Konami Corporation (コナミ株式会社 Konami Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games. Konami is famous for games such as the Metal Gear series, Dance Dance Revolution series, Castlevania series, Contra series, Pro Evolution Soccer series, Yu-Gi-Oh! series, Silent Hill series and Gradius series.
The company was founded in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Osaka, Japan, by Kagemasa Kōzuki, the still-current chairman and president. The name "Konami" is a conjunction of the names Kagemasa Kozuki (current chairman and president), Yoshinobu Nakama, Tatsuo Miyasako.
Konami is currently headquartered in Tokyo and additionally operates health and physical fitness clubs in Japan. Konami also operates United States activities in El Segundo, California for video games and Paradise, Nevada for the casino gaming industry. Its Australian gaming operations are located in Sydney, and distribution of Konami's games in Australia is handled by Mindscape. Distribution of KOE's games in Australia was to be taken over by Red Ant Enterprises in February 2009, but Jason Hill from The Age and ASIC, a government body, announced that the company went into External Receivership and Administration, which then led KOE to re-sign with Atari Australia, now Namco Bandai Partners. On January 5, 2010, Kunio Neo, President of Konami of Europe announced Mindscape would be Australia's local distributor after a failed distributor change made Konami change back to Namco Bandai Partners, then Atari Australia.
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Konami franchises
Beatmania games
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Arcade releases
- Beatmania - (December 1997)
- Beatmania 2ndMix - (March 1998)
- Beatmania 3rdMix - (September 1998)
- Beatmania CompleteMix - (January 1999)
- Beatmania 4thMix -the beat goes on- - (April 26, 1999)
- Beatmania 5thMix -Time to get down- - (September 1999)
- Beatmania complete Mix 2 - (January 27, 2000)
- Beatmania Club Mix - (March 2000)
- Beatmania featuring Dreams Come True - (June 2000)
- Beatmania Core Remix - (November 2000)
- Beatmania 6thMix - The UK Underground Musics- - (July 2001)
- Beatmania 7thMix - Keepin' Evolution- - (January 2002)
- Beatmania The Final - (July 2002)
Console releases
- Beatstage - PS (1998)
- Beatmania Append Yebisu Mix - PS (1998)
- Beatmania Append 3rdMix Mini - PS (1998)
- Beatmania Append 3rdMix - PS (December 23, 1998)
- Beatmania GB - Game Boy Color (March 11, 1999)
- Beatmania for Wonderswan - Wonderswan (April 28, 1999):
- Beatmania Append GottaMix - PS (May 27, 1999)
- Beatmania Append 4thMix - PS (September 9, 1999)
- Beatmania GB 2 GatchaMix - Game Boy Color (November 25, 1999)
- Beatmania Append 5thMIX - PS (March 2, 2000)
- Beatmania Best Hits - PS (July 27, 2000)
- Beatmania featuring Dreams Come True - PS (July 27, 2000)
- Beatmania Append GOTTAMIX 2 - Going Global - PS (September 7, 2000)
- Beatmania GB GatchaMix2 - Game Boy Color (September 28, 2000)
- Beatmania Append ClubMix - PS (December 21, 2000)
- Beatmania The Sound of Tokyo - PS (March 29, 2001)
- Beatmania 6thMix + Core Remix - PS (January 26, 2002)
- Beatmania (Europe) - PS (June 2000)
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Castlevania games
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- Castlevania - Many (1986)
- Vampire Killler - MSX2 (1986)
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - Many (1987)
- Haunted Castle - Arcade, PS2 (1988)
- Castlevania: The Adventure - GB (1989)
- Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse - NES (1989)
- Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge - GB (1991)
- Super Castlevania IV - SNES (1991)
- Kid Dracula - GB, Famicom (1991)
- Akumajō Dracula (Castlevania Chronicles) - PS (1993)
- Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - PC (1993)
- Castlevania: Bloodlines - Sega Mega Drive (1994)
- Castlevania: Dracula X - SNES (1995)
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - PS, Saturn, others (1997)
- Castlevania Legends - GB, SGB (1997)
- Castlevania - N64 (1999)
- Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness - N64 (1999)
- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - GBA (2001)
- Castlevania Chronicles - PS (2001)
- Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance - GBA (2002)
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - GBA (2003)
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - PS2 (2003)
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - NDS (2005)
- Castlevania: Curse of Darkness - PS2, XBOX (2005)
- Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - NDS (2006)
- Castlevania: Order of Shadows - Mobile (2007)
- Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles - PSP (2007)
- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - NDS (2008)
- Castlevania Judgment - Wii (2008)
- Akumajō Dracula: The Medal - Slot Machine (2008)
- Pachislot Akumajō Dracula - Slot Machine (2008)
- Castlevania: The Arcade - Arcade (2009)
- Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth - Wii (2009)
- Pachislot Akumajō Dracula II - Slot Machine (2010)
- Castlevania: Harmony of Despair - Xbox360 (2010)
- Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night - IP (2010)
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - PS3, Xbox360 (2010)
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Contra games
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- Contra - Many (1987)
- Super Contra - Many (1988)
- Operation C - GB (1991)
- Contra III: The Alien Wars - SNES, GBA (1992)
- Contra Force - NES (1992)
- Contra: Hard Corps - Sega Mega Drive, Sega Genesis (1994)
- Contra: Legacy of War - PS, Sega Saturn (1996)
- C: The Contra Adventure - PS (1998)
- Contra: Shattered Soldier - PS2 (2002)
- Neo Contra - PS2 (2004)
- Contra 4 - NDS (2007)
- Contra ReBirth - Wii (2009)
- Hard Corps: Uprising - Xbox360, PS3 (2011)
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Dance Dance Revolution games
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- Dance Dance Revolution - Arcade, PS, Mobile, PC (1998)
- Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix - Arcade (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution Best of Cool Dancers - Arcade (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix with Beatmania IIDX Club Version - Arcade (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix Link Version - Arcade (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix and Beatmania IIDX Substream Club Version 2 - Arcade (1999)
- Dancing Stage featuring True Kiss Destination - Arcade (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix - Arcade (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution Karaoke Mix - Arcade (1999)
- Dancing Stage featuring Dreams Come True - Arcade (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution 2ndRemix - PS (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix - Arcade (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000 - Arcade (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix - Arcade (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution 2ndReMix Append Club Version Vol.1 - PS (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution 2ndReMix Append Club Version Vol.2 - PS (1999)
- Dancing Stage featuring True Kiss Destination - Arcade,PS (1999)
- Dancing Stage - Arcade,Mobile (1999)
- Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix Plus - Arcade (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution Karaoke Mix 2nd - Arcade (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix - Arcade (2000)
- Dancing Stage featuring Disney's Rave - Arcade (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution Kids - Arcade (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution USA - Arcade (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix Plus - Arcade (2000)
- Dancing Stage featuring Dreams Come True - PS (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix - PS (2000)
- Oha Star Dance Dance Revolution - PS (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution Disney's Rave - PS (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution Best Hits - PS (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix Dreamcast Edition - DC (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution Club Version Dreamcast Edition - DC (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution GB - GB (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution GB2 - GB (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution Disney Dancing Museum (Disney Dancing Museum) - N64 (2000)
- Dancing Stage EuroMix - Arcade,PS (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution Solo 4thMix - Arcade (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution Solo 4thMix Plus - Arcade (2000)
- Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix - Arcade,PS (2001)
- DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix - Arcade,PS2 (2001)
- Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix - PS (2001)
- Dance Dance Revolution Extra Mix - PS (2001)
- Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix - PS, TV game (2001)
- Oha Star Dance Dance Revolution GB - GB (2001)
- Dance Dance Revolution GB3 - GB (2001)
- Dance Dance Revolution GB Disney Mix - GB (2001)
- Dancing Karaoke DKara - PC (2001)
- Dance Dance Revolution Family Mat - TV game (2001)
- My First Dance Dance Revolution - TV game (2001)
- Dance Dance Revolution Konamix - PS (2002)
- Dancing Stage Party Edition - PS (2002)
- DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix - PS2,Arcade (2002)
- Dance Dance Revolution Extreme - Arcade,PS2 (2002)
- Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova - Arcade (2002)
- Dancing Stage EuroMix 2 - Arcade (2002)
- Dance Dance Revolution Party Collection - PS2 (2003)
- Dancing Stage Fever - PS,PS2 (2003)
- Dancing Stage MegaMix - PS2 (2003)
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix - Xbox (2003)
- DDR Festival Dance Dance Revolution - PS2 (2004)
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 - Xbox (2004)
- Dancing Stage Unleashed - Xbox (2004)
- Dancing Stage Fusion - Arcade,PS,PS2 (2004)
- Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 - PS2 (2005)
- Dancing Stage Max - PS2 (2005)
- Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix - GC (2005)
- Dancing Stage Mario Mix - GC (2005)
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 - Xbox (2005)
- Dancing Stage Unleashed 2 - Xbox (2005)
- Dance Dance Revolution Mobile 3D - Mobile (2005)
- Dance Dance Revolution Strike - PS2 (2006)
- Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 - Xbox (2006)
- Dancing Stage Unleashed 3 - Xbox (2006)
- Dance Dance Revolution DVD Game - DVD game (2006)
- Dancing Stage SuperNova - Arcade (2006)
- Dance Dance Revolution Strawberry Shortcake - TV game (2006)
- Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova - PS2 (2007)
- Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2 - Arcade,PS2 (2007)
- Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party - Wii (2007)
- Dance Dance Revolution Universe - Xbox360 (2007)
- Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2 - Xbox360 (2007)
- Dancing Stage Universe - Xbox360 (2007)
- Dance Dance Revolution X - Arcade,PS2 (2008)
- Dance Dance Revolution Disney Channel Edition - PS2 (2008)
- Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 - Wii (2008)
- Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 - Xbox360 (2008)
- Dance Dance Revolution Full Full Party - Wii (2009)
- Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves - Wii (2009)
- Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3 - Wii (2009)
- Dance Dance Revolution Winx Club - Wii (2009)
- Dance Dance Revolution S - IP (2009)
- Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 Chinese Music Special Edition - Xbox360 (2009)
- Dance Dance Revolution X2 - Arcade,PS2 (2009)
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Gradius games
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Silent Hill games
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Suikoden games
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Tokimeki Memorial games
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Zone of the Enders games
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