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Social Gaming Network Gree Issues Upward Revision, 40 Billion Yen Plus

Gree announced today that it revised up its annual sales outlook from its original forecast 90-100 billion yen(US$1.15-1.28 billion) to 130-140 billion yen(US$1.67-1.80 billion). Net income is expected to increase 11 billion yen (US$141 million) as well. This upward revision is due to higher rate of social game monetization, the release said. Reason for revision… Continue reading Social Gaming Network Gree Issues Upward Revision, 40 Billion Yen Plus

TV Drama Kaitou Royal Starts With 4.2% Viewer Rate, Good As An Show After Midnight

Mantan-web reported [J] that the dramatized version of popular social game Kaitou Royal, on Japan’s large social game network Mobage by DeNA, got 4.2% audience rate in Kanto-area (greater Tokyo and around) by Video Research’s research at its first week episode. 4.2% at 0:20 after the midnight is not so bad. It is about 1.6… Continue reading TV Drama Kaitou Royal Starts With 4.2% Viewer Rate, Good As An Show After Midnight

Japan’s Yen Intervention Stopped At 79.19 By Word Play

Japan is reported to begin Yen intervention today. But after the initial US dollar surge, Yen stalled around 79.19 against 1 US dollar over 3 hours. In early afternoon trading in Tokyo, the dollar was holding steady at around 79.19 yen, but it remains to be seen how long an impact the intervention will have.… Continue reading Japan’s Yen Intervention Stopped At 79.19 By Word Play

Milog Gives Up User-Tracking Android Ads Library

Milog announced [J] that it had taken down its infamous AppLog SDK for Android, which were embedded into several Android applications and send users’ application usage information even before getting permission. Last week I wrote about Milog’s service/library and the issues they caused on The Japan Times. Popular Android web browser Dolphin Browser collecting users… Continue reading Milog Gives Up User-Tracking Android Ads Library

On-demand Free Paper Using Convenience Store Web-Print Service

A Japanese blogger @error403 ran an interesting experiment on digital but still paper publishing over NetPrint. NetPrint is a service by which you can print out your computer documents at your nearest Seven-Eleven store in Japan. We covered the service in 2008. You may upload your documents/images to the service, then receive the printed copy… Continue reading On-demand Free Paper Using Convenience Store Web-Print Service

Satellite Hits An Akihabara Building

Radio Kaikan, an Akihabara’s landmark which was closed in August 2011 and waiting to be deconstructed, got a fallen satellite today. It is a promotion around an Sci-Fi game STEINS;GATE which set in Akihabara. The construction has been reported [J] by many Twitter users. The Radio Kaikan and Steins; Gate collaboration event is held from… Continue reading Satellite Hits An Akihabara Building

Final Fantasy To Hit Mobage, Teaser Site Opens

Square Enix, who has been publishing nation’s two most popular role-playing game series, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest on several console for more than decade, has launched a teaser site telling their flagship Final Fantasy will come on Japan’s large social gaming network Mobage. The launch date is just written “This winter”. The social Final… Continue reading Final Fantasy To Hit Mobage, Teaser Site Opens

Personal Assistant Siri Personified In Drawings As Well

iPhone’s new voice interface Siri is getting kind of artificial personality with human voice and many prepared witty answers. If so, such “virtual person in machine” is of course the Japanese anime/manga people’s favorite theme as seen on human voice synthesizer Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid buddies are followed by a lot of illustrations, comics,… Continue reading Personal Assistant Siri Personified In Drawings As Well