Ministry of Culture Establishes New Censorship Regulations
December 11, 2013
The Ministry of Culture issued a new set of regulations for content published on the Internet, called “Management Approach for
Three Kingdoms Theme Declining
December 10, 2013
A Chinese article in Gamelook reported that the theme of the “Three Kingdoms” has finally (finally!) started to fall out
Southeast Asian Games Market Revenue Expected to Double, Reach $1.2 Billion by 2017
December 5, 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif. – December 3, 2013 – Niko Partners, the Leader in Asian Games Market Intelligence™, today announced the availability of
China’s FTZ Promises Growth
November 22, 2013
The Communist Party of China (CPC) announced that more Free Trade Zones are planned for the future, based on the
Xiaomi Discloses Data on Mobile Game Downloads
November 21, 2013
Xiaomi released data about mobile games through app.xiaomi.com during the National Day holiday period in October. Here are their disclosed metrics: 50
DOTA 2 Gaining Traction in China
November 20, 2013
The week of November 10th, we issued a proprietary mini-survey on the usage of Dota 2 in China. Dota 2,
Top Smartphone Brands in China
November 14, 2013
According to the latest Canalys report, Samsung shipped 21% of the 100 million smartphones purchased in China in Q3, maintaining
Single’s Day in China Sets E-Commerce Records
November 13, 2013
Single’s Day used to be the chagrin of Chinese adults who are still single, though the identification of November 11th
South Korea is Now a Credit Card Nation
November 12, 2013
An interesting article in Business Week discusses how South Korea transformed from a nation of savers to a nation of
Locojoy Launches PC Version of I’m MT
November 7, 2013
LOCOJOY announced that it will launch the PC client, Windows Phone and browser versions of the incredibly popular I’m MT
Tencent’s Asura Online Quickly Ascends to Top Ranks
November 6, 2013
Finally, a new MMORPG has reached the Top 5 list in China. Tencent launched the China-developed game (Asura) in September
Southeast Asian Market Loves FPS and MoBA Too
November 5, 2013
Asiasoft Corporation is headquartered in Thailand and the stock is publicly traded there. Recent financial reports show that the regional
WeChat Users Exceed 600 Million
October 31, 2013
WeChat now has more than 600 million users, 100 million of whom are overseas. This is up from 400 million
MIIT Requires Handset Makers to List Pre-Installed Apps
October 30, 2013
China’s Ministry of Industry and Info Technology (MIIT) announced regulations regarding preloaded software on smartphones. Evidently, it is common in
WeChat Games Setting Records
October 29, 2013
Another WeChat game sets a record – this time it is called Tian Tian Ku Pao, and it is a running