By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry

AuthorDr. Serkan Toto

GLOBAL GAME BUSINESS TRENDS IN 2024 (PREDICTION)

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Just like last year for 2023, game industry news site GamesIndustry.biz asked several analysts for predictions about the global gaming market in 2024. Here is a repost from my contribution to their article: “Switch 2” will come and be $400 The time is finally here for a Switch...

Japanese Steam User Number Reaches Record High

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PC gaming has been becoming bigger and bigger in Japan in recent years, and the most recent statistics from Steam seem to support the trend. According to Steam’s own “Hardware & Software Survey”, the percentage of Japanese-speaking users reached 2.82% in June 2023.I am...

JAPAN GAMING MARKET INTERVIEW

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I was recently interviewed by Joseph Kim (who runs GameMakers and is also the CEO of mobile game studio Lila Games), Brian Peganoff (founder at Timber Advisors) and Matthew Kanterman (Director Of Research at Roundhill Investments) on the Japanese gaming market – with an extra dash of Korean...

JAPAN’S TOP 10 MOBILE GAMES IN 2022 (BY REVENUE)

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Japanese game industry data provider KADOKAWA ASCII Research Laboratories just published the top 10 grossing mobile games for Japan in CY2022. Here is the overview (gross sales, Japan domestic only, iOS and Android combined) – based on the company’s estimates*: 1) Monster Strike...

By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry