NHK reported that Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, who owns a professional baseball team Tohoku Rakuten Goleden Eagles in the top leagues, purchased the naming right of the home stadium in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. Wikipedia: Jet-0 The Miyagi Stadium, which name has been Kleenex Stadium Miyagi, will be changed to Rakuten Kobo Stadium. It must be… Continue reading Rakuten Purchases The Name Of Miyagi Baseball Stadium For Kobo
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Sadako The Ring Memorial Pitch
Sadako, from the popular Japanese horror movie Ring, threw the opening pitch at Tokyo Dome on Hokkaido Nippon-ham Fighters vs Chiba Lotte Marines on April 25th. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOB9kZiOD50 A photo after the ceremony, https://twitter.com/#!/hochi_baseball/status/195085224986677248 More photos on Nikkan Sports [J], Sanspo [J]
Yokohama DeNA Baystars Now Has A New Logo
Yokohama DeNA Baystars, which became real on December 1st by an acquisition by DeNA, a company runs social game networking service Mobage, announced [J] the new team logo on December 9. Its “DeNA” part is not so similar with the DeNA’s company logo. The former logo of Yokohama Baystars was this, Yokohama Baystars was one… Continue reading Yokohama DeNA Baystars Now Has A New Logo
DeNA Baseball Team Officially Approved
In the morning today December 1, Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB)’s temporary executive committee approved it, then afternoon, owners meeting also approved the deal that the original owner of Yokohama Bay Stars TBS sells the team to DeNA, an IT company who runs a social game networking service Mobage, Sports Nippon reported [J]. NHK reported [J] that… Continue reading DeNA Baseball Team Officially Approved
Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars – DeNA(Mobage) Agrees To Purchase Pro Baseball Team
DeNA just announced [J] that it had submitted an application on acquisition of pro-baseball team Yokohama Bay Stars from current owner Tokyo Broadcasting System(TBS) group to Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB). DeNA is to pay 6.5 billion yen (US$83.3 million) for 66.92% stock of the team, and will pay 3 billion yen (US$38) to NPB… Continue reading Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars – DeNA(Mobage) Agrees To Purchase Pro Baseball Team
Pokelabo Releases “Baseball Buddies! Fierce Battle Pro Baseball Edition”
Pokelabo [J] has released “YakyuTomo! Gekitou Puro Yakyuu Hen” [J] (Baseball Buddies! Fierce Battle Pro Baseball Edition), the latest installment of their popular Mobage [J] feature phone social game “YakyuTomo” [J]. “YakyuTomo!” is a simulation game where the player becomes a baseball team a director and nurtures a fledgling team into veteran leaders on the… Continue reading Pokelabo Releases “Baseball Buddies! Fierce Battle Pro Baseball Edition”
News Around Mobage Getting Bay-Stars Baseball Team
[Update 2011-10-28] Nippon Professional Baseball organization is reported [J] to unapprove the service name “Mobage” for the team name. Most other teams have company names in Japan, and DeNA was rumored to curve out its Mobage business to this rule. We have been reporting (1),(2) that DeNA, Japan’s large social game networking Mobage owner, is… Continue reading News Around Mobage Getting Bay-Stars Baseball Team
Social Game Networking Mobage Reported To Own Pro-Baseball Team In Japan
From the first time rumored, Japanese social game network giant Mobage company DeNA has been rumored to buy a Yokohama-based professional baseball team, Yokohama Bay Stars. DeNA side never commented on that. And some media reported the deal went up into air. Today Nikkei reported [J] that TBS Holdings, a TV broadcast network currently owning… Continue reading Social Game Networking Mobage Reported To Own Pro-Baseball Team In Japan
Mobage Company DeNA Rumored To Buy A Pro Baseball Team, PR Denied
According to Sankei Sports [J], DeNA, known by running a big social gaming network Mobage, is one the list of companies who are talking with TBS, a Japanese TV network company who owns Yokohama Bay Stars [J] of Nippon Professional Baseball(Puro Yakyu) [J] Se-League, to purchase the team. TBS Holdings tried to sell the Bay… Continue reading Mobage Company DeNA Rumored To Buy A Pro Baseball Team, PR Denied
Japanese Location-Based Service Colopl Sells Special Card With Pro-Baseball Ticket
Colopl [J] is planning to implement the sports game watching “Pro Baseball! Colopl Series” [J] to link with their cell phone geo-location game “Koroni-na Seikatsu” (Colony Life). This will be their first attempt to collaborate with professional sports. The “Pro Baseball! Colopl Series” is for sales of special Colopl Card linked game tickets for 16… Continue reading Japanese Location-Based Service Colopl Sells Special Card With Pro-Baseball Ticket