Episode 190: Nintendo & Smartphone Gaming in Japan 2017 with Serkan Toto by analyseasia published on 2017-06-24T07:45:42Z Serkan Toto, CEO of Kantan Games Japan, joined us in a conversation to discuss Nintendo's progress and the smartphone gaming space within Japan in 2017. We began with a conversation on Nintendo's recent forays with mobile gaming, the surprise success of the Nintendo Switch console and how Niantic's Pokemon game has spurred their growth in the past year. Last but not least, Serkan discussed the recent stagnation in smartphone gaming in Japan and its impact to the gaming industry. Genre Business Comment by Rick Lee Serkan often gives the best analysis on what's going with the gaming scene and Nintendo in Japan. 2017-06-26T09:02:59Z