By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry
Games, in which players have to train “idols” (stars) to rise to fame and fortune, are quite popular in Japan. Nagoya-based Ateam has just release Star Girls on Mobage, a social game that lets players take on the role of a music manager. The goal of the game is to choose a girl with...
Japanese toy maker Takara Tomy’s Choro Q toy cars have been used in countless video games so far, and today, Takara Tomy Entamedia unveiled “Combat Choro Q” for GREE. In a nutshell, the title can be described as a social tank battle game with some extra-cute graphics (Combat Choro...
Initial D, a popular Japanese anime and manga series, has seen quite a few video games over the years, and now Tokyo-based Butterfly Corp. decided to turn it into a mobile social game (also called Initial D) on Mobage. The game (obviously) takes place in the Initial D universe and lets players...
Mobage is getting another nice-looking social role-playing game: Tokyo-based Chunsoft today announced Ransei Ayakashi Emaki, a social RPG that went live today on Mobage. The game takes place in a fantasy world in which three countries are at war with each other. The player takes on the role of a...
It took them a few days, but DeNA finally published their operating results and financial statements for Q4 in English. I am currently reading the documents, which can be downloaded (PDF) here:
FY2010Q4 Operating Results
FY2010Q4 Consolidated Financial Statements
The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) is probably one of the largest (if not the largest) of its kind worldwide (last year, I was fortunate to participate as a moderator and judge). During the GMIC 2011 (which ended yesterday), DeNA COO Isao Moriyasu gave a speech in which he unveiled a...
By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry