Thank You, Next
China approves League of Legends: Wild Rift, Super Mario Party, Diablo Immortal and 30 other games
Pokémon Quest and Rayman Legends also all make the cut
Happy New Year
Celebrate Chinese New Year with a special offer for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #5
Enjoy 20% discount on all tickets for the incoming year of the ox
All In
Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM
The deal includes mobile games subsidiary Funflow
Indie View
The Big Indie interviews: We discuss stargazing, gardening and winning The Big Indie Pitch with Miracle Tea
Bradley Smith discusses winning our Digital Big Indie Pitch #4
Making Of
Why Crunchyroll believes now is the right time to bring Princess Connect! Re: Dive to the West
"The team knew it would be a tremendous success and a potentially great fit for the Western market"
Indie Spotlight
How Stacky Dash utilised TikTok to achieve 100,000 downloads a day
"The biggest challenge is acknowledging that success is the exception and failure is the norm"
Sponsored
Finding success in 4x strategy games
A preview of the new mobile game genre report from Google Play
Game On
Chinese games regulators gave approval to 1,411 games last year
1,311 were domestic games while 97 were imported
Switch It Up
Nintendo Switch made up 87% of Japanese console sales last year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sits at the top of Japan's charts
Switch It Up
The Nintendo Switch hits one million official sales in China
The number is higher when grey markets are included
Big Indie Pitch
Drimia Interactive proves the fun never has to end as Aztec Ride takes the first Big Indie Pitch crown of 2021
We reveal the top three games from our recent Digital Big Indie Pitch #5
Ninten-no
Super Nintendo World opening delayed due COVID-19
A new date will be set when the state of emergency lifts
New Partnership
Tilting Point forms live-publishing partnership with South Korean firm Storytaco
"Storytaco has done a great job of creating a narrative-driven game that has captivated audiences, and this partnership allows us to bring that thrilling storyline into the hands of even more players"
Ask Iwata
Next Level Games was an anomaly - don't expect more Nintendo acquisitions anytime soon
Prior to this, its last purchase was Monolith Soft in 2007
Entering China
Pixel Federation enters Chinese market with Diggy's Adventure
"We are very excited to bring our most popular game to Chinese players and we hope to steal their hearts"
Imposter
Among Us clone 'Werewolf Among Us' accumulates 663k lifetime downloads, 100k in a single day
International version 'Murder Party' picks up 19,000 downloads too
Ninten-yay
Take a tour around Super Nintendo World on its new website
Due to open on February 4th
Put 'em Up
Call of Duty: Mobile fires through $14 million in its Chinese launch week
The game has generated $644 million in lifetime revenue
Getting The Boot
Apple purges 39,000 titles from its Chinese App Store
As a result of apps not having a license
Welcome Back
Huawei returns Tencent's games to its storefront
Following removal due to a revenue share dispute
Rip
Yoozoo Games CEO and chairman Qi passes away at 39
Allegedly due to being poisoned
Indie View
The Big Indie interviews: Hong Kong indie Trefle & Co Game talk thriving, adapting and succeeding
Billy Hui discusses winning our Digital Big Indie Pitch in November
Getting The Boot
Apple is preparing to remove more apps from the Chinese App Store
Continuing from the ISBN issues earlier this year
Free Falling
Human: Fall Flat hits two million Chinese sales in six days
It shot to the top of the charts
Coming Of Age
China introduces a new age-rating system for games
The categories are eight-plus, 12-plus and 16-plus
Ninten-yay
Nintendo to show off its new theme park in a showcase later today
No gameplay will be shown
Falling Upwards
Human Fall Flat mobile soars to top spot in China following release
The Curve titled released in the region with support from X.D. Network and 505 Games
G-star Success
Over 850,000 people watched G-STAR TV from the top South Korea conference
G-STAR 2020 reaches a huge audience over twitch with a new digital exhibition, and sets new records!
Evolving Partnership
Tilting Point enters funding partnership with Joycity, invests $40 million in Gunship Battle: Total Warfare
Looking to grow audience internationally and in the US
Indie Spotlight
Q-Games founder Dylan Cuthbert on the allure of Apple Arcade
"We are developing another Apple Arcade title"
Lockdown Lift
Five mobile games have made more than a billion dollars in 2020 so far
PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings and Pokemon GO all make list
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Reincarnated
Square Enix pushes Nier Re[in]carnation release to 2021
No word on when it will come to the west
Switch It Up
Nintendo beats PlayStation and Xbox as it shifts 1.3 million Switch's in China this year
"When compared to Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo has the best chance to seize the China market"
Indie Spotlight
The story of DreamTree Games and DeLight from co-founder ZhiWei Tan
"I will consider us successful if our game can continue to leave a lasting impression on our players."
Indie View
The Big Indie interviews: Smash Head Studio talk standing out in the world of 2D roguelite action games
Akhil Nivarthi discusses coming 3rd at our Big Indie Pitch (Mobile) at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #3 2020
You're A Wizard
Wizard Games secures investment from Tencent
The exact figure was not disclosed
Growing Market
The Asia-10 market will have 826 million gamers by 2024
It is expected to generate $42 billion in 2024
Ninten-yay
Universal Studios Japan is opening its Nintendo attraction on February 4th
It could still be pushed by due to COVID
Proving Popular
Animal Crossing: New Horizons becomes the fastest-ever game to sell six million copies in Japan
The previous record hold was Pokemon Gold and Silver
Royalty
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince might acquire a majority stake in SNK
Through the Electronic Gaming Development Company
Blown To The Top
Nexon’s The Kingdom of the Winds: Yeon is #1 Korean action RPG
Crunching the data with App Annie
Money Money Money
Bandai Namco backs Genies with $3 million investment
The avatar tech firm will expand across Asia
Yodo1
Android app stores in China: many stores, one solution
Yodo1 discusses the different app stores in China and how to get listed on them
Big Indie Pitch
Rallyallyally takes the crown with its 180 twist on the casual racing genre
We explore the top three games from our recent Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #4
Remote Working
"The future of remote work is going to be hybrid," says Yodo1 AI team leader Christopher Dossman
"Imagine teleporting instantly from a crowded, busy office to a secluded mountain retreat or an exciting city."
Money Money Money
Netmarble hit $535 million in total sales for Q3 2020
"We continue to see strong results at the end of our third quarter with significant overseas sales coming from our line-up of existing games"
Pgc Digital
Tencent generates $18.4 billion in Q3 2020
Online games revenue grew 45 per cent year-on-year
Hdc
Huawei facilitates developer access to Chinese market with AppGallery
The company shared legal tips and Chinese app market insights in the webinar
Asia Experts
PlatinumGames, 2K Games, XL Games, Hypergryph and more: G-STAR announces speaker line-up
G-CON 2020 is in less than one week and the content is shaping up to be world class: register now!
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: India overtakes US to become second-biggest game download market globally
Only China sees higher downloads worldwide