Listed as one of the best-selling video game franchises, the series has sold 111 million copies worldwide, in addition to 400 million mobile downloads, December 2020.

The series consists of eighteen main installments and several spin-offs, including the mobile game Pro Evolution Soccer Club Manager. Pro Evolution Soccer ( PES), known as World Soccer Winning Eleven ( WE) in Japan and North America, was a series of association football simulation video games developed by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (2006–2013)Īndroid, GameCube, iOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Windows, Windows Phone 7, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (1995–2005) Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. reached out to Konami regarding NetEase's decision, however the firm declined to comment on the matter.Įarlier this year, it was revealed that the mobile version of PES 2020 had generated more than 200 million downloads.WE-PES Logo used from PES 2009 until eFootball 2023 Season Update

#HayırlıCumalarDoğuTürkistan /dJgeK4KSIk- Mesut Özil December 13, 2019 The game is available to purchase on iOS, Android, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Outside of China, PES 2020 is developed by PES Productions and published by Konami. 'We do not understand, accept or forgive this!' 'The speech hurt the feelings of Chinese fans and violated the sports spirit of love and peace,' read a statement from NetEase.

Özil was speaking out (via Instagram and Twitter, below) against the Chinese government after a United Nations report claimed that more than one million Uighurs were being kept in internment camps.Ĭhina's foreign minister Wang Yi accused the Germany footballer of being deceived by 'fake news', while the official Arsenal account commented that the content expressed is 'entirely Özil's personal opinion'. Arsenal football player Mesut Özil will be removed from Chinese versions of Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (PES) after criticising the treatment of Uighur Muslims in the country.Īs reported by the Independent, PES 2020 Chinese publisher NetEase explained its reasoning for the withdrawal of the sportsman via a post of social media platform Weibo.

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