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Is Konami doing ANYTHING with their Gaming Division?

Fahdis

Fahdis

Member
Besides churning out real life pachinko bullshit machines based on beloved franchises. Unless people are hooked on this shit like crazy... why don't they just sell their gaming division?

I imagine all Konami execs with their IP's lined out on the floor and in turns, cumulatively taking dumps on them while laughing, looking up into the air.

I mean fuck, they made an MGS3 CGI movie for fucking Pachinko... I'd post a pink wojak for all MGS fans right now but I'm sure they've already gouged their eyes out.
 
Stuart360

Stuart360

Member
I'm not sure how much of a gaming division they have left anymore. They have a team making PES, and thats about it.
 
captainraincoat

captainraincoat

Banned
Fahdis said:
Besides churning out real life pachinko bullshit machines based on beloved franchises. Unless people are hooked on this shit like crazy... why don't they just sell their gaming division?

I imagine all Konami execs with their IP's lined out on the floor and in turns, cumulatively taking dumps on them while laughing, looking up into the air.

I mean fuck, they made an MGS3 CGI movie for fucking Pachinko... I'd post a pink wojak for all MGS fans right now but I'm sure they've already gouged their eyes out.
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There’s more money to be made in those sorts of areas

most of the Williams and Bailey pinball divisions moved into a similar area as casino machines were a much more lucrative for their business
 
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Foamy

Unconfirmed Member
Stuart360 said:
Are you beimng serious?, i thought PES 2021 was literally just a database update?.
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There have been game play tweaks.
New player faces in update, kits, an extra stadium etc. Konami does more with an update than EA Sports does with a new yearly title.
 
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Snakey125

Member
Pretty much answered your own question: pachinko and mobile.

Since the whole Kojima split, They haven't seen the value of actually doing anything video game.


You can also blame the horrible image they got from said shitshow.
 
justiceiro

justiceiro

Marlboro: Other M
It's funny, they just released a pretty good game( bomberman battle royale on stadia), but since you missed , you assumed they are doing nothing but pachinko machines. Like, if you want to convince Konami that gamers care about their ip legacy, at least pay attention in the games they are releasing. That's why they go after the pachinko market.
 
Kamina

Kamina

Golden Boy
silent-hill-pachinko
 
Fahdis

Fahdis

Member
justiceiro said:
It's funny, they just released a pretty good game( bomberman battle royale on stadia), but since you missed , you assumed they are doing nothing but pachinko machines. Like, if you want to convince Konami that gamers care about their ip legacy, at least pay attention in the games they are releasing. That's why they go after the pachinko market.
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> Stadia
> Care
> Pay Attention

Pick one.
 
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Iced Arcade

Iced Arcade

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Konami is much bigger than just pachinko. They are a pretty big player in the Casino industry.

casino I work with just had Konami come and put in a bid for the casino main gaming infrastructure network (we went with bally due to price). And we are constantly get new slot machines from them.
 
Tigerlord

Tigerlord

Member
The only exception is whatever they spit out at Hamster for their Arcade Archives. The most recent was Sunset Riders,
Scramble, Super Cobra, and Flak Attack/MX 9000.
 
Jasonadream

Jasonadream

Member
It’s a shame that AAA titles have been collecting dust, but new titles came out of ex Konami staff such as Bloodstained and Hideo Kojima has another new project green lit so that’s something to look forward to down the road.

If I were to put up a crude example... I’d use movies as a frame of reference.

terminator and terminator 2 were hits and are still remembered today as one of the great genre films. I can’t really say much for the sequels but sequels were put in place to generate revenue and interest while sacrificing/dividing the fan base.

resident evil (1st person) did a great job of soft rebooting the franchise with a refreshed take on the survival horror genre, whereas the remakes are debatable in terms of content.

In some cases sequels work and in other cases they don’t.

the gaming industry goes through that as well as the film industry.

It’s upsetting that we may never get another Silent hill with the original team, zone of the Enders or castlevania.

But such is life, gotta move forward.
 
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nephilimdj

Member
MGSVI by Kensuke Yoshitomi or Ikuya Nakamura

or whatever former director leads konami has left...
 
