Nintendo Christmas Tour 2025; Nintendo Business Nintendo Christmas Tour 2025 Announced in German Shopping Centers A series of shopping centres in the cities of Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Essen, Munich and Stuttgart are going to be visited by this year's Nintendo Christmas Tour. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Fantastic Pixel Castle; FPC Business Fantastic Pixel Castle Closes Its Doors, T-Minus Zero Entertainment Returns Following their split from NetEase, Fantastic Pixel Castle was unable to secure a new publisher or investors. Meanwhile, T-Minus Zero Entertainment is staging a comeback. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Business European Funding: €2 Million for Games Tools and Projects With its funding line Innovative Tools and Business Models, Creative Europe Media is awarding €7.7 million to Media projects, of which almost two million went to German games tools or initiatives by BlueBottle, Second Stage and SpielFabrique. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo Business Switch 2 Sales Are so Strong That Nintendo Is Raising Its Forecast Nintendo has sold over ten million Switch 2 consoles in just four months. Consequently, the company has raised its full-year forecast from 15 to 19 million. Software sales are also "strong". By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Ampere Analysis: $1.4bn Was Spent on Remakes and Remasters in 2024 & 2025; Ampere Analysis Business Ampere Analysis: $1.4b Was Spent on Remakes and Remasters in 2024 & 2025 Between 2024 and 2025, gamers spent $1.4 billion on remakes and remasters. Remakes generated higher revenue and engagement. These are the findings of new research by Ampere Analysis. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Business Power of Play: South Africa As part of the Power of Play survey, industry associations also took a close look at the participating countries. GamesMarkt summarizes the results. This time: South Africa. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business “It Happens on PS5”: Sony Starts New Global Marketing Campaign Five years of adventures on PlayStation 5: With the "It Happens on PS5" campaign, Sony rolls out ads about wild happenings in games across 20 markets, including local events like UFO landings in Germany. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
NRW Minister Liminski will attend the Bisalina Speedruns (NRW Staatskanzlei) Business Bisalina Speedruns 2025 Will Be Bigger in Every Respect For this year's Bisalina Speedruns, NRW's media minister Nathanael Liminski is set to appear. More than 120 B2B guests have also announced their attendance. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The awards ceremony will take place on 2 December 2025 at the Gürzenich in Cologne. Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025, Games.NRW Business Deutscher Entwicklerpreis Nominates the Best Games of 2025 *Complete List* The list of nominees for the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025 (German Developer Award) is now complete, with the nominations for the main category - Best German Game - having been announced today. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Michael Metzger, Managing Partner at Drake Star (US/GER); Drake Star, Metzger Business Michael Metzger (Drake Star) on Europe as a Gaming Location How do industry executives rate Europe's position in the global market? We spoke to Michael Metzger, Managing Partner at Drake Star, to find out. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Pioneers of Pagonia; Envision Entertainment Business Envision Entertainment and kr3m. media Receive Federal Funding Envision Entertainment has received two federal funding grants totalling almost €700,000 for Pioneers of Pagonia DLCs. kr3m. media has also been awarded over €200,000 in funding. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Johannes Thimme; Ubisoft Düsseldorf Business Johannes Thimme Founded Quality Time Studio in Lower Saxony Having spent more than 20 years working in the games industry, Johannes Thimme founded Quality Time Studio. The company will focus on developing original games and providing consultancy services. Thimme also aims to strengthen the regional industry in Lower Saxony. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
