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Analysis of Differences Between Popular Mobile Games in China and Japan From a Cross-Cultural Perspective: A Case Study of Genshin Impact and Uma Musume: Pretty Derby

Author(s)

XIE Zhaozhe

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DOI:10.17265/1539-8072/2023.05.004

Affiliation(s)

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

ABSTRACT

Genshin Impact and Uma Musume: Pretty Derby are two of the hottest mobile games in China and Japan, respectively, in the past two years, both of which have gained enormous popularity and revenue in their home countries. This paper focuses on the cross-cultural perspective, and analyzes the differences between the two games and their reasons for their popularity from three aspects: character design, cultural background, and game genre.

KEYWORDS

popular mobile games, cross-cultural perspective, Genshin Impact, Uma Musume: Pretty Derby

Cite this paper

Sino-US English Teaching, May 2023, Vol. 20, No. 5, 181-186 doi:10.17265/1539-8072/2023.04

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