Mobile game company Colopl established the subsidiary which produce VR panorama video

Colopl is one of the Japanese main mobile game companies, but has made efforts in VR. They have already released two VR games.

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Japanese mobile game company Colopl developed a game for Oculus Rift
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And they established subsidiary "360Channel" in charge of the business of the 360-degree VR panorama video at last. This is the first time that Colopl launches the business except the game. Naruatsu Baba, the founder and the CEO of Colopl takes office as CEO of this. The company profiles are these.

Company name: 360Channel
Address: 4-20-3, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Establishment date: November 2, 2015
Capital: 700million yen
CEO: Naruatsu Baba
Business: 360-degree VR panorama video

Level-5 and NHN PlayArt released a mobile game of Yo-Kai Watch

Level-5 released their popular game/anime Yo-Kai Watch in North America from October. They will carry out various campaigns of this for a holiday season.

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Of course they do not forget a Japanese market. They released Yo-Kai Watch's first mobile game "Yo-Kai Watch Puni Puni(妖怪ウォッチぷにぷに)" with NHN PlayArt in the end of October.

Yo-Kai Watch Puni Puni is a joint development mobile game of Level 5 and NHN PlayArt. The beginning, players make friends with Yo-Kai butler Whisper, and battle against Yo-Kais who are in the downtown with puzzle according to his guide. When players win to Yo-Kais, they can make friends with them.

To be frank, Yo-Kai Watch Puni Puni is resemble LINE:Disney TSUM TSUM. Sure thing. These developers are the same:) Mobile game "LINE: Disney TSUM TSUM" which NHN PlayArt developed makes a hit all over the world as well as Japan. It passed 45 million downloading, and the number of the goods sale passed 10 million.

In Yo-Kai Watch Puni Puni, NHN PlayArt added the element of the RPG to a casual puzzle like Disney TSUM TSUM. Furthermore, graphic is 3DCG like the Yo-Kai Watsh series for Nintendo 3DS and rhese are very cute! Now, unfortunately we can play this only in Japan, but it may be released global if Yo-Kai Watch makes a hit abroad.

Virtual touch pad like robot head

You may remember a famous robot anime to watch this. However, this is not a toy. This is virtual touch pad "Projection Mouse".

When users put this on the desk and project virtual touch pad with the projector which it had built-in on the desk, they can operate the pointer of the PC by finger gesture. The operation method is about the same with normal touch pad, scroll is up and down with two fingers, zooming in and out is pinch in / pinch out, the size of the touch pad is 80mm*80mm. Body size is 43mm *52mm, weight is about 40g, and it is smaller than a mouse. The price is 9,999 yen(including tax).

You can enjoy Crane Game in your room

Crane Game is featured one of the Japanese game arcades. If you are crazy about it, you may like this toy.

Consumer electronics company E-Balance released the crane game Waku Waku New Crane Game for the home. The target age is 6 years old or more, and the price is 10,800 yen(including tax). The size is 255mm *195mm *347mm and small size, but of course the arm works properly. Users can operate an arm with 1 coin for 60 seconds, and BGM is reproduced during operation. The arm works in before and behind / right and left / up and down. In addition, users must prepare prizes in oneself. Cheap candy, cakes and snacks will be good.

GungHo and Taiwan's Gamania establish a joint venture

Japan's GungHo and Taiwan's Gamania establish a joint venture dealing with mobile game publication in November. The tentative name of the company name is "GungHo Gamania", and the ratio of shareholding is Gamania - 49.0% and GungHo - 51.0%.

Their purpose is development of GungHo's mobile games in Asia. They release mobile games of GungHo which has already got popularity in Japan in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. GungHo has already released their representative popular mobile game "Puzzle & Dragons" and "Kerihime Sweets" in Taiwan. They have only Japanese support, but increase fans steadily in Taiwan. Based on this, GungHo Gamania makes efforts in Taiwanese support and localization.