Konami

Not to be confused with Conami or Konani.
For other uses, see Konami (disambiguation).

Konami Group Corporation
Native name
コナミグループ株式会社
Konami Gurūpu kabushiki-gaisha
Formerly
  • Konami Industry Co., Ltd. (1973–1991)
  • Konami Co., Ltd (1991–2000)
  • Konami Corporation (2000–2015)
  • Konami Holdings Corporation (2015–2022)
Company typePublic
ISINJP3300200007
Industry
Founded21 March 1969; 55 years ago (1969-03-21)
FounderKagemasa Kōzuki
Headquarters
Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Kagemasa Kozuki (chairman)
  • Kimihiko Higashio (president)
ProductsList of Konami games
RevenueIncrease ¥ 262.8 billion[1] (2020)
Decrease ¥ 31 billion[1] (2020)
Decrease ¥ 19.9 billion[1] (2020)
OwnerKozuki family (29%)[2]
Number of employees
Konami (total)
8,941 (2022)[3]
Konami Digital Entertainment
1,874 (2022)[4]
Konami Amusement
872 (2022)[5]
Konami Sports
4,748[6] (2022)
Subsidiaries
  • Konami Digital Entertainment
  • Konami Amusement
  • Konami Gaming
  • Konami Sports Club
  • Konami Sports Life
  • Konami Business Expert
  • Internet Revolution
  • KME
  • Konami Real Estate
  • Konami Cross Media NY
  • Kozuki Foundation
Websitewww.konami.com

Konami Group Corporation (Japanese: コナミグループ株式会社, Hepburn: Konami Gurūpu kabushiki-gaisha), commonly known as Konami,[nb 1] is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo. The company also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and arcade cabinets. It has casinos around the world, and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan.

The company originated in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan, by Kagemasa Kōzuki, who remains the company's chairman. Konami's video game franchises include Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, Contra, Frogger, Tokimeki Memorial, Parodius, Gradius, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Suikoden, and eFootball. Additionally, Konami owns Bemani, known for Dance Dance Revolution and Beatmania, as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft, known for Bomberman, Adventure Island, Bonk, Bloody Roar, and Star Soldier. Konami is the nineteenth-largest game company in the world by revenue.[7][unreliable source?] Konami also publishes the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, one of the best-selling TCG in history.

  1. ^ a b c "Financial Highlights - KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION". Konami.com. 14 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Shareholders Situation:As of March 31,2016 - KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION". Konami.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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  4. ^ "Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. | Konami Digital Entertainment". www.konami.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Corporate information | Konami Amusement Co., Ltd". Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. ^ "コナミスポーツ｜企業情報". Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Top 25 gaming companies". Newzoo.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2021.


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