10.18.2013

Son brothers conquered the Finnish and Japanese mobile game industry


Many articles had been already written, Japanese mobile company SoftBank  and game company GungHo purchased Finnish mobile game company Supercell. SoftBank became the mobile game company which made money world's most. Does Japanese money flow into Finland? Does Finnish money flow into Japan? and does this purchase change Supercell? Nobody yet understands them. However, there is an important point. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and GungHo chairperson Taizo Son are brothers. In other words the Son brothers would conquer Finnish and Japanese mobile game industry. What a powerful brothers!

By the way, Supercell's mobile agriculture game Hay Day started Japanese support at once.


I don't know whether it is accidental, GungHo's subsidiary Acquire added Finnish character in their new game for PS3/VS Vita "AKIBA 'S TRIP2". Her name is Kati Räikkönen. She is foreign students and works part-time at a maid cafe in Akihabara.



These were announced on the same day.

When we look back on past business style of SoftBank and GungHo, some kind of cross-collaborations are carried out from now on.

Let's beat HENTAI in a mobile game!---"Oshioki Punch Girl"

Needless to say, Japan is HENTAI big country. Various HENTAI are excited somewhere in Japan everyday. Japanese startup e-DragonPower released a game for iOS where a high school girl hit HENTAI. Japanese startup e-DragonPower released a game for iOS that a high school girl beat HENTAI. The title is "Oshioki Punch Girl". "Oshioki" means "Punishment" in Japanese.


Oshioki Punch Girl is a full 3D kick boxing action game. The player operates Momiji Akiyama of the high school girl and fights against various HENTAI.




Surely, HENTAI are weird. However, 3D graphic is a high quality and motion is smooth. This is fun as an action game commonly. It is high score when players aim at a vital part of HENATI(In most cases, it is a crotch). Furthermore, players change a fashion of Momiji Akiyama and can enjoy the coordinates. It is the popular element which is deep-rooted in Japan.

By the way, this is the FIRST game apps of e-DragonPower. Cool!

Legendary rock band KISS appears for not only Tokyo but also a SEGA's mobile game

Now, Legendary rock band KISS in TOkyo for some of shows.

They seem to enjoy business in Japan.

Furthermore, they appear for not only real Tokyo but also social game apps for smartphones of SEGA "Demon Tribe".

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In games, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are such figures.



Players can operate them as one's daemon.

Furthermore, the refection item of KISS Bun comes up, too.

CircleK-Sunkus of the convenience store sells a tie-up steamed bun of KISS. This is a collaboration item with it.


If I remember correctly, this is the first example that KISS cooperates with a game. Surely, they make efforts in the Japanese market.

I'm envious of a Taiwanese!: Japanese smartphone apps character Nameko multiplies in Taiwan


The mobile game character which is the most popular in Japan is Nameko from Nameko Saibai Kit(Mushroom Garden) series. However, they are popular in not only Japan but also Taiwan. The Seven-Eleven Taiwan branch office of the convenience store sells Nameko products of the Taiwanese original products. Of course this is official. They put it together in a Halloween season, and the tie-up of their mascot character Open! and Nameko reaches, too. Kawaii!

via http://www.openopen.com.tw/event1/13open/13opennamepara.html


We can check the Taiwanese Seven-Eleven here(article is Chinese). According to the rumor, Nameko is more popular than Japan in Taiwan. The downloading rate of the Nameko Saibai Kit series in the population is higher than Japan. And Taiwan's original Nameko events are held. The Taiwanese local railroad operates even Nameko train! My Taiwanese friend said, "Angry Birds? I already got tired of it. Nameko is Best!"


I am envious of a Taiwanese. I want to go to Taiwan to buy Taiwanese goods of Nameko.

Japanese popular mobile game "Puzzle & Dragons" attacks the U.K.


Japanese game company GungHo released "Puzzle & Dragons" in British App Store. It is an overseas advance of the 4th country.

Puzzle & Dragons is popular in Japan in the present that passed from release more than one year. It has 20 million users in Japan, commercials are broadcasted every day in TV, a Nintendo 3DS version is released in December, the comics development was decided.

On the other hand, it is not outstanding very much abroad. It just got 1 million users in North America. They want to add to the presence in foreign countries. Probably the purchase of Supercell is this part, too.