Konami

Konami Holdings Corporation (Japanese: コナミホールディングス株式会社 Hepburn: Konami Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha?, commonly referred to as Konami; TYO: 9766 OTC Pink: KNMCY) is a Japanese entertainment company. It operates as aproduct distributor, which produces and distributestrading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines andarcade cabinets, video game developer andpublisher company. It also operates health andphysical fitness clubs in Japan.Konami is famous for popular video game series such as Castlevania, Contra, Dance Dance Revolution, Gradius, Frogger, Suikoden, Ganbare Goemon, Metal Gear, Mirmo, Beatmania IIDX, Pro Evolution Soccer, Boktai, Silent Hill, Yu-Gi-Oh!, andSound Voltex. The 2012 purchase and absorption ofHudson Soft resulted in the addition of several other popular franchises, including Adventure Island,Bonk, Bloody Roar, Bomberman, Far East of Edenand Star Soldier. Konami is the twentieth-largestgame company in the world by revenue.[4]The company was founded in 1969 as a jukeboxrental and repair business in Toyonaka, Osaka,Japan, by Kagemasa Kōzuki, who remains the company's chairman. The name "Konami" (/koʊˈnɑːmi/; Japanese pronunciation: [kó.nà.mì]) is a conjunction of the names Kagemasa Kozuki, Yoshinobu Nakama, and Tatsuo Miyasako.[5]Konami is currently headquartered in Tokyo. In theUnited States, Konami manages its video game business from offices in El Segundo, California and its casino gaming business from offices in Paradise, Nevada. Its Australian gaming operations are located in Sydney. As of March 2016, it owns 21 consolidated subsidiaries around the world.