WeChat Launches its First Mobile Game
August 13, 2013
WeChat’s first mobile game “WeMatch” ranked #8 in terms of revenue, and was downloaded more than 4 million times on
Garena Launching Indonesian Version of League of Legends
August 9, 2013
Garena is a leading regional online game operator in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and has enjoyed huge success by licensing League
Giant Possibly Introducing Online Gaming Finance Product
August 8, 2013
According to industry insiders, the “Quan’e Bao” service may be similar to Chinese third-party payment processor Alipay’s “Yu’e Bao” account
Internet Cafes Still Relevant for Gaming
August 7, 2013
Niko found an Internet café report from Loc-cn.com via a weibo post stating that I-cafés are most relevant for gaming.
Wanda & IMAX to Add Over 40 Cinemas in China
August 6, 2013
Chinese company Dalian Wanda Group and Canadian company IMAX Corp recently announced that they would add 40-120 IMAX theaters to
Tencent Invests in Activision Blizzard
August 5, 2013
When Activision Blizzard bought back some of its stock from Vivendi last week, some of those repurchased shares were sold
Purchasing Positions in Chinese App Stores
August 2, 2013
Sina.com reported that some mobile game companies in China “purchase” high-ranking positions in top game lists in app stores. Niko
China’s Internet User Base Nears 600 Million
August 1, 2013
CNNIC released the 32nd Statistical Report on the Internet in China this week. There are now 591 million Internet users,
China’s Game Industry Report 2013 January-June
July 31, 2013
31.3 billion RMB in PC online games = $5.1 billion, and Niko’s forecast made in April 2013 for PC online
Photos from China Joy
July 30, 2013
Enjoy 260 photos from ChinaJoy, posted by Techinasia.com. Considering the Niko attendees to China Joy didn’t take any photos, this is
China Joy 2013 Recap
July 29, 2013
Last week China Joy took place in Shanghai. Lisa Hanson and Xiaofeng Zeng represented Niko Partners at the exhibition and
China’s Internet User Base Nears 600 Million
July 26, 2013
CNNIC released the 32nd Statistical Report on the Internet in China this week. There are now 591 million Internet users,
91.com Mobile App Store Sold to Baidu
July 25, 2013
NetDragon had considered listing its 91.com mobile app store on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange but this week announced that
Popular PC Game Launched as a Webgame
July 24, 2013
China’s Dream Square, founded in 2009 by a young former executive of 9You, is a hot webgame and mobile game
China Joy 2013
July 23, 2013
China Joy takes place this week in Shanghai July 25-27 and Niko Partners will attend the show. If nothing else,