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Today’s news of Nintendo’s long-awaited move into mobile gaming will provide a lift to the company’s ongoing hardware aspirations. That’s according to IHS’ head of games research Piers Harding-Rolls. The Nintendo-DeNA alliance is a good fit and offers up a number of important synergies for two companies that are no …
Read More »Nintendo teams up with DeNA for mobile games push
Alliance will bring Nintendo IP to smart device and create cross-platform user service
Read More »Nintendo and DeNA alliance puts IP like Mario on mobile
Nintendo today announced a new deal that will see its classic characters feature in games for smartphones. The company has formed a ‘business and capital alliance’ with DeNA, a web and mobile giant, that will see the pair working on new games featuring Nintendo IP plus a new cross-platform membership …
Read More »Final Fantasy: Record Keeper heading to North America this spring
Free-to-play mobile release Final Fantasy: Record Keeper is heading to North America this spring, Square Enix and DeNA have announced. The game has players customizing pixelated versions of Final Fantasy characters such as Cloud and Lightning with "iconic gear, powerful spells, summons and hundreds of weapons to choose from.” Those …
Read More »Star Wars: Galactic Defense heading to iOS and Android this year
Star Wars: Galactic Defense – a new tower defense mobile game set in the Star Wars universe – has been revealed for iOS and Android platforms. Developed by DeNA in collaboration with Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm, Galactic Defense will launch later this year. The resource management-focused title has players picking …
Read More »Fewer than 3% of players pay in F2P mobile games
Report also claims that the majority of revenue comes from the top ten per cent of spenders
Read More »Joint Namco Bandai-DeNA venture to shut down
BNDeNA will cease operations on March 31 after four years without a hit
Read More »Crytek and DeNA team up for CryEngine-powered F2P mobile game
Crysis developer CryTek has announced a CryEngine-powered mobile game called The Collectables. Made in conjunction with mobile powerhouse DeNA, the free-to-play title features over-the-top gunfights” and larger-than-life action heroes” along with an upgradable cast and selection of weapons. "DeNA offers unparalleled experience in the mobile gaming space, and we’re excited …
Read More »Clive Downie joins Zynga as COO
Mattrick gets former DeNA West CEO as executive wingman
Read More »DeNa West names Shintaro Asako as new CEO
Former chief exec Clive Downie resigns
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