Namco Bandai‘s social gaming business is doing very, very well: the company today announced it counts a total 30 million users across their social games offered on the Japanese market. There are various reasons for this success: Namco Bandai has partnerships with Mobage and GREE, usually uses...
GREE And DeNA “Partner” Bandai-Namco Ink Social Game Deal [Social Games]
Apparently, things aren’t going too well between DeNA and Namco Bandai, two companies that entered a spectacular partnership right after the Tokyo Game Show last year. Following the deal, Namco Bandai rolled out a number of hit titles on Mobage, i.e. Tales of Kizna, Idolmaster, and mega hit...
Naruto Social Game To Land On GREE [Social Games]
It was about time: super-popular action manga Naruto will be turned into a mobile social game, and it’s GREE that has scored the licensing rights.Tentatively named “NARUTO×GREE”, the social card battle RPG will hit GREE for feature phones next month, followed by a smartphone...
Namco Bandai’s Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Hits 1 Million Users On Mobage [Social Games]
DeNA partner Namco Bandai has another hit social game in its portfolio: Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, a “social idol-raising game”, is now boasting over one million users on Mobage. The title, the first social version in the popular Idolmaster video game series, was announced last...
Release Calendar For Listed Japanese Mobile Game Companies (As Of May 3)
Here is an updated calendar of major free-to-play native apps that publicly traded Japanese mobile game makers have announced for the coming months. Please note that these titles can be modified, canceled, or released at any given time. The list isn’t necessarily exhaustive, as games can...
Release Calendar For Listed Japanese Mobile Game Companies (As Of April 19)
Here is an updated calendar of major free-to-play native apps that publicly traded Japanese mobile game makers have announced for the coming months. Please note that these titles can be modified, canceled, or released at any given time. The list isn’t necessarily exhaustive, as games can...