Category: Social game

Zynga Japan Retires 3 Social Game Titles

Zynga Japan K. K. [J] has announced that they will terminate service of the three of their social game titles “Mojitomo☆”, “Machitsuku!”, and “Montopia” by December 21st.  This is because of the major layoffs [J] at the head American office of the social game developer Zynga. “Mojitomo☆” and “Montopia” are social game apps offered for… Continue reading Zynga Japan Retires 3 Social Game Titles

Social Gamers’ Social Media Use in Japan

Not a long time ago we conducted a large scale study by surveying 1000 online panel members about their social media usage habits. Although I personally have some doubts about online panels, as the members are paid professional survey takers and may not be normal people (bargain hunters, tech savvy people, early adopters, etc), the… Continue reading Social Gamers’ Social Media Use in Japan

Yahoo! Japan Makes Comprehensive Business Ties With Gree

Yahoo! Japan and Gree just (after the market close) announced [J] that they have made a deal of “comprehensive business ties”. They are to discuss on co-development of social games, as well as establishment of company to promote it. They are also talking to set up an joint-investment company for digital video contents, and an… Continue reading Yahoo! Japan Makes Comprehensive Business Ties With Gree

Over 3 Million Users Now Registered On Colopl

Colopl Inc. [J] has announced that the number of users of their location based game “Colopl” has reached 3 million.  This is the number of already withdrawn users subtracted from the number of registered users. “Colopl” was opened for service in November of 2010 as the world’s first location game specialized platform.  Currently they are… Continue reading Over 3 Million Users Now Registered On Colopl

North American Avatar Online Community TinierMe Links Up With Historical Manga Hetalia

G-Crest Inc. [J] is doing a tie-up with the nation anthropomorphication comic and anime Hetalia [J] through TinierMe [J], an avatar online community being developed for overseas centered on North America. “Hetalia” is a historical comedy work which personifies nations, posted on Himaruya Hidekazu’s own website.  AT first it was posted as a web comic,… Continue reading North American Avatar Online Community TinierMe Links Up With Historical Manga Hetalia

Colopl Runs “North Japan Support Campaign” To Support Tourism

Colopl, Inc. [J] has announced that from September 6th through October 31st they will be doing the “Tohoku Ouen Campaign 2012” (North Japan Support Campaign), which will aid tourism in the northern region of Honshu, through their location based game “Colony Life.” This plan aims to support the recovery from last year’s major earthquake, and… Continue reading Colopl Runs “North Japan Support Campaign” To Support Tourism

mixi, KONAMI Release Smartphone Virtual World “mixi Park”

mixi, Inc. [J] and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. [J] have jointly released mixi Park, [J] a 3D virtual space for smartphones which operates together with the SNS mixi. [J]  It has been opened as a native application for iOS and Android, and both are free to download. “mixi Park” is a service which allows you… Continue reading mixi, KONAMI Release Smartphone Virtual World “mixi Park”

Location Game “Colony Life” Links Up With 3 Railways

Colopl, Inc. [J] has initiated a tie-up with the three companies Watarase Keikoku Railway, Keihan Denki Railway, and Tosa Kuroshio Railway, through their location based game “Colony Life.”  This brings the total number of transportation companies connected with Colopula up to 28. With this link-up, they will be offering “Norimono Coloka” (Vehicle Coloka) which let… Continue reading Location Game “Colony Life” Links Up With 3 Railways

Paste A Virtual Space Onto Blogs With “Virtual World Kit For 3di Cloud”

3Di Inc. [J] has begun to offer “Virtul World Kit for 3Di Cloud,” which lets you instantly set up a virtual space, just by pasting several lines of HTML tab onto your website or blog.  It is free to use. “Virtual World Kit for 3Di Cloud” is a service that allows users of different social… Continue reading Paste A Virtual Space Onto Blogs With “Virtual World Kit For 3di Cloud”