Taito
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is a Japanese video game and entertainment company based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It specializes in video games, toys, and amusement arcades. The company was founded by Ukrainian businessman Michael Kogan in 1953 as the importing vodka, vending machines, and jukeboxes into Japan. It began production of video games in 1973. In 2005, Taito was purchased by Square Enix, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary by 2006.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Taito Corporation
- Company.logo
- Taito logo.svg
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo used since 1988
- Company.image
- ShinjukuEastside03.JPG
- Company.image_caption
- Taito shares its headquarters building (in Shinjuku) with its parent company, Square Enix.
- Company.romanized_name
- Kabushikigaisha Taitō
- Company.former_name
- Taito Trading Company
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.industry
- Video gamesArcadesToys
- Company.founder
- Michael Kogan
- Company.location
- Shinjuku
- Company.location_city
- Shinjuku, Tokyo
- Company.location_country
- Japan
- Company.revenue
- $412 million (¥62.4 billion)
- Company.revenue_year
- 2024
- Company.num_employees
- 752 (March 2020)
- Company.parent
- Kyocera (1986-2005) Square Enix (2005–present)
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Wikidata facts
- Employees
- 848
- Official website
- www.taito.co.jp
- Image
- Square Enix HQ (Shinjuku Eastside Square).jpg
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- Commons category
- Taito Corporation
- social media followers
- 29400
- inception
- 1953-08-24
- short name
- Taito
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- 1950s–1960s
- 1970s–1980s
- First video game
- 1990s–2000s
- 2010s–present
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
is a Japanese video game and entertainment company based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It specializes in video games, toys, and amusement arcades. The company was founded by Ukrainian businessman Michael Kogan in 1953 as the importing vodka, vending machines, and jukeboxes into Japan. It began production of video games in 1973. In 2005, Taito was purchased by Square Enix, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary by 2006.
Taito is recognized as an important industry influencer in the early days of video games, producing a number of hit arcade games such as Speed Race (1974), Western Gun (1975), Space Invaders (1978), Bubble Bobble (1986), and Arkanoid (1986). It is one of the most prominent video game companies from Japan and the first that exported its games to other countries. Several of its games have since been recognized as important and revolutionary for the industry – Space Invaders in particular was a major contributor to the growth of video games in the late 1970s, and the aliens featured in the games are seen as iconic emblems within the video game industry.