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Four years on and Pokemon GO is still flying high Comment & Opinion Jul 6th, 2020

Four years on and Pokemon GO is still flying high

Niantic's AR title nearly replicates its first-year earnings

Nintendo's Osaka-based theme park opening has been delayed News Jun 29th, 2020

Nintendo's Osaka-based theme park opening has been delayed

Still aiming to open this year

What happened to Dr. Mario World? Data & Research Jun 26th, 2020

What happened to Dr. Mario World?

Nearly one year on, how has the plumber turned medical professional fared?

Anzu teams up with industry veteran Takuya Banno to bring its ads platform to Japan News Jun 22nd, 2020

Anzu teams up with industry veteran Takuya Banno to bring its ads platform to Japan

"The Japanese gaming market is bigger and more advanced than ever before"

Update: Bethesda and Gaea Mobile launch Fallout Shelter Online in Asia News Jun 16th, 2020

Update: Bethesda and Gaea Mobile launch Fallout Shelter Online in Asia

Available to download in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and more

NetEase sets up a new studio in Tokyo to focus on next-generation games News Jun 5th, 2020

NetEase sets up a new studio in Tokyo to focus on next-generation games

The studio is hiring PC, console and mobile specialist

Sega continues mini console trend with upcoming Game Gear Micro News Jun 3rd, 2020

Sega continues mini console trend with upcoming Game Gear Micro

Comes to Japan on October 6th

Square Enix branches out into "entertainment AI" with forming of new company News May 29th, 2020

Square Enix branches out into "entertainment AI" with forming of new company

Square Enix AI and Arts Alchmey Co. will spearhead research and development

Konami's LovePlus Every to shut down 10 months after launch News May 27th, 2020

Konami's LovePlus Every to shut down 10 months after launch

Dating simulator will cease operations on August 5th, 2020

Tencent acquires 20% stake in Japanese games firm Marvelous News May 26th, 2020

Tencent acquires 20% stake in Japanese games firm Marvelous

"In comparison to Western companies, there is a widening abyss in terms of development capability and financial clout"

Japanese developers and publishers join together for New Game+ Expo on June 23rd News May 21st, 2020

Japanese developers and publishers join together for New Game+ Expo on June 23rd

Sega, SNK, Koei Tecmo, Spike Chunsoft, and more are due to take part

Sega profits rocket by 421%, video games up 50% too News May 14th, 2020

Sega profits rocket by 421%, video games up 50% too

"Strong competitive mobile enviroment"

Dragon Quest Walk and Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe help lift Square Enix mobile revenues to almost $1 billion News May 14th, 2020

Dragon Quest Walk and Romancing SaGa Re;univerSe help lift Square Enix mobile revenues to almost $1 billion

Profits rise by 9.38% overall

Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifts nearly 4 million units in Japan News May 13th, 2020

Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifts nearly 4 million units in Japan

Best-selling Nintendo Switch game in the country yet

Japan's Computer Entertainment Rating Organisation reopens on May 7th News May 4th, 2020

Japan's Computer Entertainment Rating Organisation reopens on May 7th

It was shut due to the coronavirus

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