A man plays the game "Animal Crossing" on Nintendo Switch at his apartment in Beijing, China April 24, 2020. Photo: ReutersA man plays the game "Animal Crossing" on Nintendo Switch at his apartment in Beijing, China April 24, 2020. Photo: Reuters
A man plays the game "Animal Crossing" on Nintendo Switch at his apartment in Beijing, China April 24, 2020. Photo: Reuters
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China's gaming sector rebounds after regulatory hit, with over 100 new game-related companies founded each day this year

  • In 2018 and 2019, more than 28,000 gaming companies went under amid a nine-month freeze on new game licences
  • But new data shows that in just the first half of 2020, over 22,000 new game-related companies have already been registered

Topic |   Video gaming
Josh Ye
Josh Ye

Updated: 10:44pm, 15 Jul, 2020

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A man plays the game "Animal Crossing" on Nintendo Switch at his apartment in Beijing, China April 24, 2020. Photo: ReutersA man plays the game "Animal Crossing" on Nintendo Switch at his apartment in Beijing, China April 24, 2020. Photo: Reuters
A man plays the game "Animal Crossing" on Nintendo Switch at his apartment in Beijing, China April 24, 2020. Photo: Reuters
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