Konami

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Konami Digital Entertainment
Type Corporation
Founded March 21, 1969 (Konami)
March 19, 1973 (Konami Industry Co., Ltd.)
June 1991 (Konami Co., Ltd.)
April 1995 (Konami Computer Entertainment)
March 31, 2006 (Konami Digital Entertainment)
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people Kagemasa Kōzuki, founder
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people 10,454
Website http://www.konami.com/

Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (株式会社コナミデジタルエンタテインメント, Kabushiki-gaisha Konami Dejitaru Entateinmento) is the Japanese development division of Konami Group Corporation.

Konami Industry Co., Ltd.

Konami was founded by Kagemasa Kōzuki on March 21, 1969. It was incorporated as Konami Industry Co., Ltd. (コナミ工業株式会社, Konami Kōgyō Kabushiki Gaisha) on March 19, 1973.

Konami Co., Ltd.

It was renamed Konami Co., Ltd. (コナミ株式会社, Konami Kabushikigaisha) in June 1991.

Konami Computer Entertainment subsidiaries

On April 3 1995, after the Hanshin Earthquake, Konami was restructured. Development subsidiaries were formed under the Konami Computer Entertainment moniker consisting of Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka.

In April 1996, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan was formed.

In March 1997, additional subsidiaries were established including Konami Computer Entertainment Studios Yokohama, Konami Computer Entertainment Sapporo, and Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya.

In 1998, Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe was formed.

Konami Corporation

In July 2000, the English name of the company was changed to Konami Corporation.

Consolidation and Konami Digital Entertainment

Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya and Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe were dissolved in December 2002.

Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka (then known as Konami Computer Entertainment Studios), Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, and Konami Computer Entertainment Japan were merged into Konami Corporation on March 1, 2005.

On March 31, 2006, all remaining development divisions were merged into a new subsidiary, Konami Digital Entertainment. After this, Konami Corporation became solely a holdings company and was renamed Konami Holdings Company.

Konami Industry Co. video games (1973-1991)

Title Platform Released Notes
Scramble Arcade 1981
Sunset Riders Arcade 1981
Super Cobra Arcade 1981
Frogger Arcade 1982
Gradius Arcade 1985
Rush 'n Attack Arcade 1985
TwinBee Arcade 1985
Castlevania NES 1986
Penguin Adventure MSX 1986
Salamander Arcade 1986
VS. Gradius Arcade 1986
Yie Ar Kung-Fu Arcade 1986
A Jax Arcade 1987
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest NES 1987
Contra Arcade 1987
Metal Gear MSX2 1987
Metal Gear NES 1987
VS. Castlevania Arcade 1987
Gradius II: Gofer's Ambition Arcade 1988
Haunted Castle Arcade 1988
Kitten Kaboodle Arcade 1988
Thunder Cross Arcade 1988
Block Hole Arcade 1989
Castlevania: The Adventure Game Boy, Game Boy Color 1989
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse NES 1989
Crime Fighters Arcade 1989
Gradius III Arcade 1989
Super Contra Arcade 1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES 1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade 1989
Kid Dracula Famicom 1990
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake MSX2 1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of The Foot Clan Game Boy 1990

Konami Co. video games (1991-1995)

Title Platform Released Notes
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge Game Boy, Game Boy Color 1991
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja Arcade 1991
Operation C Arcade 1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers Game Boy 1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project NES 1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Arcade, SNES 1991
Thunder Cross II Arcade 1991
Contra III: The Alien Wars SNES 1992
Snatcher MSX2, PC-8801, PC Engine Super CD-ROM² 1992
Super Castlevania IV SNES 1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist Sega Genesis 1992
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood PC Engine Super CD-ROM² 1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters Sega Genesis 1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters SNES 1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue Game Boy 1993
Castlevania Bloodlines Sega Genesis 1994
Contra: Hard Corps Sega Genesis 1994
Heartbeat Memorial: Under the Tree of Legends SNES 1994
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters NES 1994
Castlevania: Dracula X SNES 1994

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo video games (1995-2005)

Title Platform Released Notes
Heartbeat Memorial: Together With You X68000 1995 Remake of Heartbeat Memorial
Suikoden PS1, Saturn, Windows 1995
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night PS1 1997 Handled the PS1 version
Silent Hill PS1 1999 Team Silent division
Suikoden II PS1, Windows 2000
Castlevania Chronicles PS1 2001 Remake of Demon Castle Dracula
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Game Boy Advance 2002
Contra: Shattered Soldier PS2 2002
Silent Scope Game Boy Advance 2000 Handled handheld port of the arcade game
Suikoden III PS2 2002
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Game Boy Advance 2003
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence PS2 2003
Neo Contra PS2 2004
Suikoden IV PS2 2004

Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka video games (1995-2003)

Title Platform Released Notes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles GameCube, PS2, Windows, Xbox 2003
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus GameCube, PS2, Windows, Xbox 2004

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan video games (1996-2005)

Title Platform Released Notes
Metal Gear Solid PS1 1999
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions PS1 1999
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty PS2 2001
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance PS2 2001 Contains Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.
Metal Gear Solid 2: The Twin Snakes GameCube 2004 Remake of Metal Gear Solid. Co-developed with Silicon Knights.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater PS2 2004

Konami Computer Entertainment Yokohama video games (1997-2006)

Title Platform Released Notes
Silent Scope Dreamcast, PS2 2000 Handled console ports of the arcade game

Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya video games (1997-2002)

Title Platform Released Notes
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Sega Saturn 1997 Handled the Sega Saturn version

Konami Computer Entertainment Sapporo video games (1997-2006)

Title Platform Released Notes
Konami Arcade Classics PS1 1999

Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe video games (1998-2002)

Title Platform Released Notes
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Game Boy Advance 2001

Konami Computer Entertainment Studios video games (2003-2005)

Title Platform Released Notes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare GameCube, PS2, Xbox 2005

Konami Digital Entertainment video games (2006-present)

Title Platform Released Notes
Metal Gear Online Arcade, PS3 2008 Kojima Productions division
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PS3 2008 Kojima Productions division
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker PSP, PSP, Xbox 360 2010 Kojima Productions division
Dance Masters Windows 2011
Frogger Windows 2011
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection NVIDIA Shield TV, PS3, PSVita, Xbox 360 2011 Kojima Productions division
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection PS3 2013 Kojima Productions division
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows 2014 Kojima Productions division
P.T. PS4 2014 Kojima Productions division as 7780s Studio
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows 2015 Kojima Productions division
Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One 2019 Compilation including A Jax, Gradius, Gradius II, Haunted Castle, Salamander, Scramble, Thunder Cross, and TwinBee
Castlevania Anniversary Collection PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One 2019 Compilation including Castlevania, Castlevania: The Adventure, Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Castlevania Bloodlines, Kid Dracula, and Super Castlevania IV
Contra Anniversary Collection PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One 2019 Compilation including Contra, Contra: Hard Corps, Contra III: The Alien Wars, Operation C, and Super Contra
Castlevania Advance Collection PS4, Switch, Windows, Xbox One 2021 Compilation including Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Dracula X, and Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance