Hudson Soft
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| Subsidiary of Konami Digital Entertainment | |
| Traded as | JASDAQ: |
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Fate | Acquired by Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Founded | May 18, 1973 |
| Defunct | March 1, 2012 |
| Headquarters |
Midtown Tower, Tokyo Midtown Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo |
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Key people
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Yuji and Hiroshi Kudo (Founders) Takahashi Meijin Akira Sakuma Shinichi Nakamoto (Bomberman series) Kazuhiko Uehara (President 2011‒2012) |
| Products |
Bomberman Bonk Adventure Island Dungeon Explorer series Far East of Eden Momotaro Dentetsu Mario Party series Sonic Shuffle Milon's Secret Castle Star Soldier Metal Fight Beyblade Bloody Roar |
| Owner | Konami |
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Number of employees
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420 (March 2011) |
| Parent | Konami |
| Website | hudson.jp |
Hudson Soft Co., Ltd, commonly known by its brand name Hudson, was a Japanese video game company that released numerous games for video game consoles, home computers and mobile phones, mainly from the 1980s to the 2000s. It was headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with an additional office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo.
Hudson Soft was founded on May 18, 1973. Initially, it dealt with personal computer products, but later expanded to the development and publishing of video games, mobile content, video game peripherals and music recording. Primarily a video game publisher, Hudson developed internally many of the video games it published as well as a few games published by other companies. Hudson is known for series such as Bomberman, Adventure Island, Bloody Roar, and Bonk.
Hudson Soft ceased to exist as a company on March 1, 2012 and was merged with Konami Digital Entertainment. Products and services will continue to be provided under the Hudson brand through Konami.
Hudson Soft Ltd. was founded in Sapporo, Japan on May 18, 1973 by brothers Yuji and Hiroshi Kudo. The founders grew up admiring trains, and named the business after their favorite, the Hudson locomotives (called the "4-6-4", and especially Japanese C62). Hudson began as a shop called CQ Hudson (CQハドソン), selling radio telecommunications devices and art photographs. In September 1975, Hudson Soft began selling personal computer-related products, and in March 1978 started developing and selling video game packages.
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