Nintendo posts Q3 loss despite rising Wii U sales
Nintendo reported a third quarter operating loss of 18.4 billion JPY (US$187 million) on revenues of 115 billion JPY (US$1.17 billion).
Following a price cut, global quarterly sales of the company's Wii U games console rose to 300,000 units, an 87.5 per cent from...
APAC leads fast growing mobile games market worldwide
The global mobile games market will grow 27.3 per cent annually to reach US$23.9 billion by 2016, according to a new report from mobile game marketers AppLift and market research firm Newzoo.
“The mobile games market has been growing extremely fast and is rapidly...
ChangYou users decline 21 per cent in Q3, profits flat
Chinese online developer and publisher ChangYou has released third quarter financial results, recording sales of US$183.1 million, a 10 per cent increase over last year. However net income for the quarter was flat, falling 3 per cent year-on-year to US$72.8 million, as the company's...
Nexon launches Dota 2 in Korea
In partnership with US game developer and publisher Valve, Nexon has confirmed the launch of the popular MOBA Dota 2 in Korea.
“We are very excited to launch this highly-anticipated title in the Korean market,” said Nexon CEO Seungwoo Choi. “Nexon and Valve’s successful partnership...
FF XIV registers 1.5M users since re-launch
Square Enix's MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, re-launched in late August, has now registered over 1.5 million player accounts.
As reported just before the re-launch, FF XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida had said that the company planned conservatively for the new FF...
Downie leaves DeNA West and moves to Zynga
Clive Downie had been replaced by Shintaro Asako as DeNA West CEO (formerly Ngmoco, acquired by DeNA in 2010). Downie resigned his post to join US based social game publisher Zynga as COO.
Downie is an industry veteran, having overseen several major game franchises...
The9 plans to sell stake in Firefall dev to Oriental Pearl
Chinese online game developer and operator The9 has confirmed a non-binding investment agreement to sell 20 per cent of US subsidiary Red 5 Studios to Shanghai based Oriental Pearl for approximately US$24 million.
Red 5 developed the popular MMO shooter Firefall, and the IP is...
Sega to launch Sonic, new titles for mobile
Sega has announced the company's mobile line-up for the fall/winter and early next year, which will include iOS and Android versions of previously released Sonic console titles, as well as new games.
The company will release an HD version of Sonic 2 for iOS and...
Nintendo ends Wii production in Japan
Japanese production has been halted for Nintendo's best selling Wii game console, according to a statement on Nintendo's website in Japan. The company announced plans earlier this month to discontinue Wii production in Japan in October.
According to a statement from Nintendo of America, the...
Chukong secures US$50M in Series D funding
Chinese mobile game development, publishing and middleware company Chukong Technologies has secured US$50 million in new investment.
"With the proliferation of smartphones across China and countries worldwide, we see a significant opportunity not only to publish polished games and entertainment content but also to provide...
Treasure’s Ikaruga approved for sale on Steam Greenlight
Valve has confirmed that Treasure's hit game Ikaruga has been approved for sale on Steam Greenlight. As reported earlier, the Japanese developer recently submitted the title for gamers' votes on Valve's community-driven digital sales platform.
“Votes in Greenlight give us a hugely valuable point of...
GTA 5 breaks Western game sales records in Japan
According to the latest Japanese charts from Media Create, Grand Theft Auto 5 has already sold more units than any other Western title previously released in Japan.
The PlayStation 3 version of GTA 5 has sold 360,115 units in its first week, with the Xbox...
Rekoo expands operations to Europe
Beijing based social game developer Rekoo has announced plans to open the company's first European offices in the UK.
"(This) is a great move for Rekoo as it allows us to be the bridge between the European and Chinese mobile gaming markets," said Rekoo VP...
Valhalla Knights 3 for PS Vita launches overseas this month
Japanese developer Xseed has announced that the company's Valhalla Knights 3 for PlayStation Vita will launch in North America and Europe this October.
Xseed localisation lead Ryan Graff said in a post online that the latest title in the RPG franchise has "200-plus quests and...
Pokémon X/Y launch week sales over 4M worldwide
Nintendo has announced that the simultaneous Japanese, European and American launch of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y has sold over 4 million units, and the two titles have become the fastest-selling 3DS games to date.
"The early response to Pokémon X and Pokémon Y not...
Softbank/GungHo acquire stake in FI dev Supercell
Japanese telecom Softbank and Japanese mobile publisher GungHo Online Entertainment will take a 51 per cent stake in Finnish mobile developer Supercell in a deal worth US1.5 billion, Supercell's CEO Ilkka Paananen announced today.
"This new partnership will accelerate Supercell towards our goal of being...
Crowdfunding site Kickstarter to launch in AU and NZ next month
The Kickstarter crowdfunding platform will rollout in Australia and New Zealand from 13 November, according to a statement on the company's website.
Kickstarter will also launch a series of Kickstarter School events in Australia prior to the official launch, to brief creators on how to...
SQEX slates Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Remix HD for release in 2014
Square Enix has confirmed the worldwide launch next year for a new HD compilation of the publisher's popular Kingdom Hearts series for PlayStation 3.
The Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Remix bundle will also feature content not previously released outside of Japan, including Kingdom Hearts 2 Final...
Snail confirms Black Gold closed beta for 2014
Chinese developer Snail Games has confirmed that a closed beta for the company's highly anticipated new MMO Black Gold Online will launch next year.
"The first closed beta is planned to launch at the earliest Q1 2014, (and) we are ensuring quality when it's ready...
Pokémon X & Y sold out in Japan, NA pre-orders top 400K
Enterbrain has confirmed that the highly anticipated new Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games have sold out in Japan just ahead of the titles' global launch.
Japanese retail pre-orders for Pokémon X and Y have reached 1.26 million and figures in NA have topped 400,000...
