Konami

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
Konami
Konami logo
FoundedMarch 21, 1969[1]
FirstSuper Mario gameMario Roulette
LatestSuper Mario gameDance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
Current presidentHideki Hayakawa

Konami is a Japanese entertainment company that has made twoSuper Mario games:Mario Roulette andDance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Konami is known for theMetal Gear series, which featuresSolid Snake as one of the main characters and occasionally hasMario and/orYoshi appear in cameos. Snake appears as a fighter inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Another Konami franchise,Castlevania, is also represented inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, withSimon andRichter Belmont as fighters.

In April 2005, Konami became the controlling shareholder ofHudson Soft, which, at the time, developed theMario Party series forNintendo. Around this time, Konami went under a corporate restructuring, becoming a holding company and consolidating their development sector into a new subsidiary known asKonami Digital Entertainment.[2] In April 2011, Konami acquired the rest of Hudson, making Hudson a subsidiary of Konami. On March 1, 2012, Hudson merged with Konami Digital Entertainment, with the latter ending up as the surviving entity.

Super Mario games developed[edit]

TitleYear releasedConsole
Mario Roulette1991Arcade
Piccadilly Circus: Super Mario Bros. 31991Arcade
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Mini Piccadilly)1992Arcade
Super Mario World (Mini Piccadilly)1992Arcade
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix2005Nintendo GameCube

References[edit]

Konami coverage on otherNIWA wikis:
The English Wikipedia logo, for use on the Wikipedia template.Wikipedia has an article onKonami.
Companies
Game companiesDivisions and subsidiaries of Nintendo1-UP StudioiQueMario Club Co., Ltd.Monolith SoftNext Level GamesNintendoNintendo CubeNintendo Entertainment Analysis and DevelopmentNintendo Entertainment Planning and DevelopmentNintendo Research & Development 1Nintendo Research & Development 2Nintendo Software Planning & DevelopmentNintendo Software Technology CorporationNintendo System DevelopmentRetro StudiosTreehouse
Third parties4J StudiosAccess GamesAcquireAlphaDreamArcana Software DesignArgonaut GamesArikaArmor ProjectArtePiazzaArtoonArzestAtari CorporationAtari, Inc.AtlusBandai Namco EntertainmentBanprestoBeenoxBlit InteractiveBoss Game StudiosBrainstorm EntertainmentBrian A. Rice, Inc.Brother IndustriesBrunswickBullet-Proof SoftwareC3 IncorporatedCamelot Software PlanningCapcomCAProductionCaroline Software IncorporatedChoice SoftwareCigamClimaxCodesmith, Inc.ColecoCosmodogCup of Tea ProductionsDenaris Entertainment SoftwareDesigner SoftwareDigitainmentDigital Works EntertainmentDynatech Play2OEA Canadaextra toxicFabtekFalconFantasy FactoryFEkidsFirebirdForever EntertainmentGame ArtsGame FreakGood-FeelGottliebGREZZO Co., Ltd.GungHo Online EntertainmentHAL College of Technology & DesignHAL LaboratoryHAMSTER CorporationHexadriveHudson SoftHuman Engineered SoftwareIkegami TsushinkiImaginative Systems SoftwareindieszeroIntelligent SystemsInternational Technology Development CorporationInterplayIwasaki EngineeringJupiterK-ByteKonamiLightmakerMagnum enter Co., Ltd.ManiMaygayMillion ColorsMISAMojang StudiosMonster GamesNational Human ElectronicsNatsumeNelsonicNeoPetsNHN EntertainmentNichimen GraphicsNoisycroakNovaLogicOcean SoftwareOrpheus SoftwareOther Ocean InteractivePaon DPPlaytimePlayWorks Digital LimitedPOP MultimediaPresage SoftwareRacjinRadical EntertainmentRareRenegade KidRiedel Software ProductionsRoklanRoyal Philips ElectronicsS.I.U.Scientific ToysSegaSentient Software LtdSharpSilverball StudiosSkip Ltd.SkyBox LabsSkyworks Technologies, Inc.SmileBoom Co., Ltd.SoftnicaSoftware CreationsSora Ltd.Sound Racer Ltd.Spike ChunsoftSquare EnixSt.GIGASunwiseSUZAK Inc.Switch Entertainment Inc.T's MUSIC Co., Ltd.Tantalus MediaThe Software ToolworksTNXTokyo ElectronTomytecTOSE Software Co.Treasuretri-CrescendoUbisoftVanpoolVelan StudiosVicarious VisionsVPI.netWILL Co., Ltd.Woodside Design AssociatesYuke'sYutaka
Other companiesBook publishersArchie ComicsDark Horse BooksFleetway PublicationsGuinness World RecordsPrima GamesScholasticShogakukanSports Illustrated KidsValiant Comics
Animation studiosDIC EntertainmentDisneydwarf studiosHong Guang Animation (Su Zhou)IlluminationMedialabNelvanaPacific Rim Productions, Inc.Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd.Sony Pictures
Home video distributorsAbbey Home EntertainmentBeyond Home EntertainmentBim Bum Bam VideoBuena Vista Home VideoDisky CommunicationsEgmont FilmeOneFremantle Home EntertainmentGoodView Home VideoHVNIDP Home VideoKaboom! EntertainmentKids KlassicsLionsgate Home EntertainmentManga DistributionMaximum EntertainmentMRA EntertainmentNCircle EntertainmentOn Air VideoParamount Home VideoPhase 4 FilmsPickwick VideoPidax FilmProducciones PantherRoadshow EntertainmentShout! FactorySMI urlSterling Entertainment GroupTargetThe Video CollectionUIG Entertainment GmbHUniversal PicturesWendrosZhenying Communication Co., Ltd.
Collectible / toy makersAhomaro GamesAmadaAmscanApolloAtlas EditionsAu'some Candies Inc.Bandai Namco EntertainmentBanprestoBioworldBlackbird InteractiveBlackMilk ClothingBorras Plana S.A.Burger KingBYGGISCBD SpieleCentral HobbyColorformsCromyDujardinDynatech Play2OEnskyEpochEpoch GamesERTLEstrelaFangamerFirst4FiguresFleetwood ToysFleerFurutaFutabashaGelato PiqueGrosvenorHallmarkHasbroInterplayiQueJakks PacificK'NEXKawadaKidFunKids' ChoiceKortekaas MerchandisingLargo Toys Ltd.LEGOMarigóMarukaMattelMB GamesMedia FactoryMilton BradleyMilton Bradley CompanyNBCUniversal Entertainment JapanNewfield PublicationsNintendoPaladonePapel CreationPlaco ToysPlaytimePopCo EntertainmentRalston PurinaRavensburgerRoseArtS.H. FiguartsSababa ToysSan-ei Co., Ltd.SanseiScientific ToysSchmidt SpieleSelectaServilibroSUBARUDOSumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.Sunflower PublishingTAKAHASHITaitoTakaraTakara Co., Ltd.Tara Toy CorporationTenyoThinkFunTiger GamesTomyToy BizUniversal PicturesUSAopolyVisual EchoWaddingtonsWendy'sZygomatic
Food companiesBurger KingFreibergerKeeblerKellogg'sThe Kraft Heinz CompanyMcDonald'sNagatanienSonic Drive-InSunshine BiscuitsTaco BellWendy's
Cosmetics companiesLushshu uemura
MiscellaneousAeonCalifornia Milk Processor BoardEMI Music PublishingFrance 2LexibookMediaBrowserMIA Co., Ltd.NickelodeonPure WestTeslaTwinklUnileverWIC EntertainmentYodobashi Camera
Defunct