Casual Connect Seattle 2012 - Developer Profiles
According to the Famitsu Game White Paper 2012 (ENTERBRAIN, INC.), the Japanese online game market increased by 24.0% (or 394.6 billion yen) from 2010 to 2011. Social games also saw a dramatic rise in sales volume -- almost doubling from 112.0 billion yen in 2010 to 211.7 billion yen in 2011.
You can experience this wave in Seattle at our booth: FUKUOKA-JAPAN GAME MISSION with JETRO.
Come and meet with the Japanese social gaming companies that include:
- Companies that develop unique casual games.
- Companies that develop and distribute games on major Japanese social gaming platforms such as GREE and Mobage.
- Companies with experience in partnering with overseas gaming companies.
- Companies seeking distribution channels for their titles in overseas market through excellent publishers.
Please find each company's profile below and join us at Casual Connect Seattle 2012 to find your new favorite game. For any questions, please contact:
JETRO San Francisco, 201 Third Street, Suite 1010, San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: (415)392-1333, Fax: (415)788-6927, Email: sfc-info@jetro.go.jp
Casual Connect 2012 - participating companies available for meetings
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I-FREEK INC.
URL: www.ifreekap.com/ (English site)
Company Profile: Founded in June 2000, I-FREEK INC. (JASDAQ3845) designs and creates "cocoGe" a casual game platform and game series for smartphones and tablets, "sugudeco!" an emoticon and mail app, and "PICVO" a picture book marketplace for smartphones and tablets.
Contact: Mr. Masanori Sugiura
TEL: +(81)3-6743-3000
Email: cocoge@i-freek.co.jp
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Title
| cocoGe
| Summary
| "cocoGe" is a casual game platform for iOS developers. With the "cocoGe" SDK, developers are able to utilize advertizing monetization features, traffic delivery through the "cocoGe" advertising spaces, and ranking systems with GEO integration. More information available here *PDF
| Release Date
| January 2012
| Genre
| N/A
| Platform
| Facebook, iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad
| Target Audience
| Male & Female 10 - 30 years | Countries of Release
| Global
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**Available for demo during Casual Connect Seattle 2012**
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Title
| Broken Blocks
| Summary
| "Broken Blocks" is a "cocoGe" game also popular with overseas users. Simply break blocks by snapping blocks to the left or right one after another. Snap your fingers rapidly and break as many blocks as you can to compete for the best score. | Release Date
| April 2012
| Genre
| Action
| Platform
| Facebook, iPhone/iPod touch, iPad
| Target Audience
| Male & Female 10 - 30 years
| Countries of Release
| Global
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**Available for demo during Casual Connect Seattle 2012**
©I-FREEK INC. |
Title
| Tissue Box
| Summary
| "Tissue Box" is a "cocoGe" game already popular overseas. Pull as many sheets of tissue as you can in the limited time and compete to obtain the highest score. "Tissue Box" also has a dual play mode so users can play the game with friends. | Release Date
| December 2011
| Genre
| Action
| Platform
| Facebook, iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad, Android
| Target Audience
| Male & Female 10 - 30 years
| Countries of Release
| Global
| Awards
| Randes 2nd in Top Games for All Genres on the iTunes Store (Japan) (Jan 2nd, 2012)
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**Available for demo during Casual Connect Seattle 2012**
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KOO-KI Co.,Ltd.
URL: http://www.koo-ki.co.jp/card/index_en.html
Company Profile: KOO-KI is a creative studio, mainly for screen media design, planning and production. We create and direct various animated images for TV commercials, movies, broadcast design, motion C.I., digital signage, game movies, etc. We are also creating original works like games, short movies and animated features.
Contact: Mr. Shuji Harumoto
TEL: +(1)778-985-9348
Email: haruyan@fka.att.ne.jp
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Title
| Mr. shape's Touch Card
| Summary
| Touch! Touch! Touch!!!
Let's learn new words with cute picture cards!
"Mr. shape's Touch Card" is a fun iPhone/iPad app for kids which displays a beautiful interface of educational picture flashcards. This highly interactive game encourages users to touch and play with fun sounds and the ability to move items and seek out new ones!
"Mr. shape' was originally created for an animated short film, written and directed by Motohiro Shirakawa. This children's mini-film was internationally acclaimed, receiving numerous awards at various international film festivals.
Included in the app is the popular "Mr. shape" short film captivating audiences worldwide!!
| Release Date
| April 2011
| Genre
| Education | Platform
| iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad
| Target Audience
| Male & Female 1 - 6 years | Countries of Release
| English-speaking countries & Japan, China (expected release soon)
| Awards:
| - Ranked 2nd in sales in the Educational App category of the iTunes App Store (Japan) (May 18, 2012)
- Selected as one of the Best 5 Educational Apps at the iTunes App Store Rewind 2011 (Japan)
- Selected as the Jury's Reccomendation (in Entertainment) at the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival (2011)
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**Available for demo during Casual Connect Seattle 2012**
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R-FORCE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
URL: www.r-force.co.jp (Japanese site)
Company Profile: Founded in 1999, R-FORCE ENTERTAINMENT is leading the next generation of entertainment technology networks and AI/ALife. Begining in 2010, we have started development for iOS/Android. Previously, we focused on the production of game titles for hand held consoles (PSP, DS, etc), mobile phones and SNS games for casual gamers.
