Category: Game Localization

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How Game Translation Caused a Pokémon Protest (And How to Avoid It in the Future)

In Hong Kong this May, around 20 protesters marched to the Consulate-General of Japan to rally against Pikachu’s name change. Yes, you read that right. Pikachu. As in, the Pokémon. The name change of...

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Here’s Why Your Mobile Game Needs a Translation Management System

Game localization is hard… You battle your way to the final screen of Ghostbusters, only to see: “Conglaturation!! Now go and rest our heroes!” Ah, victory? True, it’s been a few years since Ghostbusters, but...

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Everything You Need to Know about Hong Kong and Taiwan’s Mobile Gaming Market

When we say, “best tech markets in East Asia” what do you think? The answer seem obvious, at least if you look at the numbers. China. Japan. Korea. And it’s true: these definitely are...

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What No One Tells You About Vietnam’s Mobile Game Market

Everyone knows about Flappy Bird, the number one iOS app in more than 100 countries. The addictive, animated game is the brainchild of Dong Nguyen, a young Vietnamese developer based in the country’s capital,...

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Here’s Why Mobile Game Devs Have to Consider South Korea

South Korea is Gamer Central There’s nowhere in the world that’s quite as wired as South Korea. The country has a cutting-edge wireless infrastructure, a strong economy, and one of the largest app markets...

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The Ultimate Guide to Chinese Game & App Publishers

A while ago, we published a cheat sheet about the top 26 China’s Android app stores. In this sequel, we’ve put together a guide to the top game & app publishers in China. Why...

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