Unties (SMEJ) wants to release 20 to 30 indie titles a year

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Link: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Sony-guides-indie-game-developers-to-next-stage

What we already know:

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) seeks to unearth little-known developers from around the world through a new division focused on indie titles. It will draw on Sony's sales network to take the software global on multiple platforms, such as Sony's own PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Switch. Shouldering the burdens of marketing and logistics, including negotiations with the likes of Nintendo, will free the independent developers to concentrate on what they do best.

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Unties wants to release 20 to 30 indie titles a year.

The goal is to release 20 to 30 titles a year. The first tie-up is with Tokyo-based developer Area 35. The company's war strategy game "Tiny Metal" is already out for the PS4, the Switch and PCs.

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SMEJ has rights to characters and animated works under agreements.

Under the agreement with Area 35, Sony Music would also manage rights to characters and animated works. The hope is to diversity income by cultivating alternative revenue streams from globally successful games.

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Indie games tend to have innovative designs and have gained in popularity. Sony Music expects continued growth in the market.

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At the end of last year, as mentioned, Tiny Metal was released on December 21st on Steam, PS4 and Switch.

Last year on December 28th (The following is Google Translated)
"Wonder Gensokyo TOD - RELOADED -" released for Switch. It is a Touhou fan game which is a Mystery Dungeon clone.

For more details:

Unties Official site

Unties Twitter account

Future titles to be released: (listed in the official site)

- another Touhou fan game called Maihana Soumakyou releases January 25th, PS4

- DEEMO - Reborn - (PS4, PSVR)

- Last Standard

- Merkava Avalanche (Steam, PS4)

 

[Cinemikel]

Can't stop reading it as undies

 

[Iva Demilcol]

Can't stop reading it as undies

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[salromano]

another Touhou fan game called Maika no Ao Mirror releases January 25th, PS4

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*Maihana Soumakyou

 

[ggx2ac]

*Maihana Soumakyou

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Corrected, thanks.

 

[Deleted member 2793]

Maybe SMEJ can take the japanese doujin scene to the next level.

 

[Herb Alpert]

Japanese indie scene needs indeed a push. Good move !