Hudson Soft
| Hudson Co., Ltd.
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| legal form | Ltd. / Department of Konami |
| founding | May 18, 1973 |
| resolution | March 1, 2012 |
| Reason for dissolution | Merger with Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Seat |
Minato , Tokyo , Japan
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| management | Hidetoshi Endo (President and Chairman) |
| Number of employees | 500 |
| Branch | Games software development |
| Website | hudson.co.jp |
Hudson Soft Company, Limited was a Japanese video game manufacturer , founded on May 18, 1973. In March 2012, the company was acquired by Konami.
history
Although Hudson had begun manufacturing and marketing some PC products as early as 1975 , the company didn't achieve any notable success until 1984 when it began developing video games for the Famicom ( NES ). Hudson's first Famicom title, Lode Runner , sold 1.2 million units. Hudson also entered into a joint venture with NEC to produce the Turbografx-16 ( North America ) and PC Engine (Japan) family consoles . After a long history of developing games for Nintendo's consoles, Hudson joined forces with NCL to form the Manegi Corporation joint venture in May 1998. As of April 2005, Konami owns 53.99% of Hudson Soft's shares. On January 20, 2011 it was announced that Konami plans to take over the entire studio on April 1, 2011. On March 1, the studio was merged with Konami Digital Entertainment and thus formally dissolved.
Games
Hudson's most famous video game series is the Bomberman series, from which games have appeared on all major platforms. The popular Mario Party series distributed by Nintendo was also developed by Hudson Soft.
Hudson Soft also developed a PC version of the Super Mario Bros. game called Super Mario Bros. Special .
Also comes Bloody Roar 1-4 + Bloody Roar Primal Fury and Bloody Roar Extreme made by Hudson. Other games from the developer are Nectaris and Sports Island .
Web links
- Hudson Soft at MobyGames (English)
- Super Mario Brothers PC (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Konami takes over Bomberman maker Hudson-Soft pcgames.de
- ↑ http://www.gameswelt.de/konami/news/hudson-soft-wird-aufgeloest,154116
- ↑ Damien McFerran: Hudson Profile - Part 1 (RG) ( English , PDF; 2.4 MB) In: Issue 66 . Retro Gamer Magazine. Pp. 68-73. 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ↑ Damien McFerran: Hudson Profile - Part 2 (RG) ( English , PDF; 2.3 MB) In: Issue 67 . Retro Gamer Magazine. Pp. 44-49. 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2011.