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History of the Japanese Video Game Industry - Yusuke Koyama

History of the Japanese Video Game Industry (eBook)

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XII, 281 Seiten
Springer Nature Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-99-1342-8 (ISBN)
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This book is the first one to describe the entire history of the video game industry in Japan. The industry consists of multiple markets-for PCs, home consoles, arcades, cellular phones and smart phones-and it is very difficult to see the complete picture. The book deals comprehensively with the history of the Japanese game industry from the beginning of the non-computer age to the present.

The video game industry in Japan was established in the arcade game market when Space Invaders was released by Taito in 1978. Game markets for both PCs and home consoles followed in the early 1980s. The platform that occupies a central market position started with the arcade and shifted, in order, to the home console, handheld consoles, and smart phones. In the video game industry in the twentieth century each platform had a clear identity, and the relationships among platforms were 'interactions'. In the twenty-first century, with the improvement of computer performance, the platform identity has disappeared, thus the relationship among platforms is highly competitive. Since the 'crash of 1983' in the United States, the Japanese game industry has one of the largest market shares in the world and has developed without being influenced by other countries. It reached its peak in the late 1990s, and then its relative position declined due to the growth of foreign markets and the failure of emerging markets such as online PC games. Even today, Japan's gaming industry holds a dominant position in the world, but it is not the superpower it once was.

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, game research has become active worldwide. Among game researchers, there is a large demand for research on games in Japan, but there is still little dissemination of research in English. The original version of this book published in Japan is highly regarded and received an award for excellence from the Society of Socio-Informatics in 2017.



Yuhsuke Koyama is a professor at Shibaura Institute of Technology where he teaches economics and social survey. He is also a member of the IGDA (International Game Developers Association) in Japan, and vice chair of the Indie game group. His original major is economics, and his current analysis focuses on the content industry, particularly the video game industry in Japan. He published a book about the history of the Japanese video game industry in 2016, which won the Excellent Literature award in the society of socio-informatics in Japan in 2017. An expanded and revised edition was also published in 2020. His recent work is 'Evolution of a Genre: Dragon Quest and the JRPG', in Racheal Hutchinson and Jérémie Pelletier-Gagnon, Japanese Role-Playing Games: Genre, Representation, and Liminality in the JRPG, Lexington Books, 2022.


This book is the first one to describe the entire history of the video game industry in Japan. The industry consists of multiple markets-for PCs, home consoles, arcades, cellular phones and smart phones-and it is very difficult to see the complete picture. The book deals comprehensively with the history of the Japanese game industry from the beginning of the non-computer age to the present.The video game industry in Japan was established in the arcade game market when Space Invaders was released by Taito in 1978. Game markets for both PCs and home consoles followed in the early 1980s. The platform that occupies a central market position started with the arcade and shifted, in order, to the home console, handheld consoles, and smart phones. In the video game industry in the twentieth century each platform had a clear identity, and the relationships among platforms were "e;interactions"e;. In the twenty-first century, with the improvement of computer performance, the platform identity has disappeared, thus the relationship among platforms is highly competitive. Since the "e;crash of 1983"e; in the United States, the Japanese game industry has one of the largest market shares in the world and has developed without being influenced by other countries. It reached its peak in the late 1990s, and then its relative position declined due to the growth of foreign markets and the failure of emerging markets such as online PC games. Even today, Japan's gaming industry holds a dominant position in the world, but it is not the superpower it once was.Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, game research has become active worldwide. Among game researchers, there is a large demand for research on games in Japan, but there is still little dissemination of research in English. The original version of this book published in Japan is highly regarded and received an award for excellence from the Society of Socio-Informatics in 2017.
Erscheint lt. Verlag 2.6.2023
Reihe/Serie Translational Systems Sciences
Translational Systems Sciences
Zusatzinfo XII, 281 p. 1 illus.
Sprache englisch
Original-Titel Nihon degitarugêmu sangyoshi
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Informatik Office Programme Outlook
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Finanz- / Wirtschaftsmathematik
Technik
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Wirtschaftsinformatik
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre
Schlagworte Game Industry • Industrial History • Japan • Nintendo • Otaku • Sega • Video game
ISBN-10 981-99-1342-X / 981991342X
ISBN-13 978-981-99-1342-8 / 9789819913428
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