Konami

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. (株式会社コナミデジタルエンタテインメント, Kabushiki-gaisha Konami Dejitaru Entateinmento) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Konami Group Corporation, and a leading global developer, publisher, and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game market. Founded in March 1969, it is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Game series they have developed include Frogger, TwinBee, Gradius, Castlevania, Metal Gear, Power Pros, Silent Hill and the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game along with its video games.

In July 2000, Konami Group Corporation purchased over 20 million shares of Takara stock for roughly ¥4.9 billion, giving them a 22.2% stake in the company. A year later, they purchased 5.6 million shares of Hudson Soft stock, making them Hudson's largest shareholder. In 2003, Konami co-produced DreamMix TV World Fighters, a crossover title featuring all three companies' characters, likely in an effort to increase brand awareness and interest in their IP. In April 2005, due to Takara's underperformance over the previous five years (including a ¥15 billion net loss in 2004, contributing to a ¥3.3 billion reduction in Konami net profit that year), Konami sold all their stock in the company to [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}iXIT Corporation|{{#if:Index Holdings|Index Holdings|iXIT Corporation}}]] for around ¥11 billion. That same year, Konami purchased an additional 3 million Hudson shares to become its majority shareholder, before fully acquiring Hudson in 2011 and merging the company into itself in 2012.

Notes

• The [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Konami Code|{{#if:||Konami Code}}]] is listed as a secret code for Ninja Gladiator in The AllSpark Almanac II.

External links

• Konami official website
• [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Konami|{{#if:||Konami}}]] on Wikipedia