THQ Nordic Opens Up Location in Japan To Better Server Japanese Gamers

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 21, 2019

News: THQ Nordic is expanding and trying to increase its footprint in an important market.

THQ Nordic has just revealed that they are officially expanding into Japan. THQ Nordic Japan KK has officially been incorporated with the newfound tasks and responsibilities being distribution, PR, and marketing of THQ Nordic’s slate of products for the Japanese market. The Japanese entity is THQ Nordic´s second international distribution outlet, apart from the 2012 established, US-based distribution company, THQ Nordic Inc.

“In our opinion, the only real way to truly embrace (pun intended) the Japanese market is to run it with a team of Japanese professionals, which was our approach for the new Japanese subsidiary. A warm, heartfelt welcome to the entire team based in Tokyo, Japan” comments Klemens Kreuzer, Managing Director at THQ Nordic GmbH. “Good things come to those who wait and we took our time to realize it with the best setup possible.”

“At this point, I would like to quote Persona 3: “Two in Harmony Surpasses One in Perfection”.Our team is prepared, honored and absolutely ready to kickstart THQ Nordic’s operations on the Japanese market”, comments Yuji Kato, Managing Director of THQ Nordic Japan KK. “We are honored that we were given this opportunity and can not wait to bring THQ Nordic content to our Japanese audience.”

The Japanese team consists of key people that delivered more than 200 titles in 15 years to the Japanese market, ranging from feature phones to consoles. A few of them include:

Yuji Kato - Managing Director

Nearly 20 years of game industry experience

Former programmer

Junko Kato – Manager

Former editor

Former programmer, mainly QA and project management

Hiroshi Ogawa – Project Management

Former programmer

Networking and exhibitions management

What do you think about THQ Nordic finally opening up a Japanese office? Do you expect that we might get a bigger slate of Japanese delivered games from them now? Tell us in the comments section below.