GungHo Online Entertainment

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.
Native name
ガンホー・オンライン・エンターテイメント株式会社
Ganhō Onrain Entāteinmento kabushiki gaisha
Company typePublic (kabushiki gaisha)
TYO: 3765
IndustryVideo games
FoundedJuly 1, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-07-01)[1]
HeadquartersChiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Taizo Son, Chairman
Kazuki Morishita, President & CEO
ServicesVideo game Development, Publishing, Distribution, Operation
Number of employees
333[2]
ParentSoftBank Group (1998–2016)
Independent (2016–Present)
SubsidiariesGame Arts
Gravity
GungHo Mode
GungHo Online Entertainment America
GungHo Gamania
GungHo Works
mspo
SUPERTRICK GAMES
Websitewww.gungho.co.jp

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. (Japanese: ガンホー・オンライン・エンターテイメント株式会社, Hepburn: Ganhō Onrain Entāteimento kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. They are primarily known for hosting the Japanese server of Ragnarok Online (developed by its listed Korean subsidiary Gravity), as well as their development of Ragnarok DS for the Nintendo DS. More recently, the company has reported huge financial success thanks to its mobile game Puzzle & Dragons, which, in 2013, was reportedly responsible for 91% of the company's $1.6 billion revenues for the year.[3]

  1. ^ "Corporate Overview| GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc". Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  2. ^ "Presentation" (PDF). www.irwebcasting.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  3. ^ "[ indie navi ] GungHo FY2013 Earnings by Platform and Market Sector". Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-18.