2011 is over – reason enough to take a look at some of the key trends that shaped Japan’s web, mobile, and gaming industries last year. I could think, in no particular order, of five major developments that made a significant impact last year: March 11 Triple Disaster The triple disaster that hit Japan on… Continue reading 5 Trends In Japan’s Web And Mobile Worlds In 2011
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CyberAgent Releases “Animal Land” For Facebook
CyberAgent [J] has released the latest addition to their PC social game enterprise, “Animal Land” for Facebook. “Animal Land” is a game where you enjoy building a town where animals live, by reclaiming land, building houses and shops, and decorating trees and vehicles. You can level up by building the town, and as well as… Continue reading CyberAgent Releases “Animal Land” For Facebook
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[J] that Ameba services got illegal access, and some of its users are seeing trouble that they can not log in and look withdrawn the service since December 24 night.… Continue reading Ameba Gets Security Attack – 50,000 Users Unregistered From The Service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”
CyberAgent America Releases New iPhone App “Animal Bakery”
CyberAgent’s [J] American corporate body CyberAgent America,Inc has released a new iOS game application “Animal Bakery.” Download is free. “Animal Bakery” is a restaurant management social game where you make your own bakery and treat the animals of the forest to food prepared with natural ingredients. With over 40 animals appearing, over 60 recipes, and… Continue reading CyberAgent America Releases New iPhone App “Animal Bakery”
CyberAgent Ventures Invests In Startup Company “Qrunch”
CyberAgent’s [J] consolidated subsidiary for developing investment and venture capital operations, CyberAgent Ventures, [J] on the date of October 7th, 2011 made an investment into Qrunch Co., [J] developers of “Qrunch,” [J] a social Q&A service which allows you to lightheartedly ask questions to friends. This company became the chosen enterprise for the business plan… Continue reading CyberAgent Ventures Invests In Startup Company “Qrunch”
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
What If Your Girlfriend Were a Foreigner? CyberAgent’s English-Study App
CyberAgent, [J] which manages “Ameba,” has begun to offer the second installation of their English conversation study application series for iPhone, “Moshi Kareshi Ga Gaikokujin Dattara Eikaiwa” (If Your Boyfriend was a Foreigner English Conversation), “Moshi Kanojo Ga Gaikokujin Dattara Eikaiwa” [J] (If your girlfriend was a foreigner English Conversation). Although the price is set… Continue reading What If Your Girlfriend Were a Foreigner? CyberAgent’s English-Study App
DeNA And CyberAgent To Start Joint Smartphone Ads Network For Mobage/Ameba
DeNA announced that CyberAgent and they are to established a new joint venture company at the end of April. The company will form an ads network for smartphone since May. CyberAgent will own 51%, DeNA 49%. DeNA holds 24.48 million social network users on Mobage and Yahoo! Mobage, Cyber Agent has 13 million users on… Continue reading DeNA And CyberAgent To Start Joint Smartphone Ads Network For Mobage/Ameba