Contact: Mr. Hirokazu Yokoyama
TEL: +(81)3-6418-5055
Email: yokoyamax@r-force.co.jp
2012©R-FORCE ENTERTAINMENT Inc.
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Title
| The Cave Town
| Summary
| "The Cave Town" is a social game for the GREE platform.
Ask ANCO (a fairy of the earth) to dig a dungeon and help you explore the enemy's dungeon. You must dig to defend youself and place your monster to foil invaders. To explore you must attack and empower your weapon to win. Communicate with other users in the dungeons and gain experience along the way.
| Release Date
| Summer 2012 | Genre
| RPG
| Platform
| iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad, Android
| Target Audience
| Audiences of All Ages | Countries of Release
| Japan, North America, China, Asia, Europe and many more countries expected
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**Available for demo during Casual Connect Seattle 2012**
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Title
| LOST KINGDOM
| Summary
| "LOST KINGDOM" is a card RPG for smartphones with beautiful graphics and an operativity unique to smartphones. Integrating the synthesis system of cards into a city planning system, this game is different from anything else. With its rich world view and unique storyline, "LOST KINGDOM" is a profound game.
| Release Date
| June 2012
| Genre
| RPG
| Platform
| Android
| Target Audience
| Audiences of All Ages
| Countries of Release
| Japan, North America, China, Asia, Europe and many more countries expected
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**Available for demo during Casual Connect Seattle 2012**
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Opus Studio Inc.
URL: http://www.opus.co.jp/englishroot/index2.html
Company Profile: Opus Studio Inc. is one of the most imaginative and creative development companies located in Tokyo. We have created sports games, arcade games, music games and many other titles on popular platforms such as PlayStation3 / PSP, XBOX360, Wii and 3DS.
Some of our titles include "Kid Icarus: Uprising" (part of programming and game design only) (3DS), and "Half-Minute Hero" (PSP/XBLA).
We develop not only for consumer platforms, but also for social applications and smartphones including our latest titles "Battrix" (iPhone), and "Browser Harvest Moon" (Japanese SNS platform).
Our vision is to provide titles which are unique and offer a great user experience to people throughout the world with our own designs and engineering.
Contact: Mr. Taka Suzuki
TEL: +(81)3-5925-8363
Email: sales@opus.co.jp
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Title
| BATTRIX Floating Continent
| Summary
| "You've lost your land. All you have is only one square field!"
It's an RPG with only one tiny square filed on the entire map!
Getting your land back is what it's all about in the title called "BATTRIX Floating Continent".
Each time you defeat your enemy, you get your land back. Eventually you get your entire world map back!!
Will you be able to reclaim ALL your land or....?
The battle is made of a matrix style puzzle. Nothing can be simpler.
You will find cute monsters filling the screen and you use your brain to clear the puzzle. Figure out what weapon to choose, what part of the weapon to use and more!
Sure to be a favorite with everyone from hardcore to casual gamers including women and kids.
| Release Date
| August 2012 (U.S.), May 2012 (Japan)
| Genre
| RPG, Puzzle
| Platform
| iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad
| Target Audience
| Audiences of All Ages | Countries of Release
| English-speaking countries & Japan
| Awards:
| Ranked 25th on AppBank (Japan) under Free Apps
(May 25th, 2012)
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**Available for demo during Casual Connect Seattle 2012**
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Vanguard CO.,LTD.
URL: www.vgd.co.jp (Japanese site)
Company Profile: Vanguard is a mobile, console and PC online games development specialist. We provide many excellent services including: simple and easy-to-play strategy game planning, advanced server programming technologies, knowledge (in both PC and Mobile environment), and self-progressing style online games (i.e. Game is in progress even while the user is logged off. The user can check the game status later on).
Through the research and use of different advanced web technologies such as Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR, etc., we develop games that can run on low spec PCs. Vanguard also has experience in a variety of different game development genres including RPG, Action, Puzzle and Strategy, etc.
Contact: Mr. Keitaro Numata
TEL: +(81)90-8852-3722
Email: numata@vgd.co.jp
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Title
| MONONOKE Fever
| Summary
| "MONONOKE Fever" is a social network game published by Vanguard for the GREE Platform. Explore a rich world filled with MONONOKE, or spirit monsters. Work to complete quests while collecting new treasures and MONONOKE along the way.
| Release Date
| January 2012 (Japan)
| Genre
| 'Zombie Jombie' Type Social Game
| Platform
| GREE, iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Other Smartphones
| Target Audience
| Audiences of All Ages | Countries of Release
| Japan
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**Available for demo during Casual Connect Seattle 2012**
©VANGUARD ©Cornett |
Title
| FANTASY WALKER
| Summary
| "FANTASY WALKER" is an Original Browser-Based RPG. Follow the automatic progression of this adventure game where you gather companions, complete quests and explore the dungeon.
Easy to play and fun for all ages!
| Release Date
| January 2010 (Japan)
| Genre
| RPG
| Platform
| PC
| Target Audience
| Audiences of All Ages
| Countries of Release
| Japan
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