THQ Nordic has announced the formation of THQ Nordic Japan. This new entity will handle distribution, public relations, and marketing of THQ Nordic and HandyGames titles for the Japanese market. This new location will be led by managing director Yuji Kato and will be THQ Nordic’s second international distribution outlet, apart from its 2012-established United States-based distribution outlet.
“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,” said THQ Nordic managing director Klemens Kreuzer in a press release. “A warm, heartfelt welcome to the entire team based in Tokyo, Japan. Good things come to those who wait and we took our time to realize it with the best setup possible.”
THQ Nordic Japan managing director Yuji Kato added, “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. We are honored that we were given this opportunity and can not wait to bring THQ Nordic content to our Japanese audience.”
So, who is behind the latest development regarding THQ Nordic? Here’s the cast that will perform this new act:
- 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
THQ continues expanding. However, it seems like they seem to be on the right track towards a full recovery. What do you think about the new subsidiary in Japan? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.