MyCom reported [J] that Kaitou Royal, a popular social game on which you play heroic bandits, has been being offered on the one of two major social game platform Mobage by DeNA, will be dramatized for TV next month October. Like as in the original game, there are three flavors of characters, each of who… Continue reading Mobage’s Flagship Game Kaitou Royal Goes On TV Drama
Category: Social game
CyberAgent America Releases Second Smartphone Game, “Coin Pusher Mafia”
Cyber Agent’s American subsidiary company CyberAgent America, Inc. has released the game application “Coin Pusher Mafia” for iPhone. Download is free. “Coin Pusher Mafia” is Cyber Agent’s second released smartphone game application title. It’s a combination between a mafia game and a slot machine game, and along with the previously released “Zombie Restaurant,” [J] it… Continue reading CyberAgent America Releases Second Smartphone Game, “Coin Pusher Mafia”
Gree’s First And Huge Participation In Tokyo Game Show Announced
Gree, one of Japan’s big two social networking service announced [J] that they would take part in annual Tokyo Game Show 2011 held from September 15 to 18 with “the largest level” booth. On the release, Gree says that paradigm shift is happening in the game industry, which is expanding with “social” and “online” aspects… Continue reading Gree’s First And Huge Participation In Tokyo Game Show Announced
Ameba Pigg Localizes “Kids Country” To China On Kaixin001
Cyber Agent [J] has announced that they will offer “Kids Country” (Shaorengo)” [C] a localized Chinese version of their 2D virtual space “Ameba Pigg” for China’s biggest social networking service, “Kaixin001”. [C] “Kaixin001” is a popular local Chinese social networks which boasts over 100 million users. “Kids Country,” based on Ameba… Continue reading Ameba Pigg Localizes “Kids Country” To China On Kaixin001
Allez Cuisine! “Iron Chef For GREE New Challengers” – Kitchen Stadium Goes Social
Fuji Television with GREE [J] and Synphonie have announced that they will offer the GREE feature phone version of the popular TV show “Ryouri no Tetsujin (Iron Chef)” as a social game, “Iron Chef for GREE New Challengers.” [J] Fuji Television with GREE and Synphonie are jointly planning the design for “Iron Chef for GREE… Continue reading Allez Cuisine! “Iron Chef For GREE New Challengers” – Kitchen Stadium Goes Social
Yumemi To Develop American Location Game “MyTown” For Japan
Yumemi has announced that they are joining forces with Booyah, maker of the American location information social game “MyTown” which has over 4 million users. From now on, “MyTown” will be developed in Japan. “MyTown” is a Check-in type of location based service with strong game components. It is tied to such corporations as Disney,… Continue reading Yumemi To Develop American Location Game “MyTown” For Japan
Cyber Agent Releases New Social Game “World Chef” For Facebook
Cyber Agent has released the new social game “World Chef” for Facebook. You can play using an already existing avatar from the 2D virtual space “Ameba Pico,” which is offered by the same company. “World Chef” is a restaurant simulation social game which allows you to play using the same avatar data from Ameba Pico.… Continue reading Cyber Agent Releases New Social Game “World Chef” For Facebook
DeNA Recruits Legendary Japanese Game Designers Into “Super Creators” Initiative
In a press conference yesterday, DeNA announced [J] the formation of the “Super Creators” initiative, an all-star team of five veteran game designers from the traditional Japanese games industry who will create social smartphone games for Mobage. All games will be published by AQ Interactive. The veteran game designers include: Keiji Inafune: Legendary game designer formerly employed… Continue reading DeNA Recruits Legendary Japanese Game Designers Into “Super Creators” Initiative
Toyota’s Marketing Arm To Hold Social App Contest And Cheer Motor Industry
Toyota Marketing Japan(TMJ)[J], a 100% subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, announced it would have a contest on ideas of new apps integrating social network platforms which especially intend to make people interested in motor vehicles, in association with NHN Japan, GREE, DeNA, Mixi and Yahoo. Presidents of those companies will serve as the judges of the contest.… Continue reading Toyota’s Marketing Arm To Hold Social App Contest And Cheer Motor Industry
Video: DeNA CEO Tomoko Namba’s Interview at LeWeb’10
Tomoko Namba, the CEO of Japanese mobile social gaming giant DeNA (and one of my personal heroes), gave a pretty interesting interview at web industry conference LeWeb’10 earlier this month. LeWeb organizer Loic LeMeur asked her for a full 20 minutes about her company’s history, present and future plans Namba, speaking in excellent English, doesn’t… Continue reading Video: DeNA CEO Tomoko Namba’s Interview at LeWeb’10