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'''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 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]]. | ||
Its former North American Division, [[Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii]], closed on August 2, [[2006]]. | |||
==Konami Industry Co., Ltd.== | ==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''' 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.== | ==Konami Co., Ltd.== | ||
It was renamed '''Konami Co., Ltd. (コナミ株式会社, Konami Kabushikigaisha)''' in June 1991. | It was renamed '''Konami Co., Ltd. (コナミ株式会社, Konami Kabushikigaisha)''' in June [[1991]]. | ||
==Konami Computer Entertainment subsidiaries== | ==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'''. | 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 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 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. | In [[1998]], '''Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe''' was formed. | ||
==Konami Corporation== | ==Konami Corporation== | ||
In July 2000, the English name of the company was changed to '''Konami Corporation'''. | In July [[2000]], the English name of the company was changed to '''Konami Corporation'''. | ||
==Consolidation and Konami Digital Entertainment== | ==Consolidation and Konami Digital Entertainment== | ||
Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya and Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe were dissolved in December 2002. | 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. | 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 | On March 31, [[2006]], all remaining development divisions were merged into a new subsidiary, Konami Digital Entertainment. After this, Konami Corporation became a holdings company and was renamed Konami Holdings Company. The holdings company was renamed Konami Group Corporation in [[2022]]. | ||
==Konami Industry Co. video games (1973-1991)== | ==Konami Industry Co. video games (1973-1991)== | ||
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!| Released | !| Released | ||
!| Notes | !| Notes | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Amidar]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Jungler]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Scramble]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Scramble]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Strategy X]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Super Cobra]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Super Cobra]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Video Hustler]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Guttang Guttong]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pooyan]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Time Pilot]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Tutankham]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Gyruss]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Juno First]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Marine Wars]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari 2600]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Mega Zone]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Circus Charlie]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Hyper Sports]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Road Fighter]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Super Basketball]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Time Pilot '84]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Track & Field]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Yie Ar Kung-Fu]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Finalizer]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Galactic Warriors]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Gradius]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Gradius]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Konami GT]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Konami's Ping Pong]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Rush 'n Attack]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Rush 'n Attack]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Scooter Shooter]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Shao-Lin's Road]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania (video game)|Castlevania]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania (video game)|Castlevania]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Iron Horse]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Jackal]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Jail Break]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Mr. Goemon]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[A Jax]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Battlantis]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Blades of Steel]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania II: Simon's Quest]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania II: Simon's Quest]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[City Bomber]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Contra]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Contra]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dark Adventure]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Flak Attack]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Hyper Crash]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Metal Gear (Ultra Games video game)|Metal Gear]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Metal Gear (Ultra Games video game)|Metal Gear]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Rack 'Em Up]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Trick Trap]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Castlevania]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Castlevania]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Devastators]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kitten Kaboodle]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kitten Kaboodle]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Main Event]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Crime Fighters]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Crime Fighters]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Cue Brick]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Gradius III]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Gradius III]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[M.I.A.]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kid Dracula]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Kid Dracula]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Famicom]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Famicom]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Lightning Fighters]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX2]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[MSX2]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Snake's Revenge]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Surprise Attack]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Detana!! TwinBee]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Orius]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Simpsons (video game)|The Simpsons]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Thunder Cross II]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Thunder Cross II]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Vendetta]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991 | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PC Engine Super CD-ROM²]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PC Engine Super CD-ROM²]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Mystic Warriors]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS1]], [[Windows]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS1]], [[Windows]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2000 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2000 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy Advance]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2001 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy Advance]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2003 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2003 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence]]'' | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS2]] | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS2]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2004 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo DS]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2005 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
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!| Released | !| Released | ||
!| Notes | !| Notes | ||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo DS]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2006 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo DS]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2008 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Metal Gear Online]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Metal Gear Online]]'' | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2021 | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2021 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Compilation including ''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]'', ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'', ''[[Castlevania: Dracula X]]'', and ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]'' | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Compilation including ''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]'', ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'', ''[[Castlevania: Dracula X]]'', and ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]'' | ||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Castlevania Dominus Collection]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS4]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Compilation including ''[[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]'', ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]'', ''[[Castlevania Order of Ecclesia]]'', and ''[[Haunted Castle Revisited]]'' | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Haunted Castle Revisited]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[PS4]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]], [[Windows]], [[Xbox One]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2024 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Remake of ''[[Haunted Castle]]''. | |||
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Konami Digital Entertainment | |
Type | Corporation |
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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.
Its former North American Division, Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii, closed on August 2, 2006.
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 a holdings company and was renamed Konami Holdings Company. The holdings company was renamed Konami Group Corporation in 2022.
Konami Industry Co. video games (1973-1991)
Konami Co. video games (1991-1995)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo video games (1995-2005)
Title | Platform | Released | Notes |
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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: Circle of the Moon | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | |
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 | |
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow | Nintendo DS | 2005 |
Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka video games (1995-2003)
Title | Platform | Released | Notes |
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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 |
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Silent Scope | Dreamcast, PS2 | 2000 | Handled console ports of the arcade game |
Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya video games (1997-2002)
Title | Platform | Released | Notes |
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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 |
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Castlevania: Circle of the Moon | Game Boy Advance | 2001 |
Konami Computer Entertainment Studios video games (2003-2005)
Title | Platform | Released | Notes |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare | GameCube, PS2, Xbox | 2005 |