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Company Profile
Konami
Website www.konami.com
About
Like many Japanese publisher, Konami doesn't just do games. It's also one of the largest owners of fitness centres - which makes sense considering one of its biggest games is Dance Dance Revolution, the original dance mat game.
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Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including big name games coming to mobile, unique marketing tactics, acquisitions and more
Silent Hill
Silent Hill: Ascension is launching on Halloween
The revival of the classic horror franchise finally comes screaming onto mobile this month
Japanese Giants
Gaming's big names go mobile for Tokyo Game Show 2023
Square Enix and Konami both have mobile games to showcase at the upcoming event
Rumours
Are Silent Hill and Metal Gear coming back to mobile?
Konami’s latest financial report hints at new mobile games for two of its biggest franchises
Financial Fuel
Konami’s profits back on track with 22% rise in quarter one
Video games account for the most profit, but not the biggest proportional rise
Big Festival
BIG Festival is here! Inside Latin America’s biggest gaming event
The festival kicks off next week, and we’ll be on the ground reporting from the show
Roundup
Revenue Report: Games financials roundup: May 2023
Who's up? Who's down? Here's the latest quarterly financial results from around the world of mobile games, all in one place
Konami Financials
Konami reports 4.9% increase in revenue but a fall in profits
Growth is slowing for the Japanese giant, but its gaming and systems division still brought in the bucks
Anniversaries
Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Links celebrates sixth anniversary
The mobile card game version of the popular Yu-Gi-Oh franchise celebrates it’s sixth anniversary this January
Milestones
Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL passes 50m downloads milestone, announces new tournament
The app version of the popular card game has racked up 50m downloads in just nine months, followed by an announcement of a new influencer-run tournament
A Time Of Reflection
PocketGamer.biz’s top five biggest news stories of 2021
Our most-viewed news items
Most Wanted List
Top 5 Japan-only mobile games we wanna play
From rhythm to RPG to WTF?
Delayed Kickoff
Mobile release of Konami's eFootball 2022 postponed until spring 2022
The Premium Player Pack has been removed from sale
Pes Is Dead
Konami rebrands PES to eFootball, moving to free-to-play
The game will roll out across multiple platforms
Three Of A Kind
Konami unveils Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel and Yu-Gi-Oh Cross Duel for mobile
Yu-Gi-Oh Rush Duel also unveiled for Nintendo Switch
No Tolerance
Konami cancels Yu-Gi-Oh contract with football player Antoine Griezmann
The footballer has since published an apology for his conduct
Strong Performance
Update: Konami is working with Tencent's TiMi Studios to bring Contra Returns to the West
Debuted in China in June 2017
Card Play
Konami launches open beta for new soccer game Pitch Clash until 20 April
A card-based strategy game
It's A Goal
Konami's eFootball PES 2021 Mobile scores 400 million downloads
Celebrating with a Lionel Messi interview
Splash The Cash
Nexon invested $874 million in Sega Sammy, Konami, Bandai Namco and Hasbro
Best use of spare money
Change Up
Konami is restructuring its development teams, isn't dropping out of video games
Japanese giant dissolves its three production divisions
Slayed
Konami is teaming with Shengqu Games for a new Castlevania mobile title
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls shuts down on September 9th
Slayed
Castlevania: Grimore of Souls is shutting down after less than a year in soft launch
It is only available in Canada
Red Carded
Konami is not renewing its licenses with Inter Milan and AC Milan for PES franchise
Unclear how this affects mobile version of the game
On Target
Konami's eFootball PES 2020 shoots through 300 million downloads
Developer launches in-game rewards to celebrate
Stood Up
Konami's LovePlus Every to shut down 10 months after launch
Dating simulator will cease operations on August 5th, 2020
Kicked Out
NetEase to remove Arsenal football star from PES 2020 in China
Player made comments to social media regarding the treatment of Uighur Muslims in the country
Pes 2019
PES 2019 mobile game racks up 200 million downloads
Celebrates with log-in bonuses and other special in-game rewards
Live And Kicking
Two years on: Konami on how Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links has kept fans wanting more
90 million downloads and counting
Focus On Ip
Konami rebrands New York office to Konami Cross Media
Yuta Kose has been named president for the renamed studio
Esports
Konami's new high-rise esports centre wants to bring Japan's competitive gaming scene up to par
"Compared to esports pioneers America and Europe, Japan has still a long way to go"
Heart Of The Cards
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links summons more than 90 million downloads worldwide
Commemorative in-game campaign held to celebrate milestone
Sports Stars
Sports games score big sales for Konami as revenue tops $1.76 billion for last nine months
Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Links set to launch in China on mobile
Returning
Garena Online publishes Contra: Return in Southeast Asia
The retro-classic is currently available in Philippines, Thailand, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and Hong Kong
Best Of 2018
The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018
Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Oh
Mobile games Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links and Pro Evo 2018 power Konami to record profits of $413m
Revenues also grew 4.2 per cent year-on-year to $2.19 billion
Own Goal
Konami's PES cuts ties with UEFA Champions League
Comes to a close at this year's final in Kyiv
Count On It
Konami readies Castlevania mobile game in Japan
Grimoire of Souls will host a closed beta ahead of its launch on iOS later this year
Konami Financials Q3 Fy18
Konami's PES 2018 and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links drive revenues up to $1.64 billion
The games have 80 million downloads and 60 million downloads respectively
Duel With Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links smashes 60 million downloads in time for its first birthday
9.5 billion duels played, 1.1 billion card packs opened
Two Years On
Has Konami's mobile pivot been a success?
How has the 2015 restructure worked out for Konami?
Konami Financials Q2 Fy18
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links hits 55 million downloads as Konami clears $1 billion in revenues
Plenty of other games contributing to overall success
Best Of 2017
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2017
The movers, shakers and moneymakers
Winning Mobile
Konami’s mobile games continue to grow as digital brings in $262 million in Q1 2018
Digital Entertainment the most profitable division for publisher
Iap Inspector
How does Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 monetise on mobile?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Konami Financials Q4 Fy17
Konami generates $2 billion in sales as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links surpasses 40 million downloads
Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu gets another million downloads for the quarter
Konami Financials Q3 Fy17
Konami profits up to $182 million as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links surpasses 25 million downloads
Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu still a favourite
Back Of The Net
Konami shares up 4.8% thanks to four million downloads of mobile game Jikkyou Powerful Soccer
Publisher scores a hit with football spin-off
Power Of Friendship
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links passes four million downloads in first week of Japan launch
100 million duels have taken place in the game