23 Facts About Konami

Konami Group Corporation is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate and video game company.

Konami has casinos around the world and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan.

Konami is the nineteenth-largest game company in the world by revenue.

The name Konami is a portmanteau of the names of three founding members: Kagemasa Kozuki, Yoshinobu Nakama, and Tatsuo Miyasako.

Konami released numerous games for the MSX home computer standard in 1983, followed by the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985.

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Konami started supporting the 16-bit video game consoles during this period, starting with the Super NES in 1990, followed by the PC Engine in 1991 and the Sega Genesis in 1992.

In March 2006, Konami merged all their video game development divisions into a new subsidiary known as Konami Digital Entertainment Co.

In early 2020, Konami moved their headquarters to the Ginza district of Tokyo, which includes a facility for holding esports events as well as a school for esports players.

Konami announced a major restructuring of Konami Digital Entertainment on 25 January 2021, which including the dissolution of its Product Divisions 1, 2, and 3 to be reconsolidated into a new structure to be announced at a later time.

Konami affirmed this would not affect their commitment to video games and was only an internal restructuring.

The newly established Konami Corporation was expected to begin operation on 31 March 2006.

On 21 September 2010, Konami Corporation announced it has signed an agreement to acquire with Abilit Corporation via share exchange.

On 2 October 2006, Konami Corporation announced it had completed the acquisition of mobile phone content developer Megacyber Corporation.

On 6 February 2007, Konami Corporation announced Megacyber Corporation to be merged into Konami Digital Entertainment Co.

Major titles by Konami include the action Castlevania series, the survival horror Silent Hill series, the action shooter Contra series, the platform adventure Ganbare Goemon series, the platform adventure Rocket Knight Adventures series, the stealth action Metal Gear series, the role-playing Suikoden series, the Bemani rhythm game series, Dancing with the Stars, the dating simulation Tokimeki Memorial series, and football simulation Pro Evolution Soccer.

Konami produced its shoot 'em up arcade games such as Gradius, Life Force, Time Pilot, Gyruss, Parodius, Axelay, and TwinBee.

Some cinematically styled franchises from Konami are Silent Hill survival horror franchise, and the Metal Gear series.

Konami has picked up Saw from Brash Entertainment when the game's production had been suspended due to financial issues.

Konami is known for its password, the Konami Code, which traditionally gives many power-ups in its games.

Konami produced the Silent Hill film and announced that they will produce a Metal Gear Solid film.

In 2020, Konami launched a PC gaming brand in Japan known as Arespear, which includes desktop computers, keyboards, and headsets.

On 3 March 2015, Konami announced they would be shifting focus away from individual studios, notably Kojima Productions.

Konami started filing complaints against other game companies that hired ex-Konami employees, leading to an unspecified major game company warning its staff against doing so.