Konami

Also known as Konica Enix, Konami Holdings Corporation

, commonly known as Konami, is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo. The company also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and arcade cabinets. It has casinos around the world, and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan.

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Konami is an active Japanese company established in 1969. The entity, also referred to as Konami Co., Ltd, Konami Corporation, or Konami Industry Co., Ltd, is located in Osaka, Japan. It operates under the name Konami (Japan) and maintains an active status.

The organization employs 10,392 people and has 458,000 social media followers. Its official website is available in Japanese and English, and it operates an official shop. Konami is referenced by 3,132 other encyclopedia articles.

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Key facts

Company.name: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Company.logo: Konami 4th logo 1.svg
Company.logo_caption: Logo used since 2003
Company.image: Konami HQ.jpg
Company.image_caption: Headquarters in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo
Company.type: Subsidiary
Company.founder: Kagemasa Kōzuki
Company.location: Ginza
Company.location_city: Chūō, Tokyo
Company.location_country: Japan
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.revenue: ¥472.2 billion
Company.revenue_year: 2026
Company.operating_income: ¥36 billion
Company.income_year: 2026
Company.net_income: ¥20.1 billion (2026)
Company.num_employees: 2,102 (09/2025)
Company.num_employees_year: 09/2025

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Type: Company
Founded: 1969
Location: Osaka, Japan
Also known as: Konami Co., Ltd, Konami Corporation, Konami Industry Co., Ltd
Status: Active

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Official website

KONAMI | コナミグループ株式会社

コナミグループの持株会社、コナミグループ株式会社のウェブサイトです。

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections

Contents

History
Corporate structure
Japan
Australia
America
Europe
Asia
Konami Digital Entertainment
Subsidiaries
Technology
Former subsidiaries
Megacyber Corporation
Hudson Soft
Video games
Film production
Personal computing
Controversies
''Silent Hills'' and reduced video game development
Kojima Productions
Treatment of employees and ex-employees
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

The company originated in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan, founded by Kagemasa Kōzuki, who remains the company's chairman. On top of their flagship development subsidiary, Konami also owns Bemani, known for Dance Dance Revolution and Beatmania, as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft, known for Bomberman, Adventure Island, Bonk, Bloody Roar, and Star Soldier. Konami is the twentieth-largest game company in the world by revenue. Konami also publishes the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, one of the best-selling TCGs in history. Konami's video game franchises include Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Power Pros, Castlevania, Contra, Frogger, Tokimeki Memorial, Gradius, Parodius, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Suikoden, and eFootball (including its predecessors International Superstar Soccer and Pro Evolution Soccer).

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