Gree and KDDI file suit against DeNA

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Japanese mobile game provider Gree and telecommunications firm KDDI have filed a joint 1.05 billion yen lawsuit against DeNA, claiming that it is in violation of Japanese antitrust law.

DeNA, the social game developer and operator of the Mobage mobile social network, is accused of pressuring game developers not to supply their content to Gree, Jiji Press reported.

Gree also said that DeNa failed to list links for games featured on its Japanese social network Mobage Town if the developers behind the games also appeared on Gree’s network.

Gree originally filed a cease and desist order against DeNA back on June 9, claiming that this represented unfair business practice as stipulated by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission.

In addition to being two of the largest social games companies in Japan, Gree and DeNA, which is the parent company of San Francisco-based social games company Ngmoco, are both preparing to launch major mobile gaming social networks worldwide.

DeNA is currently concluding negotiations to acquire the Yokohama BayStars professional baseball club.