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Next Level Games was an anomaly - don't expect more Nintendo acquisitions anytime soon Comment & Opinion Jan 8th, 2021

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

Hasbro's My Little Pony IP engages millions of fans in prominent Chinese mobile game Comment & Opinion Sep 17th, 2020

Hasbro's My Little Pony IP engages millions of fans in prominent Chinese mobile game

Yodo1 details how it brought the iconic IP to Mini World

NCSoft wants more from its legacy RPG franchises on mobile as sales decline News May 16th, 2019

NCSoft wants more from its legacy RPG franchises on mobile as sales decline

Mobile still makes up more than half of the company's sales

China’s games regulator approves nearly 100 new games including Game of Thrones and Angry Birds News Apr 2nd, 2019

China’s games regulator approves nearly 100 new games including Game of Thrones and Angry Birds

Bringing the total for new games in 2019 up to 987

Changyou snags licence to bring Tetris mobile games to China News Nov 16th, 2018

Changyou snags licence to bring Tetris mobile games to China

Its first effort, Tetris Journey, is set to land next year on Android and iOS

2 Garena Online publishes Contra: Return in Southeast Asia News Oct 3rd, 2018

Garena Online publishes Contra: Return in Southeast Asia

The retro-classic is currently available in Philippines, Thailand, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and Hong Kong

Tencent and Square Enix team up to form new company and develop triple-A franchise News Aug 31st, 2018

Tencent and Square Enix team up to form new company and develop triple-A franchise

Chinese tech giant providing internet capabilities; Japanese game developer providing the creativity

Bandai Namco plots "full-blown" push into China and aggressive development of new IP News Feb 12th, 2018

Bandai Namco plots "full-blown" push into China and aggressive development of new IP

Posts revenues of $4.45 billion for the first three quarters of its FY18

Tencent partners with JD.com to produce merchandise based on its IP News Sep 22nd, 2017

Tencent partners with JD.com to produce merchandise based on its IP

Honor of Kings mugs, anyone?

Animoca Brands raises $5 million for content and IP acquisitions News Apr 12th, 2016

Animoca Brands raises $5 million for content and IP acquisitions

In expansion mode

Capcom consolidations all mobile operations to aggressive focus on own IP games News Apr 1st, 2016

Capcom consolidations all mobile operations to aggressive focus on own IP games

Beeline Interactive dissolved

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