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'''Hudson Soft''' was a Japanese computer game company. It was founded in 1973 by brothers Hiroshi and Yuji Kudo as a store for selling telecommunications devices, and evolved a few years later into a [[video games|video game]] developer, even becoming the first third-party developer for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Famicom]]. During this time, [[Toshiyuki Takahashi]] became a major spokesman for the company, eventually becoming one of its executives. Franchises developed by the company included ''[[Bomberman]]'', ''[[Floating Continent|Star Soldier]]'', ''[[Takahashi Meijin|Adventure Island]]'', ''[[Momotarō]] [[Binbōgami|Dentetsu]]'' (and its more popular spinoff ''[[Momotarō Dentetsu]]''), ''[[Manjimaru Sengoku|Far East of Eden]]'', ''Bonk'', ''[[Yūgo Ōgami|Bloody Roar]]'' and ''Mario Party''. In August 2001, [[Konami]] became Hudson's largest shareholder, later becoming their primary distributor in Japan. Hudson eventually became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konami in April 2011, before being fully merged into Konami in March 2012. | '''Hudson Soft''' was a Japanese computer game company. It was founded in 1973 by brothers Hiroshi and Yuji Kudo as a store for selling telecommunications devices, and evolved a few years later into a [[video games|video game]] developer, even becoming the first third-party developer for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Famicom]]. During this time, [[Toshiyuki Takahashi]] became a major spokesman for the company, eventually becoming one of its executives. Franchises developed by the company included ''[[Bomberman]]'', ''[[Floating Continent|Star Soldier]]'', ''[[Takahashi Meijin|Adventure Island]]'', ''[[Momotarō]] [[Binbōgami|Dentetsu]]'' (and its more popular spinoff ''[[Momotarō Dentetsu]]''), ''[[Manjimaru Sengoku|Far East of Eden]]'', ''Bonk'', ''[[Yūgo Ōgami|Bloody Roar]]'' and ''Mario Party''. The ccompany also briefly produced their own video game consoles in partnership with {{w|NEC}}, including the {{w|TurboGrafx-16}} and the {{w|TurboExpress}}. In August 2001, [[Konami]] became Hudson's largest shareholder, later becoming their primary distributor in Japan. Hudson eventually became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konami in April 2011, before being fully merged into Konami in March 2012. | ||
In 2003, Hudson published ''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]'', a fighting game mixing characters from Konami, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and themselves, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. | In 2003, Hudson published ''[[DreamMix TV World Fighters]]'', a fighting game mixing characters from Konami, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] and themselves, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:11, 13 January 2026
Hudson Soft was a Japanese computer game company. It was founded in 1973 by brothers Hiroshi and Yuji Kudo as a store for selling telecommunications devices, and evolved a few years later into a video game developer, even becoming the first third-party developer for Nintendo's Famicom. During this time, Toshiyuki Takahashi became a major spokesman for the company, eventually becoming one of its executives. Franchises developed by the company included Bomberman, Star Soldier, Adventure Island, Momotarō Dentetsu (and its more popular spinoff Momotarō Dentetsu), Far East of Eden, Bonk, Bloody Roar and Mario Party. The ccompany also briefly produced their own video game consoles in partnership with NEC, including the TurboGrafx-16 and the TurboExpress. In August 2001, Konami became Hudson's largest shareholder, later becoming their primary distributor in Japan. Hudson eventually became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konami in April 2011, before being fully merged into Konami in March 2012.
In 2003, Hudson published DreamMix TV World Fighters, a fighting game mixing characters from Konami, Takara and themselves, including Optimus Prime and Megatron.
External links
[edit]- Official site
- Hudson Soft on Wikipedia
