28. Japan Success Story - Q-Games (part 1)

How a 17 year old British programmer brought to Japan by Nintendo went on to found one of the most successful independent games development studios in Japan! 'tis the season! A wintertime two-parter to warm your cockles! Steve tucks into hearty conversation with Dylan Cuthbert and Hollie Hughes from Kyoto-based Q-Games. Learn more about Dylan's amazing journey, being brought to Japan by Nintendo, working with Sony and Google, to founding his own company in 2001. Hollie covers the valuable marketing role at Q-Games. Together they cover the gamut of topics from digital publishing and marketing in Japan versus the UK, great insight on getting to know Japan, to the benefits of setting up business in Kyoto.... so much to unpack from these two special episodes. Keep your eyes peeled for Part 2, coming just before New Year! For more information and updates from Q-Games: Website: https://www.q-games.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/PixelJunkNews Play the PixelJunk Scrappers Deluxe Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1663210/PixelJunk_Scrappers_Deluxe/