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Japanese Social Gaming Company GREE Acquires OpenFeint For $104 Million

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Amit Chowdhry


GREE is a social gaming company based in Japan that has acquired OpenFeint for $104 million. OpenFeint is a platform where mobile device owners can track their scores and buy add-ons. The OpenFeint brand and CEO will remain in place after the acquisition is closed. OpenFeint currently has about 75 million users across Android and iOS. [Develop]

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Less Than 2% Of People In Japan Have A Facebook Account

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Amit Chowdhry


Even though Facebook is one of the biggest websites in the United States, it is barely noticed in Japan. Facebook added their 583 millionth member recently and less than 2% of those in Japan have an account. The number of Facebook users in Japan is 2 million, which is still not a bad number. So what social networks are people a part of in Japan? Mixi, Gree, and Mobage-town. Each of these social networks have over 20 million users in Japan.
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