NIPPON TV’S HIT SMART PHONE GAME “HUNTER × HUNTER” EXPANDS ITS PRESENCE

Answering to the many requests for its release from fans in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, the game was officially published by MoreFun Game in the regions.

8 JUL 2020
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"Hunter × Hunter"

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Nippon TV has announced the expansion of its hit smart phone game arising from the highly popular animation IP "Hunter × Hunter" in Taiwan, Hong Kong,  and Macau. The game was officially published by MoreFun Game in the regions with over 800,000 pre-registered players to date.

The game was developed by Lantu Games and had been released in China on Tencent Platform to overwhelming success in December 2019.

“After the global success of the animation series and a hit game enjoyed by anime and game fans on China’s Tencent platform, we immediately started talks on expanding the ‘Hunter X Hunter’ smart phone game to other territories,” commented Sho Shimada, Sales, and Licensing, International Business Development for Nippon TV.  “We were able to work with an enthusiastic publisher and are happy to release this in such a short time. The game took several years to develop, and we are confident that it will bring much fun and excitement to fans in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. We are also in the developing stages of other games based on the exciting story of ‘Hunter × Hunter’ and are strategizing to further strengthen this magnificent IP,”  he added.

"Hunter × Hunter" is originally a manga written by Yoshihiro Togashi on “Weekly Jump”, a weekly manga magazine with over 50 years of success in the competitive industry. Nippon TV created the animation version that started airing in 2011 to immediate success in Japan and was also sold to almost 200 territories globally.

The game continues to be a very popular IP, and its business has expanded from the original manga to animation and feature film (created, aired/streamed and distributed by Nippon TV, which is a member of the Production Committee), to many other fruitful businesses that span from multiple successful merchandise realizations to even cafes, and now digital games.

 

After the global success of the animation series and a hit game enjoyed by anime and game fans on China’s Tencent platform, we immediately started talks on expanding the ‘Hunter X Hunter’ smart phone game to other territories” Sho Shimada Sales, and Licensing, International Business Development for Nippon TV