‘Support community’ Asobu wants to grow indie gaming in Japan

As gaming continues to shift, more developers in Japan are starting indie studios. But that scene is still growing out of its infancy with efforts like the BitSummit showcase. Now, a new indie developer accelerator program called Asobu wants to speed up the scene’s growth.

Asobu calls itself an “indie game support community,” and that’s how it plans to operate. The group wants to pool resources and knowledge among a large group of independent designers. Asobu also wants to facilitate networking, evangelism, consulting, and promotional events.