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South Korea: Tap Into the Online Games Market

While China has received substantial attention with its gaming market, South Korea is still a market leader in online games. Pearl Research forecasts the online games market in South Korea will exceed $1.7 billion by 2009, driven by new releases and a ...

From PEARL RESEARCH, Seeking Alpha,  4 Sep 2008

Playtesting of Chinese Games Crucial to Understanding Market

A common question from our clients at Pearl Research is how we would rate the content and services from game operators Shanda (SNDA), Netease (NTES), The9 (NCTY), Giant Interactive (GA) and Tencent (TCEHF.PK). To fully understand how these titles will ...

From PEARL RESEARCH, Seeking Alpha,  13 Aug 2008
Related Topics: John Woo,  Capcom

Giant Interactive Invests $51 Million in Chinese Social Networking Site 51.com

Chinese online games publisher Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA) is acquiring about 25 percent stake in Five One Network Development (51.com), a Chinese online social networking service provider, for approximately $51 million. Rumors to this effect had been ...

From PEARL RESEARCH, paidContent.org,  1 Jul 2008
Related Topics: NYSE,  Intel,  SIG P.L.C.

MySpace China Partners with Micat For Mobile Version

Domestic Chinse mobile phone service provider MICAT has announced an agreement with social-networking website, MySpace (called Juyou in China). Together, they will be launching “MySpace MICAT,” an social platform for Chinese mobile internet ...

From PEARL RESEARCH, MocoNews.net,  23 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Myspace

Chinese Consumers Cite Pricing as Concern for Apple's iPhone

China, the world’s largest mobile market, remains an untapped market for the new Apple (AAPL) 3G iPhone. On June 9, Apple announced a 3G iPhone retailing for $199 at its worldwide developers conference, half the price of its $499 original iPhone model. ...

From PEARL RESEARCH, Seeking Alpha,  11 Jun 2008

Softbank and Alibaba.com Create $20 Million Joint Venture in Japan

Alibaba.com and Softbank today announced formation of a joint venture company called Alibaba.com Japan. The total investment will be $20 million with Softbank accounting for 65 percent of the investment and Alibaba with the rest at 35 percent. The new ...

From PEARL RESEARCH, paidContent.org,  15 May 2008

Chinese Firm The9 Invests $38 Million in JKorean Firm G10 Entertainment

The smaller number invests in the bigger number: The9 (Nasdaq: NCTY), an online game operator in China, has made an equity investment in G10 Entertainment, a game developer in Korea. Under the terms of the investment, The9 has acquired a minority stake ...

From PEARL RESEARCH, paidContent.org,  23 Apr 2008
Related Topics: NASDAQ

China's Online Games Market: Grab a Joystick and Enjoy the Ride

The year 2007 was a banner year for China’s online games industry and 2008 is expected to be just as robust. China’s online games market raked in an impressive $1.66 billion in 2007, up 60% according to Pearl Research’s latest estimates. Online gaming ...

From PEARL RESEARCH, The China Stock Blog,  8 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Tom Online Inc.

Disney Interactive Studios Buys Chinese Gaming Studio Gamestar

Disney Interactive Studios, the gaming arm of Disney (NYSE: DIS), is buying Gamestar, a Chinese independent video game software developer with locations in Shanghai and Wuhan. Gamestar has been in operations for six years and has 90 employees. The ...

From PEARL RESEARCH, paidContent.org,  7 Apr 2008
Related Topics: NYSE

MySpace Adopts Chinese Name 'Juyou'

MySpace.cn has confirmed its Chinese name to be Juyou, which means getting friends together. Former MSN China CEO Luo Chuan joined MySpace in 2006 and released the first test version of MySpace.cn in April 2007. The company itself was called Mai Sibei, ...

From PEARL RESEARCH, paidContent.org,  28 Mar 2008

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