Ameba Pigg Introduces Marketing Products For Drug Store Matsumoto Kiyoshi

CyberAgent, Inc. [J] has announced the sales of corporate advertisement products “Ameba Pigg Area Tie-Up with Matsumoto Kiyoshi” which promotes guidance and purchases at real shops, in cooperation with Matsumoto Kiyoshi, Inc. [J], via their 2D virtual space Ameba Pigg [J]. “Ameba Pigg Area Tie-Up with Matsumoto Kiyoshi” is a service which distributes free original… Continue reading Ameba Pigg Introduces Marketing Products For Drug Store Matsumoto Kiyoshi

“Thanks Gift” Brings Users From Virtual Ameba Pigg To Real Shops

CyberAgent [J] has announced that they will release “Thanks Gift,” an advertising product which promotes the exposure to real shops, on their 2D virtual space “Ameba Pigg.” [J] “Thanks Gift” is an advertising product which presents the buyer of a business’ original item (virtual) sold or distributed within Ameba Pigg with a coupon which can… Continue reading “Thanks Gift” Brings Users From Virtual Ameba Pigg To Real Shops

Keroro And Other Characters Invade Ameba Pigg

CyberAgent [J] has opened up “Narikiri Dori” (Transformation Ave.), a new area in their virtual space Ameba Pigg, [J] where you can enjoy dressing up as popular characters from animes like Shin Seiki Evangelion [J] and “Keroro Gunsou” [J] (Sergent Keroro). “Narikiri Dori” is a new area based on Akihabara, and approximately 50 types of… Continue reading Keroro And Other Characters Invade Ameba Pigg

Ameba Pico’s English Is Too Difficult

A Japanese user, who might be a big fan of CyberAgent’s popular virtual avatar world Ameba Pigg, asked a question [J] on Yahoo! Chiebukuro (=Yahoo! Answers in Japan) about his playing Ameba Pico, an English version of Ameba Pigg. I’m playing Ameba Pico but totally lost as I can not understand the following English. Please… Continue reading Ameba Pico’s English Is Too Difficult

Ameba Gets Security Attack – 50,000 Users Unregistered From The Service

Cyber Agent’s Ameba, one of Japan’s largest blogging service with thousands of celebrity blogs and virtual community around Ameba Pigg, announced on its staff blog [J] that Ameba services got illegal access, and some of its users are seeing trouble that they can not log in and look withdrawn the service since December 24 night.… Continue reading Ameba Gets Security Attack – 50,000 Users Unregistered From The Service

Ameba Pico Reaches 4 Million Users

“AmebaPico,” the overseas 2D virtual space managed by CyberAgent, has acquired 4 million users.  This was brought to light from their English version Twitter account. “Ameba Pico” is this company’s overseas English version of their Japanese virtual space Ameba Pigg [J], offered as a Facebook application.  Like ameba Pigg, you create your own avatar, customize… Continue reading Ameba Pico Reaches 4 Million Users

Ameba Pigg Puts Out Avatar Garments For AKB48’s New Single “Kaze wa Fuiteriu”

CyberAgent’s 2D virtual space “Ameba Pigg” is now offering virtual items for the new single by the popular idol group “AKB48,” “Kaze wa Fuiteiru” (The Wind is Blowing), at the “AKB48 Campus Area.” “Kaze wa Fuiteriru” is AKB48’s 23rd single, and as “earthquake recovery song” for east Japan’s great earthquake disaster, part of the earnings… Continue reading Ameba Pigg Puts Out Avatar Garments For AKB48’s New Single “Kaze wa Fuiteriu”

Ameba Pigg Presents Live Concert By Ayumi Hamasaki

Ameba Pigg, [J] the 2D virtual space run by Cyber Agent, [J] will release a live transmitted broadcast of the popular artist Ayumi Hamasaki’s [J] concert performance “ayumi hamasaki ~POWER of MUSIC~ 2011 A LIMITED EDITION” onto the market from October 19th at 6:30 P.M.  This is the first time that a virtual space will… Continue reading Ameba Pigg Presents Live Concert By Ayumi Hamasaki

Gibli Animation Film “From Up On Poppy Hill” Area Opens On Ameba Pigg

Cyber Agent [J] has opened a special area for their 2D virtual space “Ameba Pigg,” [J] returning Studio Gibli’s latest film “Kokuriko-zaka Kara” (“コクリコ坂から”, From Up On Poppy Hill) to the world stage.  The limited term period is from September 16th until the 25th. This “From Up On Poppy Hill” area is Ameba Pigg’s original… Continue reading Gibli Animation Film “From Up On Poppy Hill” Area Opens On Ameba Pigg

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