We have covered the Japanese social game industry to some extent on Asiajin over the last years, and I myself do so in more detail on my personal site. In recent months, the two biggest companies in this space, DeNA and GREE, have invested hundreds of millions of US dollars in bringing the concept of… Continue reading Presentation: DeNA And GREE – A Perspective On Japanese Social Games Going Global
Tag: Mobage
Social Game For “Shingeki no Kyojin” By Konami Coming This Spring
KONAMI [J] has announced that they will distribute a social game for Mobage modeled after the manga “Shingeki no Kyojin” (Giant Advance) from this Spring. Advanced registration will commence in Japan. “Shingeki no Kyojin” is Izayama Hajime‘s original manga for Kodansha’s separate volume boys comic magazine which has been running since October of 2009. In… Continue reading Social Game For “Shingeki no Kyojin” By Konami Coming This Spring
DeNA and Cygames Make Strategic Partnership
DeNA [J] and Cygames, [J] who develop Social Application Provider (SAP) projects, have agreed to undertake a strategic partnership for the development of domestic and overseas social game projects. DeNA, who run the uber-popular Japanese social game platform “Mobage” (URL: http://mbga.jp) with over 35 million members, are presently strengthening the development of overseas projects with… Continue reading DeNA and Cygames Make Strategic Partnership
TV Anime Version Of “Sengoku Collection” To Air
KONAMI is making a TV Anime of “Sengoku Collection,” their currently offered social game for Mobage, which will air late night every week at 1:45 on Tokyo Terebi from April 5th. “Sengoku Collection” is a popular social game currently with over 2.5 million users. Users strive to be the commander of the world while training… Continue reading TV Anime Version Of “Sengoku Collection” To Air
Koei Tecmo Games Release “Nobunyaga’s Ambition” For Mobage
Koei Tecmo Games [J] has released the Mobage social game “Nobunyaga No Yabou” [J] (Nobu-nyaga’s Ambition) for feature phone. “Nobu-nyaga’s Ambition” is a simulation social game in which “Oda Nobu-nyaga,” “Mikeda Shingen,” and “Oe-Nyan” etc. “Cat Commanders” take the stage (These names are plays on Japanese historical figures with cat phonemes). The user develops his… Continue reading Koei Tecmo Games Release “Nobunyaga’s Ambition” For Mobage
5 Trends In Japan’s Web And Mobile Worlds In 2011
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
Presentation: DeNA, Mobage, GREE – Demystifying Japan’s Social Gaming Market
A few weeks ago, I gave a presentation on Japan’s social gaming sector, in which I am analyzing some key areas and companies (especially DeNA and GREE) of this rapidly growing industry. In particular, the presentation is focused on the local social gaming market, the differences to markets in the US and elsewhere, and future… Continue reading Presentation: DeNA, Mobage, GREE – Demystifying Japan’s Social Gaming Market
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
Yahoo! Mobage Celebrates 6 Million Uses Registration
Yahoo! Mobage, a joint social game networking service for PC run by Japan’s largest web service Yahoo! Japan and mobile social game giant DeNA, starts a present campaign celebrating its 6 million users registration. If you play any games on Yahoo! Mobage first in time, and purchase anything on selected stores on Yahoo! Shopping, you… Continue reading Yahoo! Mobage Celebrates 6 Million Uses Registration
Namco Bandai To Release Mobage Social Game “Kamen Rider Legend”
NAMCO BANDAI Games, Inc. [J] has announced that they will release “Kamen Rider Legend” (Masked Rider Legend), a social game for Mobage [J], from the end of November. “Kamen Rider Legend” is a social game where users collect “Brave Jewels” containing the power of successive generations of masked riders and mysterious people, while gaining strength… Continue reading Namco Bandai To Release Mobage Social Game “Kamen Rider Legend”