Konami
![Headquarters in [[Ginza]], Chūō, Tokyo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Konami_HQ.jpg)
, commonly known as
Konami, is a Japanese multinational entertainment company and
video game developer and
publisher headquartered in
Chūō, Tokyo. Konami's video game franchises include ''
Metal Gear'', ''
Silent Hill'', ''
Castlevania'', ''
Contra'', ''
Frogger'', ''
Tokimeki Memorial'', ''
Gradius'', ''
Parodius'', ''
Yu-Gi-Oh!'', ''
Suikoden'', and ''
eFootball''. The company also produces and distributes
trading cards,
anime, ''
tokusatsu'',
pachinko machines,
slot machines, and
arcade cabinets. It has casinos around the world, and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan.
The company originated in 1969 as a
jukebox rental and repair business in
Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan, by Kagemasa Kōzuki, who remains the company's chairman. Additionally, Konami owns
Bemani, known for ''
Dance Dance Revolution'' and ''
Beatmania'', as well as the assets of former game developer
Hudson Soft, known for ''
Bomberman'', ''
Adventure Island'', ''
Bonk'', ''
Bloody Roar'', and ''
Star Soldier''. Konami is the nineteenth-largest
game company in the world by revenue. Konami also publishes the
''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Trading Card Game, one of the best-selling TCG in history.
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