Konami

Summary

Konami is a video game developer^[1]. Konami ranks in the top 0.8% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,581 views/month, #12 of 1,500).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Konami is Metamorphic Force^[3].
• A notable work attributed to Konami is Haunted Castle^[4].
• A notable work attributed to Konami is Circus Charlie^[5].
• A notable work attributed to Konami is Yie Ar Kung-Fu^[6].
• A notable work attributed to Konami is Contra^[7].
• A notable work attributed to Konami is Sunset Riders^[8].
• Konami is in the country of Japan^[9].
• Konami's instance of is recorded as video game developer^[10].
• Konami's instance of is recorded as video game publisher^[11].
• Konami's instance of is recorded as holding company^[12].
• Konami's instance of is recorded as public company^[13].
• Konami's founder is recorded as Kagemasa Kozuki^[14].
• Konami's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo^[15].
• Konami's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo^[16].
• Konami's has organizational division is recorded as KONAMI^[17].
• Konami's child organization or unit is recorded as Konami Digital Entertainment^[18].
• Konami's child organization or unit is recorded as Konami Sports^[19].
• Konami's child organization or unit is recorded as Konami Amusement^[20].
• Konami's child organization or unit is recorded as Konami (United States)^[21].
• Konami's child organization or unit is recorded as PES Productions^[22].
• Konami's child organization or unit is recorded as KCET^[23].
• Konami's Commons category is recorded as Konami^[24].
• Konami's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange^[25].
• Konami's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[26].
• Konami's industry is recorded as video game industry^[27].

Body

Founding

Konami's founder is recorded as Kagemasa Kozuki^[14]. March 21, 1969 marks the founding of Konami^[28]. Konami's location of formation is recorded as Osaka^[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Tokyo^[15], a metropolitan prefecture^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1868^[32], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building^[33]. Subsidiaries include Konami Digital Entertainment^[18], a video game publisher^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 2006^[36], headquartered in Tokyo^[37]; Konami Sports^[19], a business^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1973^[40], headquartered in Tokyo^[41]; Konami Amusement^[20], a business^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1956^[44], headquartered in Aichi Prefecture^[45]; Konami (United States)^[21]; PES Productions^[22], a video game developer^[46], in Japan^[47]; and KCET^[23], a business^[48], in Japan^[49].

Industry

Konami's industry is recorded as video game industry^[27].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange^[25] and London Stock Exchange^[26]. Products include model car^[50], video game^[51], card game^[52], slot machine^[53], and arcade video game machine^[54].

Why It Matters

Konami ranks in the top 0.8% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,581 views/month, #12 of 1,500).^[2] Konami has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] Konami is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]