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Nintendo’s lawsuit against Japanese publisher Colopl won’t stall White Cat Project Switch release News Jul 17th, 2018

Nintendo’s lawsuit against Japanese publisher Colopl won’t stall White Cat Project Switch release

Console giant says these are "completely separate matters"

Dragon Ball Legends generates $40 million in revenues in just over a month News Jul 17th, 2018

Dragon Ball Legends generates $40 million in revenues in just over a month

The lion's share of revenue comes from Japan with 67 per cent

Fate/Grand Order rakes in over $2 billion in revenue worldwide News Jul 16th, 2018

Fate/Grand Order rakes in over $2 billion in revenue worldwide

97 per cent of the game’s revenue comes from a home-grown Japanese audience

Sony-owned Fate/Grand Order publisher Aniplex's sales surpassed $1.8 billion in last fiscal year News Jul 9th, 2018

Sony-owned Fate/Grand Order publisher Aniplex's sales surpassed $1.8 billion in last fiscal year

Net profit came in at $312 million

Yo-Kai Watch World hopes to capture Pokemon Go-like success with Japan launch News Jun 28th, 2018

Yo-Kai Watch World hopes to capture Pokemon Go-like success with Japan launch

GungHo works with Level-5 to location-based AR title

GungHo banks on colourful chaos to go big with Nintendo Switch release Ninjala News Jun 27th, 2018

GungHo banks on colourful chaos to go big with Nintendo Switch release Ninjala

Japanese developer hopes the wider appeal will help the game land on a global scale

BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! English version racks up one million downloads News Jun 18th, 2018

BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! English version racks up one million downloads

Milestone celebrated by series of in-game events

Monster Strike publisher Mixi plots $900m investment in biz dev and M&A over next five years News May 17th, 2018

Monster Strike publisher Mixi plots $900m investment in biz dev and M&A over next five years

$100 million earmarked for Monster Strike and new IP development

GungHo’s sales and profits continue to fall amidst Puzzle & Dragons decline News May 15th, 2018

GungHo’s sales and profits continue to fall amidst Puzzle & Dragons decline

But still hugely profitable

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and Hoshi no Dragon Quest help bump Square Enix to profits of $348 million News May 14th, 2018

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and Hoshi no Dragon Quest help bump Square Enix to profits of $348 million

Dragon Quest Monsters Super Light and Kingdom Hearts Union X also given nods

Pokemon Go Summer Tour heads to the US, Germany and Japan News May 8th, 2018

Pokemon Go Summer Tour heads to the US, Germany and Japan

Events will feature a host of interactive adventures and special challenges

Gumi’s The Alchemist Code racks up five million downloads worldwide News May 2nd, 2018

Gumi’s The Alchemist Code racks up five million downloads worldwide

The Japanese mobile games developer is celebrating with special in-game events

Hack and slash: The making of MIHOYO's Honkai Impact 3rd Interview May 2nd, 2018

Hack and slash: The making of MIHOYO's Honkai Impact 3rd

MIHOYO president Forrest Wei Liu breaks down Honkai Impact 3rd's world

CyberAgent’s new release Princess Connect! Re:Dive propels games revenues to $368m in Q2 2018 News May 1st, 2018

CyberAgent’s new release Princess Connect! Re:Dive propels games revenues to $368m in Q2 2018

Company credits Princess Connect! Re:Dive for the improved financial performance

Mobile games revenues to hit $70 billion in 2018 News Apr 30th, 2018

Mobile games revenues to hit $70 billion in 2018

Revenues will account for more than half of the $137.9 billion made across all platforms

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