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  • DeNA to Zynga, Facebook: My ARPU is bigger than yours
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    DeNA to Zynga, Facebook: My ARPU is bigger than yours

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    DeNA, the Japanese social games company you may not have heard of until their acquired ngmoco a month ago, released their quarterly earnings today and they were huge. DeNA reported $336.4 million in revenues and an end-of-year revenue projection of $1.25 billion. Just as significantly, DeNA claims its ARPU (average revenue per user) is 15X greater than Zynga and 30X greater than Facebook.
  • DeNA acquires ngmoco for up to $400 million
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    DeNA acquires ngmoco for up to $400 million

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    Last week word began to circulate that Japanese social giant DeNA was considering a multi-million dollar acquisition of American iPhone gaming publisher ngmoco. Today it looks as though "considering" is off the table, and "done deal" is in. This morning it was confirmed that DeNA will be acquiring ngmoco for up to $400 million in cash and stock.
  • DeNA invests in US developer Astro Ape
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    DeNA invests in US developer Astro Ape

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    DeNA's expansion to the west is really picking up steam lately. After an investment in Aurora Feint, the Japanese social giant acquired both IceBreaker and GameView Labs. Now, only a week after the GameView acquisition, DeNA has announced another big investment: Astro Ape.
  • DeNA acquires Gameview Studios
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    DeNA acquires Gameview Studios

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    After partnering with Yahoo!, purchasing a 20% stake in Aurora Feint, and inviting American developers to Japan, there seems to be only one logical next step for DeNA in their journey to North American shores: buy something! The DeNA acquisition train is officially rolling, with the group having purchased the popular iPhone social gamemakers Gameview Studios.