Konami
Konami Group Corporation (Japanese: コナミグループ株式会社, Hepburn: Konami Gurūpu kabushiki-gaisha.) 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. Konami has casinos around the world and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan.
Headquarters in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo | |
Native name | コナミグループ株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Konami Gurūpu kabushiki-gaisha |
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| Company type | Public |
| ISIN | JP3300200007 |
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| Founded | 21 March 1969 |
| Founder | Kagemasa Kōzuki |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | List of Konami games |
| Revenue | ¥ 262.8 billion (2020) |
| ¥ 31 billion (2020) | |
| ¥ 19.9 billion (2020) | |
| Owner | Kozuki family (29%) |
Number of employees | Konami (total) 8,941 (2022) Konami Digital Entertainment 1,874 (2022) Konami Amusement 872 (2022) Konami Sports 4,748 (2022) |
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| Website | www |
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, and Star Soldier. Konami is the nineteenth-largest game company in the world by revenue. Konami also publishes the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.
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. The name Konami is a portmanteau of the names of three founding members: Kagemasa Kōzuki, Yoshinobu Nakama, and Tatsuo Miyasako.
Konami is headquartered in Tokyo. In the United States, Konami manages its video game business from El Segundo, California, and its casino gaming business from Paradise, Nevada. Its Australian gaming operations are in Sydney. As of March 2019, it owns 22 consolidated subsidiaries around the world.