Bitter Pill
Nintendo to close Dr. Mario World after barely two years live
Worst performing mobile game from Nintendo to-date
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LINE Corporation
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Bitter Pill To Swallow
What happened to Dr. Mario World?
Nearly one year on, how has the plumber turned medical professional fared?
Doctor Doctor
Disney Tsum-Tsum’s $1.5 billion success story bodes well for Dr. Mario World
Plush puzzler has grossed at least $10 million monthly since March 2014
Partner Up
Nintendo partners with Line and NHN for Dr. Mario World mobile game this summer
Will launch across 60 countries including the US and Japan
Social
At Game Closure the future of gaming is social
The studio's Battle Cats Galaxy and Fishing Star QUICK are currently on the LINE QUICK GAME platform
Key Release
$1 billion mobile title Disney Tsum Tsum comes to Facebook Instant Games
'Introductory version' launches globally
Tech Line-up
Line launches new mobile games developer tools to combat clones and track player behaviour
Also includes automated QA and testing platform
Cryptoline
Report: Line exploring the use of cryptocurrencies in its services
Might be adding cryptocurrencies into Line Pay
Line Financials Q2 Fy17
LINE sees revenues grow to $705.8 million but MAUs are still consistently falling
NextFloor acquisition could turn this around in the future
Next In Line
Line launches games publishing division after NextFloor acquisition
NextFloor CEO Min Kyu Kim to head up new unit
Raining Money
Line's mobile puzzler Disney Tsum Tsum racks up $1 billion in lifetime revenue
Surpasses 70 million downloads
Back To Skull
LINE Corporation signs up to distribute mobile Skullgirls adaptation globally
Expected Spring 2017
Line Financials Q4 Fy16
LINE grows revenues to $1.2 billion despite global MAUs falling by three million
Revenues going up, users going down
Fyber Line Partnership
LINE adds rewarded video ads to messaging app through Fyber partnership
Watch a video, earn some coins
Tapping Up Line
Tapjoy partners with LINE to bring rewarded Interplay ads to 220 million chat app users
Earn stickers by playing ads
Huge Tsums
Disney swaps LINE for Mixi to publish new toy-based game Marvel Tsum Tsum
Launched first in US and Canada
Too Cute
LINE's Disney Tsum Tsum hits 60 million downloads mark
Matching success
Cash In
Valued at $5.5 billion, LINE to IPO in New York and Tokyo on mid-July
Joint listing in New York and Tokyo
On The Road
LINE expected to announce its long-awaited IPO plans next week
Off-on move now backed on
Brand Multipler
LINE Disney Tsum Tsum hits 50 million downloads
Too cute
Eastern Entry
How to succeed in Asia panel
Learning from the locals
Simply The Best
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2015
The shakers, makers and movers
Options Open
LINE renews IPO application although won't list imminently
Messaging app keeps IPO door open
Joining The Dots
LINE looks to partner with mobile game devs in Taiwan and Thailand
Building presence in its #1 markets
Payments
Updated: LINE Pay to launch soon for digital and real-world purchases
Following Apple and Google into wallet business
Investment
LINE and Tencent invest $110 million Korean startup 4:33 Creative Lab
Double up
Charticle
Walk the LINE: How Disney Tsum Tsum found success in Thailand and Hong Kong
But sunk in the US
Financials
LINE Corp sees FY14 Q3 revenue up 17% to $210 million
Active user base totals 170 million
Delhi rising: LINE reaches 30 million registered users in India
A billion to go
LINE expands its vision with native iPad app
The next 70 million
9 growth hacking tips to boost your mobile game's success
Pascal Clarysse provide guerilla tactics
Deal
Passing the baton: GREE sets up a joint venture to make games for LINE
Social platform wins over games platform
Opinion
How Korean mobile game developers are riding the financials markets to success
The News Gangnam Style
On the back of Japanese app success, Disney sells 1.6 million Tsum Tsum plushies
Cute sells
Investment
LINE invests into Gumi and the pair also partner up for game integration
Distribution meets global gaming
Deal
LINE partners with Wandoujia to grow in China
Taking on WeChat in its own back yard
LINE passes 400 million users worldwide, adding 826,000 new users per day
Not bad for three years on the market
Not Just Big In Japan
LINE Cookie Run cooks up 10 million downloads in 30 days
And 8 million of them are outside Japan
LINE generates $70 million in Q4 games revenue
Now has 51 titles live
China In 2014
Beware the clash of Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu and 360, warns Yodo1
Riding the year of the horse
We need to meet core gamers' needs, and satisfy the casual audience, says Game Insight CEO
Alisa Chumachenko on going broad and deep in 2014
Pocket power: Mobile to drive games revenue to $100 billion by 2017
Asia becomes 'biggest growth driver'
Chat attack: Messaging and social apps jump 203% in 2013
Outpacing games growth by a distance, says Flurry
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: Tearaway tops GDC Award nominations, BlackBerry backs away from games, and the App Store's $10 billion for devs
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
PocketGamer.biz's The Year That Was: Big publishers lock down the App Store, microconsoles fail to impress, and all eyes look east
The past 365 days in bite-sized portions
Clash of Clans is 2013's top grossing app says Distimo
At least from January to November
Chat happy: LINE passes 300 million global users
Firm wants 500 million in 2014
LINE generated around $60 million from 39 games in FY13 Q3
Revenue up 48%
Happy talk: LINE reportedly heading for $8 billion IPO in 2014
270 million users on board and counting
LINE messaging service now has 230 million registered users
Including 15 million in Spain