Software:Travel Frog
| Travel Frog | |
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| Developer(s) | Hit-Point |
| Publisher(s) | Hit-Point |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
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| Genre(s) | Digital pet |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Travel Frog (旅かえる Tabikaeru) is a free-to-play mobile game developed by Hit-Point Co., Ltd that operates in Nagoya, Kyoto,[1] released on 24 November 2017 for iOS and Android devices.[2][3][4][5]
Similar to the mobile game Neko Atsume developed by the same company, Travel Frog is a low-pressure, non-competitive game with carefully designed graphics.[6] The only thing players have control over in the game is the preparation work of the frog's travel. The frog spends time at home studying and playing, and when it decides to travel, it can be away for up to four days, during which the players will not be able to interact with the frog.[7]
Performance in the Chinese market
Travel Frog was No.1 in the free game category on the Chinese app store for more than two weeks in January 2018, even though the Chinese translation was not even available yet and the game was presented in Japanese.[8] There were also comments connecting the popularity of the game with the "toad worship" culture.[7]
On April 2, 2018, Alibaba Group announced that it had cooperated with Hit-Point Co., Ltd and obtained an authorized agent to issue the official Chinese version of "Traveling Frog", and will launch Chinese-style game content.[9] The Chinese version of the frog eating steamed buns is going online.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Android Apps by Hit-Point Co., Ltd. On Google Play". https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=8318786497754536688&hl=en_US.
- ↑ Zhou, Wei (1 February 2018). "Japanese frog has Chinese gamers hooked". BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-42871181. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ Kan, Karoline; Ramzy, Austin (26 January 2018). "China Embraces a Game About a Traveling Frog". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/world/asia/china-travel-frog-game.html. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ Jackson, Gita (4 January 2018). "Neko Atsume Developer's New Game Is About A Traveling Frog". Kotaku. https://kotaku.com/neko-atsume-developers-new-game-is-about-a-traveling-fr-1821784010. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ Frank, Allegra (8 January 2018). "Neko Atsume team's traveling frog follow-up doesn't recapture the magic". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/8/16863926/tabi-kaeru-travel-frog-neko-atsume-hit-point. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ "专访《旅行青蛙》制作人：中国人为什么喜欢蛙？我也在调查呢！". https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/d7AsEqexEriW1QLu4GHSrQ?dt_platform=douban_broadcast&dt_dapp=1.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Travel Frog: The cute Japanese game that has China hooked". BBC. 2018-02-01. https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-42871182.
- ↑ "ヒットポイント『旅かえる』が中国App Store無料ランキングで首位獲得！ 『ねこあつめ』開発陣が手がける新作が海外でも跳躍". https://gamebiz.jp/?p=202554.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "天天快报". https://kuaibao.qq.com/s/20180506A1C3PD00.
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