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CyberAgent USA is partnering with PS Company to launch a line of limited edition virtual goods based on the popular Japanese “visual kei” band Alice Nine in the virtual world Ameba Pico. The line of goods will coordinate with the international release of Alice Nine’s latest album, Senko. A major selling point of the Ameba…More

The recently launched Ameba Pico social gaming community on Facebook now features a collaboration with visual kei band AliceNine, whereby avatars can be created with virtual outfits resembling the stage wardrobe of lead singer Shou in celebration of the bands latest single in “Senko”. Read the full article on AnimeNews

Alice Nine Goods on Ameba Pico CyberAgent America Inc. announced the launch of limited edition Ameba Pico Alice Nine virtual goods in partnership with PS Company Co., Ltd and one of their premier premier Japanese Visual Kei rock bands, Alice Nine. In coordination with the release of Alice Nine’s new single, 閃光 (Senko), the partnership will…More

Ameba Pico, the avatar-based virtual exploration community on Facebook, has amassed nearly 1.7 MMAUs on Facebook, after launching three months ago on March 8, 2010. According to the press release, Ameba Pico is seeing strong monetization with in-game microtransactions, experiencing nearly 300 percent growth in revenue from March to May. The game was developed by…More

Thanks to cute cartoon characters and anime movies, Japan continues to hold sway over American youths. The latest evidence is Ameba Pico, a virtual world started three months ago by Japan’s CyberAgent. CyberAgent America said today it has reached a million registered users with its Facebook app since March 8. The virtual world combines avatar…More

The Japanese social and blog network known as Ameba has officially launched its virtual world known as pico in English via Facebook as an app on the social network as well as a dedicated English portal after debuting in March. Read the full article on AnimeNews

Japanese internet company CyberAgent is bringing its popular virtual world, Ameba Pigg, to the U.S. market, and to Facebook, as Ameba Pico. Ameba Pigg has gained around 2 million users in the last 11 months, making CyberAgent one of the larger Japanese companies of its ilk. Here’s our look at the new app. Read the…More