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| {{company-infobox | | {{company infobox |
| |logo= Konami logo.png | | |logo=Konami logo.svg |
| |width= 200 | | |width=200 |
| |founded=May 19, 1969 | | |founded=March 21, 1969 |
| |firstgame=''[[Mario Roulette]] | | |first_release=''[[Mario Roulette]] |
| |lastgame=''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]] | | |latest_release=''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]] |
| |president= | | |president=Hideki Hayakawa |
| }} | | }} |
| '''Konami''' is a third-party company that has made two [[Mario (series)|Mario]] games: ''[[Mario Roulette]]'' and ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''. Konami also created the ''[[wikipedia:Metal Gear|Metal Gear]]'' series, which features [[Solid Snake]] as the main character and occasionally has Mario and/or [[Yoshi]] appear in cameos. Snake appears as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. They recently purchased [[Hudson Soft]], which formerly produced the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series for [[Nintendo]]. | | '''{{wp|Konami}}''' is a third-party company that has made two games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]: ''[[Mario Roulette]]'' and ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''. Konami also produces the ''{{wp|Metal Gear}}'' series, which features [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Snake|Solid Snake]] as one of the main characters and occasionally has [[Mario]] and/or [[Yoshi]] appear in cameos. Snake appears as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Another of the company's franchises, ''{{wp|Castlevania}}'', is also represented in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', with [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Simon|Simon Belmont]] and [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Richter|Richter Belmont]] as playable characters. |
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| [[Category:Video game developers]] | | In April 2005, Konami became the controlling shareholder of [[Hudson Soft]], which, at the time, developed the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] for [[Nintendo]]. In April 2011, Konami acquired the rest of Hudson, making Hudson a subsidiary of Konami. On March 1, 2012, Konami merged Hudson with Konami Digital Entertainment, Konami's flagship subsidiary, with the latter ending up as the surviving entity; consequently, [[Nintendo Cube]], which most former Hudson employees have migrated to, has been the developer of the ''Mario Party'' series since ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. |
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| | ==''Super Mario'' games developed== |
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| | |''[[Mario Roulette]]'' |
| | |1991 |
| | |Arcade |
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| | |''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' |
| | |2005 |
| | |[[Nintendo GameCube]] |
| | |} |
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Konami is a third-party company that has made two games of the Super Mario franchise: Mario Roulette and Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Konami also produces the Metal Gear series, which features Solid Snake as one of the main characters and occasionally has Mario and/or Yoshi appear in cameos. Snake appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Another of the company's franchises, Castlevania, is also represented in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with Simon Belmont and Richter Belmont as playable characters.
In April 2005, Konami became the controlling shareholder of Hudson Soft, which, at the time, developed the Mario Party series for Nintendo. In April 2011, Konami acquired the rest of Hudson, making Hudson a subsidiary of Konami. On March 1, 2012, Konami merged Hudson with Konami Digital Entertainment, Konami's flagship subsidiary, with the latter ending up as the surviving entity; consequently, Nintendo Cube, which most former Hudson employees have migrated to, has been the developer of the Mario Party series since Mario Party 9.
Super Mario games developed[edit]
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