Polyarc Games
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Five Things We’ve Learned About Japan’s Games Industry: How GTA 6 Influenced Valor Mortis’ $40 Price Point
This edition of The Game Business, recorded from Tokyo Game Show in September 2026, pairs an overview of Japan's games market with an explanation of why publisher Lyrical Games priced its new Souls-like, Valor Mortis, at $40 amid a crowded fall release calendar.
- The Japanese console gaming industry is performing strongly, with six of the eight major companies trading at or near all-time highs.
- Nintendo maintains a 70% market share of all gaming content in Japan, a position analysts credit with preventing the total collapse of the country's console market.
- PC gaming has grown to represent 12.5% of the Japanese market in 2026, up from 5% in 2019, driven by pandemic-era console shortages and the popularity of titles like PUBG.
Back Next Week
Stephen Totilo's March 31, 2026 Game File newsletter announces a brief spring-break hiatus, with regular editions resuming the week of April 6, while rounding up game impressions, industry headlines, upcoming releases, and a podcast appearance.
- The video game industry is experiencing severe instability as of late March 2026, marked by significant layoffs at Eidos Montreal and Polyarc, and the closure of Ivy Road.
- Industry veterans characterize the current economic climate as more severe than the market crash of the 1980s, with few professionals remaining unaffected.
- Nexon is shifting to a conservative investment strategy that prioritizes fewer, high-conviction projects with proven long-term retention and margin potential.