Aquamarine
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Sorry, but the era is not actually over yet. Someone pointed out to me that the article doesn't actually say that this is happening now. This is an industry wide assessment/analysis by 4Gamer as part of their reports on the end of the financial year. No one bothered to read the introduction to the article (including me!) and everyone jumped into the summary on Cave.
4Gamer's analysis is saying that based on the business trends of the company and their results, this is the likely route they will take in the future. It's an analysis I think most people will agree with, but it's not something the company has confirmed or commented on. Cave's year end report to shareholders should come out mid-July. If there are any actual announcements about a major shift, that's where it will be.
This should be added to the OP to avoid further confusion.
Even the title refers to the POSSIBILITY of Cave closing their consumer division--"CAVE could close consumer division and go full online/social"--not the actual event.
There's still a possibility that CAVE will stay alive and continue to release games as they have been.