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EPISODE · Jan 27, 2026 · 52 MIN

Finding Gaps in the Gaming Market with Peter Levin of Griffin Gaming Partner

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<目次>(0:00) Intro(0:34) Welcoming Peter Levin from Griffin GP(1:44) Griffin GP's crazy office(3:51) Finding gaps in the gaming market(6:50) Investing in both games and non-games(8:41) Arrested development and engagment in games(11:29) MMA and Japan(14:39) Going to In-N-Out with Akebono(15:57) Baseball has helped open Japanese representation(17:17) Disney's golden era and Michael Eisner's role(20:56) Mickey Mouse chatting with Mario without permission(21:59) Investing in repeat founders in gaming(25:54) Why are we seeing more gaming related movies?(35:08) Original versus sequels in gaming(38:20) How game evolves alongside fan interactivity(41:28) Finland's unique gaming ecosystem(45:01) Other talent hotspots and Japan's special market(48:58) What Japanese product would Peter sell in the US?(51:28) What game does Peter keep coming back to?Griffin Gaming Partners | Griffin is one of the world's leading venture funds focused exclusively on gaming, with $1.5 billion under management — investing at the intersection of content, social platforms, and software infrastructure.https://griffingp.com/Peter Levinhttps://griffingp.com/ggp-team/<About Off Topic>Podcast:Apple - https://apple.co/2UZCQwzSpotify - https://spoti.fi/2JakzKmOff Topic Clubhttps://note.com/offtopic/membershipX - https://twitter.com/OffTopicJP草野ミキ:https://twitter.com/mikikusanohttps://www.instagram.com/mikikusano宮武テツロー: https://twitter.com/tmiyatake1

<目次>(0:00) Intro(0:34) Welcoming Peter Levin from Griffin GP(1:44) Griffin GP's crazy office(3:51) Finding gaps in the gaming market(6:50) Investing in both games and non-games(8:41) Arrested development and engagment in games(11:29) MMA and Japan(14:39) Going to In-N-Out with Akebono(15:57) Baseball has helped open Japanese representation(17:17) Disney's golden era and Michael Eisner's role(20:56) Mickey Mouse chatting with Mario without permission(21:59) Investing in repeat founders in gaming(25:54) Why are we seeing more gaming related movies?(35:08) Original versus sequels in gaming(38:20) How game evolves alongside fan interactivity(41:28) Finland's unique gaming ecosystem(45:01) Other talent hotspots and Japan's special market(48:58) What Japanese product would Peter sell in the US?(51:28) What game does Peter keep coming back to?Griffin Gaming Partners | Griffin is one of the world's leading venture funds focused exclusively on gaming, with $1.5 billion under management — investing at the intersection of content, social platforms, and software infrastructure.https://griffingp.com/Peter Levinhttps://griffingp.com/ggp-team/<About Off Topic>Podcast:Apple - https://apple.co/2UZCQwzSpotify - https://spoti.fi/2JakzKmOff Topic Clubhttps://note.com/offtopic/membershipX - https://twitter.com/OffTopicJP草野ミキ:https://twitter.com/mikikusanohttps://www.instagram.com/mikikusano宮武テツロー: https://twitter.com/tmiyatake1

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