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Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play News Nov 18th, 2021

Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play

From rhythm to RPG to WTF?

Has Konami's mobile pivot been a success? The Charticle Nov 7th, 2017

Has Konami's mobile pivot been a success?

How has the 2015 restructure worked out for Konami?

After another big year the old guard still dominate Japan's mobile games market The Charticle Oct 23rd, 2017

After another big year the old guard still dominate Japan's mobile games market

Revenues up 35 per cent but what's driving them?

1 Why did Gree pull out of the West? The Charticle Aug 3rd, 2017

Why did Gree pull out of the West?

The Japanese outfit no longer has a Western presence, but how are its games performing?

Worldwide top grosser but never in the US top 100: Why Mixi canned Monster Strike Feature May 2nd, 2017

Worldwide top grosser but never in the US top 100: Why Mixi canned Monster Strike

Is the chasm between Japanese and American tastes a bridge too far?

2 How does Fire Emblem Heroes monetise? The IAP Inspector Feb 3rd, 2017

How does Fire Emblem Heroes monetise?

IAPs from the players' perspective

Analyzing Pokemon GO's relative failure in Japan The Charticle Aug 8th, 2016

Analyzing Pokemon GO's relative failure in Japan

Lacks sustain

Hall of Fame: Kazuki Morishita Hall of Fame Feb 26th, 2015

Hall of Fame: Kazuki Morishita

GungHo Online CEO on bringing people joy

Metaps on why you should come to Tokyo Game Show and bring your mobile game to Japan Feature Sep 4th, 2014

Metaps on why you should come to Tokyo Game Show and bring your mobile game to Japan

Learn more at Metaps' Tokyo Mobile Game Night

Clash of alliances: The making of Samurai Siege Feature Jun 4th, 2014

Clash of alliances: The making of Samurai Siege

Passion for your game and your audience

More bad news for GREE and DeNA, but Mixi's on the up thanks to Monster Strike Feature May 20th, 2014

More bad news for GREE and DeNA, but Mixi's on the up thanks to Monster Strike

Weekly digest from Tokyo

Colopl and GungHo post impressive financials, while 3 media giants combine to Reinforce Feature May 9th, 2014

Colopl and GungHo post impressive financials, while 3 media giants combine to Reinforce

Weekly digest from Tokyo

Monsters, mushrooms, meow meows and Puzzle & Dragons hits the arcade Feature Apr 28th, 2014

Monsters, mushrooms, meow meows and Puzzle & Dragons hits the arcade

Weekly digest from Tokyo

GREE announces Wright Flyer Studios while Puzzle & Dragons comes to arcades Feature Apr 21st, 2014

GREE announces Wright Flyer Studios while Puzzle & Dragons comes to arcades

Weekly digest from Tokyo

1 More Mana and Saga games coming to mobile Feature Apr 14th, 2014

More Mana and Saga games coming to mobile

Weekly digest from Tokyo

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