By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
I am German, and as such (I hope) a rather analytical and sober person. Based out of Tokyo, I have been consulting to financial institutions for almost a decade, both buy-side and sell-side. I am an economics PhD and have a solid understanding of how investment banks, investors and “the...
Japan’s mobile gaming market is not only the world’s oldest and most mature, it has also reached a massive market scale over the last 10+ years. According to Japan’s Mobile Content Forum (MCF), the country’s market for games delivered on mobile devices reached US$13.3 billion* in 2018...
The Japanese government’s Official Gazette just released details on The Pokemon Company‘s financials for its 21st year in business. According to the gazette, net profit jumped to a handsome US$124 million in the financial year that ended on February 28, 2019 (via Kanpo Blog). In 2018, net...
Japanese data provider Gzbrain released an overview of Japan’s top 10 mobile games in terms of revenue for 2018 a few days ago. The list is based on the estimated gross revenue on iOS and Android combined (and in Japan only):1) Monster Strike from Mixi (2121): US$842 million2) Fate/Grand...
A lot has been written about esports in Japan in recent months, mostly on why competitive gaming isn’t taking off over here, the third biggest market for games in the world. It makes sense, as esports seems to be everywhere nowadays, enjoying coverage by mass media, attention by large brands...
Game industry website GamesIndustry.biz recently asked me for some personal predictions for the gaming business in 2019. Here is an repost from my contribution to their article: Last year I predicted: 2018 will be another successful year for Nintendo: Largely correct with Nintendo’s year-end...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry