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

AuthorDr. Serkan Toto

I am the CEO & Founder of Kantan Games Inc., an independent consultancy focused on Japan’s game industry. Please feel free to connect via Email (Serkan at kantangames.com), LinkedIn or Twitter. Please subscribe to updates on this site via Email.

Japan And That One Western Game That Actually Made It Here

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Foreign-made video games have always had a very hard time in Japan. For example, a Famitsu statistic summarizing the top 100 best-selling games in Japan between January 2001 and September 2013 (accumulated across these almost 13 years) does not include even a single foreign-made title. Almost 10...

GLOBAL GAME BUSINESS TRENDS IN 2023 (PREDICTION)

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As every year, game industry news site GamesIndustry.biz asked several analysts for predictions about the global gaming market in 2023. Here is a repost from my contribution to their article: Prices will continue to rise Not all studios have hiked prices to keep up with the rise of production and...

Japan’s PC Gaming Market Doubles In Size In 3 Years

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Mobile is king in Japan’s gaming market, there can be no doubt about that. In terms of market size, mobile gaming has become about 3x bigger than console gaming in Japan over the last decade. But what about Japan’s PC gaming market, long considered a niche? Japan’s PC Game Market...

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