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Konami to Fully Acquire Hudson This Spring
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Konami is preparing a full takeover of the publisher/developer Hudson Soft, to be completed on April 1. Andriasang (via Nikkei) reports that Konami, which currently owns a 54% stake in Hudson, will transition to a 100% stake to take full ownership of Hudson's intellectual property and development teams.

Konami's interest in Hudson is fueled by the mobile and social games spaces, which are especially popular in Japan. Hudson has more experience in those areas, and Konami hopes to mine that knowledge for use in future games.

Konami issued a statement confirming the reports, and stated that it will also acquire the company Digital Golf. Hudson will likely be delisted from the JASDAQ exchange, and Konami will be replacing current Hudson CEO Michihiro Ishizuka with its own executive, Kazuhiko Uehara. The company is considering a name change for Hudson upon the completion of the takeover.

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  • DeBurgo legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    January 20, 2011 10:08 AM

    has all this consolidation among the japanese developers ever resulted in good things? It doesn't seem like it.

    • Sideways Bob legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      January 20, 2011 12:13 PM

      Dragon Quest games are being released stateside again, so that justifies Square-Enix to me.

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