Tag: game localization
$198 BN Global Gaming Market will double by 2027 and BLEND...
BLEND, an all-in-one localization platform, today released its new analysis of the role of localization in the global gaming industry’s success.
Where to take your games abroad: a practical guide
The gaming industry is forecasted to grow at an explosive rate of over 9% in the next three years. One of the fastest-growing industries worldwide, the global games market is set to reach almost $257 billion by 2025, according to Statista. More than 2.5 billion people worldwide now play games regularly.
Conversations with Character(s)
Of the world’s approximately 7,000 languages, around 4,000 are written. Though many of us, certainly those of us from secure linguistic communities, take the...
Paper Mario’s Controversial Translation
Nintendo’s Paper Mario video game localization team has sparked a dispute about how it translated sensitive language from Japanese to Traditional Chinese.
Even without the...
Seven steps to prepare a mobile game for localization
According to App Annie’s “The State of Mobile” report, in 2018 games accounted for 74% of consumer spend in app stores. Games are huge, which is why MultiLingual's latest issue, which just went live, focuses on the topic.
English to Japanese game localization considerations
This is an interview with Clyde Mandelin (Mato on the web), author, blogger, video game localizer and more. Perhaps best known for his work on the fan translation of Mother 3, he also runs Legends of Localization.