![]() The current logo, used since 2003
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![]() Konami's headquarters complex in Tokyo Midtown.
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Native name
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株式会社コナミホールディングス |
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Romanized name
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Kabushikigaisha Konami Hōrudingusu |
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Traded as | : |
Industry |
Entertainment Video games |
Founded | March 21, 1969 |
Founders | Kagemasa Kōzuki |
Headquarters | Tokyo Midtown, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served
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Global |
Key people
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Kagemasa Kozuki (Chairman) Takuya Kozuki (President) |
Products | List of Konami games |
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Owner | Kozuki family (29%) |
Number of employees
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4,578 (2016) |
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Subsidiaries | 4K Media Inc. |
Website | Konami Holdings Corporation |
Konami Holdings Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社コナミホールディングス Hepburn: Kabushikigaisha Konami Hōrudingusu, commonly referred to as Konami; : OTC Pink: ) is a Japanese entertainment company. It operates as a product distributor (which produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and arcade cabinets), video game developer and publisher company. It also operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan.
Konami is famous for popular video game series such as Suikoden, Castlevania, Contra, Dance Dance Revolution, Frogger, Gradius, Metal Gear, Pro Evolution Soccer, Silent Hill and Yu-Gi-Oh!. The absorption of Hudson Soft in 2012 resulted in the addition of several other franchises including: Adventure Island, Bonk, Bloody Roar, Bomberman, Far East of Eden and Star Soldier. Konami is the twentieth-largest game company in the world by revenue.