Video games in Yamatai

Video games are a major industry in Yamatai, and are considered to be a major social activity and pastime. The Yamataian video games market is dominated by an oligopoly of major studios backed by large conglomerates, with very few "indie" developers making a major impact like in other markets. Many of the most popular video games in Yamatai are parts of long-running series, and may also be parts of larger franchises that include douga, manga, films, toys, and other forms of media.

Yamatai was relatively late to the global video games market, with most Yamataian software companies focusing on productivity applications prior to the global "video games boom" in the 1980s. Though not as widely influential as Chisei and often viewed as lagging behind in terms of business practices and acceptance of foreign-developed innovations, Yamataian video game developers are recognised as having made some major contributions to global video game development, such as the Ishida Method of memory optimisation. It has been argued by some that the conservative character of the Yamataian video game industry has led to Yamataian programmers finding new and creative ways to push their limited resources to the limit, enabling some innovation breakthroughs which have been emulated by the global video game development industry. In the 2010s, the Yamataian video game industry has also increasingly come under close scrutiny from foreign and domestic observers regarding poor treatment of workers and poor working conditions.

Some of the largest video game franchises in Yamatai are Yokai Kinchaku, Utopian Valley, Fantastic Dragon Kingdom, Meteoric Transformation, Red Tide, Wings of Steel, and Shattered Tomorrow.