Konami moves away from gaming consoles to mobile devices: the new president of the company calls smartphones "the future of games"
The company, which presented such console series as Contra, Gradius, Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill to the world, intends to concentrate on developing for mobile devices as the “main platform”, reports Arstechnica .
The new president of Konami Hideki Hayakawa said in an interview about the company's intentions to “aggressively promote mobile games,” and that “the games have spread to a large number of platforms, but in the end, they are close to mobile. Mobile devices are where the games will find the future.”
“We hope that our international games like Metal Gear Solid V and Winning Eleven" will remain popular, but we always think about how our franchises can be transferred to the mobile gaming market, "says Hayakawa." Thanks to multiplatform games, there is no point in separating market in category. Mobile gadgets will play a new role in uniting society with the world of games. ”
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Hayakawa announced the company's plans to sell games on the "pay while you play" model, as is already happening with the sports series Winning Eleven and Power Pro.
Konami was founded on March 21, 1969. In 1973, Konami began to produce slot machines, and in 1979 - to export them to the United States. Today it is one of the leading developers of video games, toys, anime, vending and gaming machines and other products.
Konami Games
The new president of Konami Hideki Hayakawa said in an interview about the company's intentions to “aggressively promote mobile games,” and that “the games have spread to a large number of platforms, but in the end, they are close to mobile. Mobile devices are where the games will find the future.”
“We hope that our international games like Metal Gear Solid V and Winning Eleven" will remain popular, but we always think about how our franchises can be transferred to the mobile gaming market, "says Hayakawa." Thanks to multiplatform games, there is no point in separating market in category. Mobile gadgets will play a new role in uniting society with the world of games. ”
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Hayakawa announced the company's plans to sell games on the "pay while you play" model, as is already happening with the sports series Winning Eleven and Power Pro.
Konami was founded on March 21, 1969. In 1973, Konami began to produce slot machines, and in 1979 - to export them to the United States. Today it is one of the leading developers of video games, toys, anime, vending and gaming machines and other products.
Konami Games
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/290584/
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