Denfaminico Gamer
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 Screenshot of the website in August 2026 | |
Native name | 電ファミニコゲーマー |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Denfaminikogēmā |
| Type of business | Video game journalism |
Type of site | News website |
| Available in | Japanese |
| Founded | February 8, 2016 |
| Headquarters | Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan |
| Area served | Japan |
| Owner | Shinichi Taira[1] |
| Editor | Shinichi Taira (TAITAI)[1] |
| President | Shinichi Taira[1] |
| Parent | Mare Co., Ltd.[1] |
| URL | news |
| Advertising | yes |
| Commercial | yes |
Denfaminico Gamer (Japanese: 電ファミニコゲーマー, Hepburn: Denfaminikogēmā; sometimes shortern to Denfami (電ファミ)[2][3]) is a Japanese video game news website by Mare Co., Ltd. (株式会社マレ, Kabushiki-gaisha Mare) It was founded in February 2016 as a collaboration between Dengeki, Famitsu, Niconico and 4Gamer.net. It became a part of Dwango before becoming independent in July 2019.
Overview
[edit source]Denfaminico Gamer website and mobile app were launched on February 8, 2016, by Reinforce (リインフォース), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. It is a collaboration of gaming media company Famitsu, 4Gamer.net, Dengeki and Niconico, who were previously rivals.[2][4] The name was a portmanteau of the companies (Dengeki, Famitsu, Niconico, 4Gamer.net) . In August 2016, Reinforce was intergrated to the Dwango's news business division. In February 2019, Dwango planned to sell the website following restructuring as it deemed the website an "unprofitable division". Although Dwango eliminated other divisions by March, Denfaminico Gamer was given a budget until June to give time for a buyer. In May, they approached 10 companies, but Shinichi Taira, the editor-in-chief of Denfaminico Gamer and former associate editor at 4Gamer.net, decided to buy the website.[5][6] On July 1, Dwango sold and transferred the operation of the website to a new company founded by Taira called Mare Co., Ltd..[7] On March 17, 2023, the website announced that it would adopt ChatGPT's GPT-4 as its news writer.[8]
Denfaminico Gamer is a video game news website.[9] Harbor Business Online described the website as excelling in interviews.[10] Featuring long articles instead of dividing it between pages.[11] It has been described as one of Japan's leading gaming news outlets. Paid articles were not implemented on the website as Taira is a critic of the subscription business model, adding that He feel "it is wrong to create paywalled articles, as it would be a disadvantage for the people who agreed to be interviewed".[5]
On May 31, 2017, manga artist Keiichi Tanaka serialized a new manga series on the website titled Waka-ge no Itari ~Gēmu Kurieitā no Seishun~. It is a report manga about his memories of working alongside game creators who were active from the 1980s to the 1990s.[12]
The company is headquartered in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The current editor-in-chief is Shinichi Taira, also known by his nickname in the site as TAITAI.[1][2]
References
[edit source]- 1 2 3 4 5 About / 企業協賛・広告メニューのご案内 / プライバシーポリシー [About / Corporate Sponsorship & Advertising Options / Privacy Policy]. Denfaminicogamer (in Japanese). October 10, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- 1 2 3 鳥嶋和彦、田尻智、シブサワ・コウ―― とんでもないインタビューを量産し続けるサイト「電ファミニコゲーマー」とは何者なのか（1/6） [Kazuhiko Torishima, Satoshi Tajiri, Kou Shibusawa—Who exactly is "Denfaminico Gamer," the site that continues to churn out outrageous interviews?]. NetLab (in Japanese). ITMedia. June 23, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ なぜ「電ファミ」が出展側に？ 奥底には「インディーゲームに還元できていない問題意識」―「電ファミニコゲーマー」ブース担当者にインタビュー！ 100件以上から厳選の「特別推薦枠」や、「第四境界」新作『人のゲームカセット』展示も【BitSummit PUNCH】 [Why is "Denfami" exhibiting? Underlying it all is a concern that "we haven't been giving enough back to indie games"—an interview with the team behind the "Denfaminicogamer" booth! Featuring a "Special Recommendation" lineup hand-picked from over 100 entries and a showcase of the new title *Hito no Game Cassette* (Someone Else's Game Cartridge) from "Daiyon Kyokai" [BitSummit PUNCH]]. Inside Games (in Japanese). July 8, 2026. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ ゲーム情報アプリ＆サービス『電ファミニコゲーマー』がサービス開始 ファミ通、電撃、niconicoなどが集結！ [Game information app and service "Denfaminico Gamer" launches, bringing together Famitsu, Dengeki, niconico, and more!]. Famitsu (in Japanese). February 8, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- 1 2 Hattori, Ryosuke; Konno, Daiichi (October 25, 2019). 「持続可能なゲームメディア」の未来像とは 電ファミニコゲーマー・平編集長を直撃 [What is the future vision for "sustainable game media"? An exclusive interview with Denfaminico Gamer's Editor-in-Chief, Taira.]. ITmedia Business Online (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ ぶっちゃけ、電ファミって利益出てました？ 「電ファミニコゲーマー」編集長・TAITAI氏に聞く、独立の裏側、これからの野望 [To be honest, was Denfami actually making a profit? We asked TAITAI, editor-in-chief of "Denfaminico Gamer," about the story behind his independence and his future ambitions.]. Netorabo (in Japanese). October 22, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- ↑ “選択と集中”進めるドワンゴ、「電ファミニコゲーマー」手放す 編集長の会社などに事業移管 [Dwango, pursuing a strategy of "selection and concentration," divestes its "Denfaminico Gamer" business, transferring it to the editor-in-chief's company and others.]. ITmedia (in Japanese). July 1, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- ↑ 「ニュースライターとしてChatGPTを採用します」 ゲーム媒体「電ファミ」がGPT-4の試験運用はじめる ["We will adopt ChatGPT for our news writers." Game media outlet "Denfami" begins trial operation of GPT-4.]. ITmedia (in Japanese). March 17, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- ↑ Somin (December 1, 2016). ゲーム特化型キュレーションメディア『電ファミニコゲーマー』がリニューアル - 電撃オンライン [Game-focused curation media "Denfaminico Gamer" has been relaunched.]. Dengeki Online (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ Yanai, Masakazu (March 4, 2020). 「モノ」が残らない産業の記録。電ファミニコゲーマーの『日本モバイルゲーム産業史』に向ける期待 [A record of an industry where no physical "things" remain. Expectations for Denfaminico Gamer's "History of the Japanese Mobile Game Industry"]. Harbor Business Online (in Japanese). Fusosha Publishing. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ Yanai, Masakazu (July 24, 2019). 苦境のドワンゴから分離したWebメディア、「電ファミニコゲーマー」の良質な「濃さ」 [The high-quality "depth" of ""Denfaminico Gamer" a web media outlet that spun off from the struggling Dwango.]. Harbor Business Online (in Japanese). Fusosha Publishing. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ 田中圭一がゲームクリエイターの青春綴るレポ新連載、初回は「FF」坂口博信 [Keiichi Tanaka's new series of reports chronicling the youth of game creators begins with Hironobu Sakaguchi of "FF".]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). May 31, 2017.
