“We have not ‘shut down’ our video gaming division”.
While video games seem to be fairly resilient to the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, that hasn’t stopped some companies from taking a good, hard look at how they operate – one of which is Japanese giant Konami, the firm behind titles like Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, Pro Evolution Soccer and current Japanese chart-topper Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!, which we spoke about recently.
It’s long been argued by hardcore fans that Konami’s glory days are in the past, and it’s certainly true that the firm has released fewer AAA titles in recent years; it is heavily invested in health centres and also has pachinko and amusement businesses, and these sectors have proved to be very successful of late (well, pre-COVID, at any rate).
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