Game Localization Marketing Strategy Model under the Perspective of Cultural Topology Reconstruction - An Empirical Study of Blizzard Game Chineseization Based on Hofstede's Cultural Dimension Theory

This study takes cultural topology reconstruction as a perspective, constructs a game localization marketing strategy model based on Hofstede's theory of cultural dimensions, and analyzes Blizzard's game Chineseization practice as a case study. It is found that effective game localization is a deep-level cultural reconstruction process, and the collectivism and power distance dimensions have a significant impact on the Chinese market. Cultural topology reconstruction strategies include four categories: retention, adaptation, innovation and substitution. The successful case of Blizzard shows that the ideal cultural reconstruction should balance originality and local adaptability, and adopt progressive adjustment strategies to make localization a dynamic evolutionary process.

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International Journal of Global Economics and Management
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2025-04-26
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https://doi.org/10.62051/ijgem.v6n3.15
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Ideological and Political Education
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Game Localization Marketing Strategy Model under the Perspective of Cultural Topology Reconstruction - An Empirical Study of Blizzard Game Chineseization Based on Hofstede's Cultural Dimension Theory

Lina Li
International Journal of Global Economics and Management
Ideological and Political Education
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Game Localization Marketing Strategy Model under the Perspective of Cultural Topology Reconstruction - An Empirical Study of Blizzard Game Chineseization Based on Hofstede's Cultural Dimension Theory

Lina Li
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Abstract

This study takes cultural topology reconstruction as a perspective, constructs a game localization marketing strategy model based on Hofstede's theory of cultural dimensions, and analyzes Blizzard's game Chineseization practice as a case study. It is found that effective game localization is a deep-level cultural reconstruction process, and the collectivism and power distance dimensions have a significant impact on the Chinese market. Cultural topology reconstruction strategies include four categories: retention, adaptation, innovation and substitution. The successful case of Blizzard shows that the ideal cultural reconstruction should balance originality and local adaptability, and adopt progressive adjustment strategies to make localization a dynamic evolutionary process.

International Journal of Global Economics and ManagementVol. 6(3)
China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 91%
Ideological and Political Education
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