This week’s headlines: Sea (Garena) IPO, $1 billion RMB esports hub planned, China box office to reach $55 billion RMB
October 27, 2017
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This week’s headlines: Blizzard sues Overwatch clone, suit to ban iPhones in China, One DOTA 2 returns to Malaysia
October 19, 2017
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$2.8 billion Taiwan games market, Tencent and NetEase dominate mobile charts, Arena of Valor expands in Southeast Asia
October 12, 2017
Niko Partners’ initial study on Taiwan projects a $2.8 billion market We’re pleased to announce our first study of the
Gamers review bomb PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, China’s Overwatch Esports Team, Tips for Publishing Games in China
October 6, 2017
Tips for Publishing Games in ChinaTips for Publishing Games in China Our senior analyst, Zeng Xiaofeng, spoke with Like Winkie
Arena of Valor comes to Nintendo Switch, Steam tops 20 million driven by PubG, China still blocking Korean games
September 21, 2017
Arena of Valor comes to Nintendo Switch Tencent has announced that it will bring Arena of Valor, its hugely successful
Malaysia blocks Steam, Esports’ glass ceiling, Perfect World to host DOTA 2 minor
September 15, 2017
Malaysia blocks Steam for a day Malaysia blocked Steam on September 8th for 24 hours over a controversial game that
China bans ICOs, Apple accepts WeChat Pay, the key to Honor of Kings success
September 7, 2017
China bans fundraising through ICOs China has banned and made illegal the practice of raising funds through digital token based
Niko News: Chinese Overseas Investments Now Restricted
August 24, 2017
Chinese Overseas Investments Now Restricted China has tightened the reins on external investment to combat rising debt ratios for domestic
China Unicom to Raise $11.7 Billion from Private Firms
August 18, 2017
China Unicom to Raise $11.7 Billion from Private Firms China Unicom is said to be raising $11.7 billion from investors
Niko News: Philippines Government Announces Support for Esports
August 12, 2017
Philippines Government Announces Support for Esports The Philippines’ Games and Amusement Board has officially begun to recognize esports and competitive
Niko News: Tencent’s PC Games Revenue is Larger than Reports Reflect
August 4, 2017
Tencent’s PC Games Revenue is Larger than Reports Reflect According to Tencent’s Q1 2017 financial release dated 17 May 2017,
Tencent’s PC Games Revenue is Larger than Reports Reflect
July 31, 2017
According to Tencent’s Q1 2017 financial release dated 17 May 2017, total online games revenue in the first quarter was
Niko News: ChinaJoy 2017
July 30, 2017
ChinaJoy 2017 Niko Partners will be attending ChinaJoy 2017 next week and giving two presentations – one on the global
Honor of Kings Restricts Play for Minors
July 11, 2017
The largest games company in the world, Tencent has been making headlines recently due to continued investment in overseas and
Niko News: Apple Removes Nearly 60k Chinese Apps
July 3, 2017
Apple Removes Nearly 60k Chinese Apps from the App Store Between June 10th and June 21st, Apple removed around 58,000



