Konami is a third-party company that has made two games of theSuper Mario franchise:Mario Roulette andDance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Konami also produces theMetal Gear series, which featuresSolid Snake as one of the main characters and occasionally hasMario and/orYoshi appear in cameos. Snake appears as a playable character inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Another of the company's franchises,Castlevania, is also represented inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, withSimon Belmont andRichter Belmont as playable characters.
In April 2005, Konami became the controlling shareholder ofHudson Soft, which, at the time, developed theMario Party series forNintendo. 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, Konami's flagship subsidiary and Hudson's sister company, with the latter ending up as the surviving entity.
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| Game companies | Divisions and subsidiaries of Nintendo | 1-UP Studio •iQue •Mario Club Co., Ltd. •Next Level Games •Nintendo •Nintendo Cube •†Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development •Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development •†Nintendo Research & Development 1 •†Nintendo Research & Development 2 •†Nintendo Software Planning & Development •Nintendo Software Technology Corporation •†Nintendo System Development •Retro Studios •Treehouse |
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| Food companies | Burger King •Freiberger •Keebler •Kellogg's •The Kraft Heinz Company •McDonald's •Nagatanien •Sonic Drive-In •†Sunshine Biscuits •Taco Bell •Wendy's |
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