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Company Overview

Business Description

Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Media
Headquarters
Japan JP
Employees
4 982
IPO date
Oct 1, 1984

Konami Holdings is a Japanese entertainment company best known for video games, arcade content, and gambling-related equipment. It makes and sells console and mobile games under well-known franchises, and it also develops slot and pachinko/pachislot machines plus casino systems for gaming operators. In addition, it runs sports clubs and fitness facilities for consumers in Japan.

Its customers are mainly game players, arcade and amusement operators, casinos, and members of its sports clubs. Konami makes money by selling games and game-related content, licensing its characters and brands, selling and maintaining gaming machines and systems, and collecting membership and service fees from its health and fitness business. That mix gives it both consumer-facing entertainment revenue and business-to-business equipment and service revenue.

What sets Konami apart is that it sits in a few very different parts of the entertainment chain. It owns popular intellectual property that can be reused across games, machines, and licensing, while its gaming-machine business depends on regulated operators and long-term servicing relationships. This combination makes Konami more than a game maker; it is also a supplier of specialized equipment and recurring services in tightly controlled markets.

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Address
39F, Harumi Island Triton Square Office Tower Y Bldg., 1-8-11, Harumi, Chuo-ku
Chuo-Ku, Tokyo-To
Japan

Business Segments

Digital entertainment

This business makes video games, mobile games, and trading card games based on Konami’s own game brands.

Customers

Consumers who play games on consoles, phones, and PC, plus card game players and hobby stores that sell the products.

Revenue Model

It earns money from game sales, in-app purchases, downloadable content, licensing, and sales of trading cards and related products.

Gaming systems

This business develops casino slot machines and the systems that casinos use to manage gaming floor activity and machine performance.

Customers

Casino operators and gaming venues.

Revenue Model

It makes money by selling or leasing gaming machines and by charging for casino management systems, software, and related services.

Amusement

This business creates arcade machines and other location-based entertainment equipment for public play venues.

Customers

Arcades, amusement centers, and operators of entertainment facilities.

Revenue Model

It earns money from selling amusement machines, replacement parts, and related service support.

Sports

This business runs fitness clubs and provides sports-related services under the Konami brand.

Customers

People who join fitness clubs and use training or wellness services.

Revenue Model

It makes money mainly from membership fees, class fees, and related service charges.

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Management

Mr. Kagemasa Kozuki

Founder & Chairman of the Board

Biography unavailable

Mr. Kimihiko Higashio

President, Corporate Officer & Representative Director

Biography unavailable

Mr. Hideki Hayakawa

Corporate Officer of Digital Entertainment & Director

Biography unavailable

Mr. Junichi Motobayashi

Corporate Officer & GM of Finance Division

Biography unavailable

Mr. Shingo Kagawa

General Manager of Investor Relations Office

Biography unavailable

Shinichiro Yoneyama

Corporate Officer & GM of General Affairs Division

Biography unavailable

Yutaka Abe

Corporate Officer & GM of Human Resources Division

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Mr. Katsunori Okita

Corporate Officer of Amusement & Director

Biography unavailable

Mr. Takeshi Murota

Corporate Officer of Sports

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Mr. Steve Sutherland

Chief Executive Officer of Gaming & Systems Business

Biography unavailable

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