[RGames (Rakuten Games)] I think browser games will come in the future

This is Nakauchi from the technical sales department.

Personally, I think browser games will make a comeback in the near future.

The specs of consoles are increasing
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The things you can do are increasing
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Development costs are rising
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Shift to mobile games (browser games) that don't require development costs
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The advent of smartphones
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The things you can do are increasing
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are rising
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To browser games that don't require development costs shift change

I think that's how browser games will come back.

These days, games with native apps (roughly speaking, those on the iPhone and Android stores)

it's a lot of gambling as you don't know if you'll win even if you spend that much. is getting higher.

In a situation like this, small and medium-sized game companies cannot intervene.

From the user's side, native apps have the disadvantages of requiring many update downloads, being troublesome to update, and taking a long time to load for the first time.

Browser games are not device dependent and can be played on PC or smartphone without installation. (Although it is browser dependent)

With HTML5+WebGL (a standard specification for displaying 3D in a browser), you can now play 3D browser games on both PCs and smartphones.

That's why I'm paying attention to RGames (Rakuten Games), a browser game platform that came out on April 4th of this year.

I've researched it and will summarize it.

What is RGames?

This is an HTML5-based game platform launched jointly with Blackstorm Labs (USA).

I guess Blackstorm's side is a foothold for expansion into Asia, and Rakuten's is about absorbing technological capabilities.

Features of RGames

• Browser game in HTML5 format (no installation required)
• In-game currency can be purchased with Rakuten Super Points.
• Safari is recommended for smartphone browser

Browser game in HTML5 format

These days, there is a strong impression that "smartphone games = native apps."

Nowadays, there are many games with large capacity, and it is often troublesome that you cannot install them unless you are in a Wi-Fi environment.

If it's a browser game, I think it's pretty great that you can play it right away without having to install it.

In-game currency can be purchased with Rakuten Super Points

This is huge.

I'm hesitant to charge with a credit card, but if you use Rakuten Super Points, you can easily buy coins.

I have a feeling that the concept of shopping on Rakuten Market and buying in-game currency with the accumulated points will become popular as an otome game targeting housewives and featuring infidelity.

Safari is recommended for smartphone browser

Why?

In the future

For now, RGames only produces games in-house, and there are no third-party games.

They say that third party entry will be successful on their own, but there is precedent for Rakuten App Market to end its service in a year and a half, so what will happen to RGames?

I would like to pay attention to the financial results as well.

 

Related Sites

RGames (Rakuten Games)

Blackstorm Labs