By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
I could write a book or two about the differences between social gaming in Japan and elsewhere, but one easy and (hopefully) interesting way to take a high-level look at things is the difference in genres (with the biggest difference being that social gaming in Japan is mainly mobile). Generally...
The social gaming boom in Japan has helped Tokyo-based KLab to go IPO at the the “Mothers” section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday (3656). The company received the listing approval on August 23. On the first day of trading, Klab shares shot up from 1,700 yen up to 4,070 yen. On the second...
If there’s proof that foreign social game makers can make it in Japan, it’s probably Rekoo Japan.The Beijing- and Tokyo-based company is now occupying the top three spots on Mixi for the PC with their social games (among those titles that you can play with friends). Here’s the...
One of the very, very few foreign companies doing well in Japan’s social gaming market is Rekoo Japan. Rekoo, which has offices in Beijing and Tokyo, has made a name for itself with its “Sunshine” series of social games in the past years. The company’s flagship game...
Mixi is expanding its smartphone offering. The company has announced it rolled out a Mixi application for Windows Phone, which can be downloaded for free on the marketplace. Mixi says the apps supports all handsets with Windows 7.0 on board but recommends Windows 7.5 for best performance...
Mixi has announced the acquisition of Naked Technology, a Tokyo-based mobile application development company. Naked Technology was founded in 2006 by a group of four engineers who are all graduates of the so-called MITOH program set up by the Japanese government to support outstanding engineers...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry