Gaming Company Case Study: Konami
Konami is a Japanese entertainment and gaming conglomerate. They are responsible for many famous game series such as: Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania and many more. In video game culture Konami is also know for it's password 'the Konami code' which will usually grant some form of power-up in their games.
History
The company was founded on 21st March 1969 and was officially incorporated under the name Konami Industry Co. Ltd. The companies founder and current chairman, Kagemasa Kozuki, previously ran a jukebox repair rental business before transforming his business into a manufacture of amusement machines for video arcades. Konami's first ever coin-operated video game was released in 1978, and they began to export products to the United States in the following year. Over time Konami produced more games and hit eventual success in 1981 with games like 'Frogger', 'Scramble' and 'Super Cobra'. As time went on Konami produced more and more successful games eventually becoming the big company that they are today.
Recent Criticism.
Recently Konami had received a lot of criticism for various reasons. One of these reasons was their cancellation of 'Silent Hills' for home video game consoles. The game was abruptly cancelled on April 2015 without any further explanation despite the critical acclaim and successes 'P.T', a playable teaser pf the game received. Konami's CEO then went on to announce that Konami would stop making console games and instead move on to the mobile gaming platform. This decision was heavily criticized by the video gaming community.
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