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Outstanding Japanese cartoon
Taiwanese game product success in
developers North America
Some Taiwanese game companies
recorded new highs in revenues in
Japan External Trade Organization
January and February this year. With
(JETRO), a Japanese governmental
new game releases in March, these
organization, published last month
developers have the chance to create
the 2008-2009 Content Market
new records again. IGS, Chinesegamer
Status in the North America Market.
and Soft-World all had outstanding
The white paper announced a series
performance in the first quarter of
of market statistics, which included
2009. IGS has started to ship new
that the output of Japanese comics
machines to Italy and China. With the
closed beta test of Prophecy Online
and cartoon products reached
starting, IGS is expected to reach a new
US$2.829 billion (280 billion
revenue high in the second quarter.
Japanese yen) in the market of North
America for 2007.
Korean companies
According to the white paper, the
output of Japanese comics and
visit KN&U
cartoon products in North American
market reached the highest in 2003
Electronic again
with US$4.84 billion but experienced
a decline of more than 40% in 2007.
Among the US$2.829 billion output
KN&U, which successfully distributed
of Japanese comics and carton
Korean dance games, has always had
products from North America in
a close relationship with Korean firms.
2007, cartoon products accounted for
It has built co-operative relationships
US$2.512 billion while DVD products
with several Korean game developers
US$315 million. The output created
on diverse contents including game
from cartoon products went up to
distribution and collaborative
US$2.512 billion from the US$2.41
development.
billion in 2006. The output from
Korea-based B&E TECH and
Japanese anime audio and video
FNZONE visited KN&U recently to
discuss the joint development of new
tapes and DVDs reached its peak in
games. It was the 11th time that the
2002 with the figure of US$415
two Korean companies visited KN&U.
million.
“We have been co-operating with
them for many years and have a lot of
correspondence. We have built great
China promotes
co-operative understanding and
relations between us,” General
game development
Manger Zhang Zheng-long said.
The new game jointly developed by
KN&U and FNZONE is in the final
Think Services, organizer of the world
phase of development. General
Manager Zhang revealed that
famous Game Developers Conference
compared with the previous release of
(GDC), have said the event will return
GO!GO! Jockey, the new game has
to China this October. In March, the
more delicate graphics and more
Ministry of Culture of China officially
game content. Also, the linking of
became the guiding unit of the GDC
eight machines will be more exciting
China 2009.
for players.
This is the first game
The new game made its debut at
development-related international
the CIAE 2009 (the 6th Guangzhou
event supported by the Ministry of
International Leisure Industry
Culture since the Three Decisions
Exposition and the 5th China
Plan, which was issued by the State
Guangzhou International Game &
Council of China in June 2008,
Amusement Exhibition) held at conferred the responsibility of
Guangzhou Pazhou Complex on managing the game and animation
March 10-12. industries to the Ministry of Culture.
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