By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
It took a while, but the multi-billion dollar Japanese social gaming industry finally has its own association, named JASGA (Japan Social Game Association). JASGA’s establishment has (no doubt) been accelerated by the kompu gacha shock that hit the industry in May, followed by public pressure...
Japan’s leading social gaming companies GREE, DeNA, Mixi, NHN, CyberAgent, and Dwango (which established an industry council back in March) have released a new set (Japanese only) of self-regulatory measures. Last month, the industry tackled just the kompu gacha mechanic in a guideline, but...
Tokyo-based Klab played a major role in the “kompu gacha” shock story that rocked the Japanese social game industry in the last week. The company is one of Japan’s biggest 3rd-party social game makers and developed titles on Mobage, Yahoo-Mobage, Mixi, GREE, and Nico Nico Douga...
With regulation possibly around the corner, that council six top Japanese social game makers and platforms formed last month has announced a first set of measures to react to the mounting criticism of the industry in Japanese media. The council consists of members...
A total of six top Japanese social game makers and platforms formed a council to self-regulate their monetization models, specifically with an eye on protecting younger players. The list includes: arch enemies GREE and DeNA Japan’s largest social network Mixi (which operates a social gaming...
Klab has ported its soccer-themed social game Captain Tsubasa to GREE, a few weeks after the title crossed the 1.5 million user mark on Mobage. The company has probably paid quite a few yen to acquire the license for the famous soccer anime and manga from the 1980s, which means the port isn’t...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry