Pokémon Go and Mariners sale are the only bright spots in a weak Nintendo quarter
Nintendo reported earnings that missed expectations for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30. And it also significantly lowered its outlook for revenues for...
Why Nintendo’s stock fell after the massive hype for the Switch debut
Last Thursday, Nintendo finally introduced its next dedicated gaming system. On Friday, the company’s stock price took a plunge. But the market’s response to the...
How one leading publisher stays ahead of the LTV curve (VB Live)
How are the top-grossing app developers growing and acquiring high-quality users at scale? What channels and formats are the best fit? And how do...
Blizzard uses a Facebook Messenger chatbot to tease Hearthstone’s future
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is doing an awful lot of teasing lately, and now the digital card game leader is using a Facebook Messenger chatbot...
NetEase’s push from China continues with mobile strategy game Immortal Conquest
Chinese gaming company NetEase announced that the mobile strategy game Immortal Conquest will be its next release for Western markets. The mythology-based title will come...
Livestreaming app Mobcrush raises $20 million
The mobile-based livestreaming app Mobcrush has raised $20 million in Series B funding. The Los Angeles-based production company Evolution Media led the round. This brings...
Live.me has processed $1 million in virtual gift payments for streamers in 7 months
Cheetah Mobile’s Live.me mobile streaming app launched just seven months ago. And the Chinese company is announcing today that Live.me has now processed more...
3 ways to overcome the blind spot in mobile fraud protection
Presented by AppsFlyer. Fraud is an ongoing issue in the mobile app marketing space, much to the industry’s chagrin. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) estimates...
World of Final Fantasy is a successful experiment to win over fans new and old
I sat on my couch, and despite the ludicrous dialogue coming out of the TV speakers, I couldn’t cringe: The oftentimes annoying script for...
The Anki Cozmo toy robot has personality, intelligence … and might rule the world
It’s a remarkably strange experience when you are defeated by a robot. You feel a little foolish or wonder if the world is going...