Konami
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Konami Corporation (pronounced ko-NAH-mee) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, and computer and video games. The company was founded in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Osaka, Japan by Kagemasa Kozuki, the still-current chairman and CEO. The name "Konami" is a conjunction of the names Kagemasa Kozuki, Yoshinobu Nakama, Hiro Matsuda, and Shokichi Ishihara, who were partners acquired by Kozuki and the original founders of Konami Industry Co., Ltd in 1973. Konami also means "Small waves."
In 1991, Konami became a licensee for producing Star Trek-related electronic and video games. Under this license, they produced three such games:
- The Movie-era-based Star Trek: 25th Anniversary LCD Video Game
- The TNG-based Star Trek LCD Video Game
- The TOS-based Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (NES) and Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (Game Boy) (under their Ultra Games subsidiary)
