Well, in Japan they're actually making a lot of really successful mobile games and totally succeeding on that front.
However, that they don't feel confident in their ability to actually take this strength and export it despite having kept up a strong digital presence in the West isn't super inspiring.
Ultimately I suspect gumi will do a good job with this and Sega will likely benefit from the partnership, but the message it sends about Sega's new stature in the world is not super favorable.
If this was five years ago you would basically expect the opposite to be happening, with Sega publishing a bunch of Japanese mobile games from other developers in the West.
However, that they don't feel confident in their ability to actually take this strength and export it despite having kept up a strong digital presence in the West isn't super inspiring.
Ultimately I suspect gumi will do a good job with this and Sega will likely benefit from the partnership, but the message it sends about Sega's new stature in the world is not super favorable.
If this was five years ago you would basically expect the opposite to be happening, with Sega publishing a bunch of Japanese mobile games from other developers in the West.
do you think sales-age could find a good tracker for global mobile sales if possible it seems we are losing many old big names to this market, you bring up some really good info I don't think most of us have been following