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sid2vicious

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That's why I said if Microsoft should buy any company it's Konami, not Sega. Sega is doing fine as is. And fuck pachinkos, anyone bringing those into the argument should revoke their license to speak.
 
Roufianos

Roufianos

Member
Well we haven't heard of the remains of the KP team being disbanded so I guess they're working on something.

Probably MGS 6 though I have no hope in it after Survive.
 
Gormless Noodle

Gormless Noodle

Member
After what they did to their employees (not just Kojima) and how they're known for hounding them even after they leave, how can they ever attract another half decent dev in a country that has an extremely high employment rate? Their petty shit might have worked on a few old employees and ruined their lives but there's a price to pay for that.

So unless they can outsource, the best you're going to see from them is dogshit like Contra Rogue Corps.
 
SCB3

SCB3

Member
I still don't know why they don't license out the IPs if they're not doing anything major with them

Imagine SH or even MGS going to Kojima again
 
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Mr.Bond

Member
justiceiro said:
It's funny, they just released a pretty good game( bomberman battle royale on stadia), but since you missed , you assumed they are doing nothing but pachinko machines. Like, if you want to convince Konami that gamers care about their ip legacy, at least pay attention in the games they are releasing. That's why they go after the pachinko market.
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I am sorry, but Stadia and Bomberman???

Next we know they will re-release Jackal on the 32x
 
MiguelItUp

MiguelItUp

Member
They were rehiring for their games division earlier this year/late last year. So, I'm hoping there will be a come around. Just not banking on it.
 
digoutyoursoul

digoutyoursoul

Member
Such a waste, I used to love Konami. Them, Capcom, Nintendo & Sega were my favourites from Japan and now I look at all that potential and IPs just dormant.

The Contra game they released last year, a prime example of how far they’ve fallen behind.
 
Ozrimandias

Ozrimandias

Member
They release Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill 4 on Gog.

They release a more solid game (better than Fifa imo).
It's something at least.

I have hopes on Konami.
 
eyesabitdull

eyesabitdull

Banned
As much as I want to shit on them for their pachinko and arcade machines, they really make some banging looking machines though.

Seriously, I'll give credit where credit is due - Konami is the only company keeping arcades with a lifeline.
 
RAIDEN1

RAIDEN1

Member
DChosenOne said:
They just put out the best PES Soccer ever.
I can't stop playing it, by far the most realistic soccer game ever. I can't wait for next years next gen version using Unreal 5 engine.
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Is PES 2021 worth getting now, even though you may already have PES 2020?
 
Roni

Roni

Gold Member
Konami has figured out what every other huge company on the planet already figured out: they like money.

If someone is willing to pay for their IP's they will probably license it for a fee and a share of the profits. Other than that, they're not really willing to spend money on the game creation process itself.

They're rather looking for someone who can make money for them with it .
 
yurinka

yurinka

Member
As I remember they recently released some cool Bomberman, plus PES and the Castlevania and Contra collections. They are rumored to have a Silent Hill made by Sony Japan with basically the original team.
 
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Alebrije

Alebrije

Member
As a corporation they are doing pretty good that do not need or care gaming division.

They will make games again if they need money ....
 
Bartski

Bartski

Gold Member
Konami how about sell all your IPs to Sony or Microsoft for billions, invest it all for total pachinko gaming takeover in Japan and fuck off forever
 
AJUMP23

AJUMP23

Gold Member
Konami has shifted their business model and they are more profitable now because of it. It sucks as a person that loves Konami IPs but if I were a stockholder I would be happy.
 
Azurro

Azurro

Banned
justiceiro said:
It's funny, they just released a pretty good game( bomberman battle royale on stadia), but since you missed , you assumed they are doing nothing but pachinko machines. Like, if you want to convince Konami that gamers care about their ip legacy, at least pay attention in the games they are releasing. That's why they go after the pachinko market.
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Isn't it Konami's job to make us care about what they release? After all, in theory it's our money they want, right? Although it's undeniable to say that they have stepped out massively from the AAA gaming market after Kojima left the company so maybe they actually don't care about our money, but I think just the fact that people are asking about them means that people care.
 
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