naoki Aoyagi gave out the goal to generate 10% of all of his company’s sales outside Japan next year. Here is my recent analysis of GREE’s financial performance in the US so far. The 10% goal...
GREE Signs Up 4 American Developers [Social Games]
Back in May, GREE extended the launch of their global platform from a single point in time to several months, namely May to September. One of the main reasons for this decision was that it gave GREE more time to sign up more 3rd-party developers – after all, a platform without those partners...
On GREE Global: Konami’s Dragon Collection Hits The Canadian App Store [Social Games]
Dragon Collection, the biggest 3rd-party social game on GREE, is finally getting an English version. Maker Konami released an iOS app in the Canadian App StoreĀ on August 21 (it’s not available anywhere else at this point). The company couldn’t resist and write that the game has six...
With New Subsidiary: GREE Starts Merchandising Business [Social Games]
This is a pretty smart move: GREE announced that they will establish a wholly owned subsidiary that will do nothing but create and sell physical goods based on their social games. Dubbed “GREE Entertainment Products” (tentative), the new company is set to start operations next month. It...
GREE Will Have A Booth At Tokyo Game Show 2012, Too [Social Games]
Tokyo Game Show 2011, E3, China Joy, gamescom: GREE appears to see value in setting up booths at game exhibitions around the world. The company today announced it will again participate in the Tokyo Game Show (the 2012 exhibition will take place next month). GREE explains: GREE’s exhibit this...
New Love Sim: Japan Gets “Gossip Girl” Social Game [Social Games]
Love and dating sim specialist Voltage has announcedĀ a pretty interesting new title for the Japanese market. It’s the first time the Tokyo-based (and listed) company uses IP for a game, and it’s a big one. Gossip Girl – New York De Koi No Yokan (Gossip Girl – Anticipation Of...