Unique mix of 20+ years in games consulting and analytics, Wall Street M&A/investment experience, and tech startup expertise combining as a trusted inside advisor for our clients. Also, knowing most of the fatalities from the Mortal Kombat series.
What is your favorite video game? Why?
Tecmo Bowl, because Bo Jackson would take it to the house every time he touched the ball.
What is your role at IDG?
Gardener: planting seeds of data, insight, and market intelligence throughout the games industry
Builder: of diverse and intellectually curious teams, a family-oriented culture, go-to-market strategies, and successful client companies
Partner: we support and partner with our clients every step of the way, from Day 0 to becoming a best-in-class games company
Consigliere to some of the games industry's most dynamic executive leaders
What is your background/experience in the games industry?
Started off as an equity research analyst covering games, to becoming a hedge fund investor in games, to becoming an angel investor in game startups, and now leading IDG as a respected advisory and analytics firm in the industry. Twenty years later, I'm still having fun and learning a lot.
“IDG is one of our go-to partners for tackling some of the biggest challenges we face in our industry. They are objective, independent experts, and they have been a trusted advisor and resource for Activision for over 20 years. We work with IDG across multiple areas and levels, and we greatly value the partnership.”
Activision
“IDG is one of the most insightful and forward-thinking research firms in our industry. Their unique ability to expertly analyze trends that capture paradigm shifts in emerging technologies, business models and consumerism is what has made them such a valued longstanding partner of our organization.”
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
“Intelligence is about answering two very important questions; why and what next? Over the last 5 years we’ve partnered with Yoshio and the IDG team, we’ve worked together in high level strategy products to local tactical engagements helping fuel the growth for Wargaming and enabling my team to focus on implementing the how. IDG has consistently delivered insight around trends driving the industry, competitive intensity in exploratory markets, and easy to understand data visualizations unpacking complex metrics in bite size form.”
Wargaming
“Milestone has been working with IDG for many years, and the level of collaboration could not be higher. The support provided by the company has played a role of great value over time: their quarterly reports are a fundamental tool to analyze trends, preferences and users’ tastes and they provide very good support for our strategic decisions. In addition to periodic analysis, Milestone also works with IDG for ad hoc evaluations, always managing to have precise, rapid and extremely useful answers for our business. IDG has even been an incredible supporter for us in looking for a partner in the US, and they followed up with us step-by-step with enthusiasm and dedication. We will be always grateful to Anton, Yoshio and the whole IDG team.”