Konami headquarters in Tokyo Midtown. Their first actual game machine was not created until , and they began exporting products to the United States the following year. They began to achieve success with hit arcade games such as 's Frogger , Scramble , and Super Cobra , many of which were licensed to other companies for stateside release, including Stern Electronics and Gremlin Industries. In May , the headquarters was moved to Toyonaka , Osaka.
In March , the Konami logo was established. A new logo with the name in italics was released in and was altered in from italics to Roman text.
In , Konami introduced a new logo on the company's 30th anniversary since its establishment. In October , Konami began manufacturing and selling PC games. In November , Konami of America, Inc. It relocated to Wood Dale, Illinois in and in it relocated again to Redwood City, California , leaving a location in Illinois open strictly for the manufacturing of Konami's arcade video games.
In , Konami of America closed down their arcade division due to heavy losses; the entire Buffalo Grove, Illinois location was shut down along with it. All machine inquiries and new machines would thereafter be handled by Betson Enterprises.
As of , Konami Corporation of America has moved its U. In May , Konami Ltd. In October , Konami was listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange specially designated stocks in the second section. This new business was, in addition to their arcade market, from which many games were later ported. Konami was one of the most active and prolific third party development studios for the NES, which led to conflict with Nintendo of America 's licensing restrictions.
During the heyday of the NES, Nintendo of America controlled the production of all licensed NES software titles, and limited third party developers to a maximum of five titles per year. Several companies found a way around this restriction by founding quasi-independent subsidiary corporations, effectively doubling the number of games that they could release during the year. By the early s , Nintendo of America had relaxed many of its licensing restrictions, and, no longer needed, Ultra was reabsorbed into Konami's official American branch in In December , Konami Kosan Co.
In June , Konami Industries Co. In June , Konami set up Tokyo headquarters. In , members of Konami left to form Treasure Co. Ltd , which, like Konami, is well known in the video gaming community for creating high caliber shooters and action games.
In December , Konami entered the PlayStation video game business. In May , Konami entered the Sega Saturn game business. Chuo City HQ Japan. Chuo City. Where are Konami offices? Digtal Entertainment America. Investor Relations. Konami by VB. Konami of America, Inc. These changes in trends also present an opportunity to bring about the next big innovation.
Since its founding, KONAMI has steadfastly pushed itself toward new and greater heights in order to meet the needs of its customers. This has led to new movements in the world of game design in the genres of love simulation and music games to name a few. Free sign-up Sign in. Reports View all Reports. Themes View all Themes. Register for free.
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