Konami will be making a change within the company. Namely, it will be establishing a new subsidiary within the company later this year, Konami Arcade Games, to focus purely on the arcade market. At the moment, the creation and operation of arcade games within Konami falls under Konami Amusements, which is a division of the company that is also focused on the development of Pachinko machines and pachislots.
Konami revealed in a statement published on May 15th, that this is soon set to change, with the business aiming to pursue “an absorption-type company split”, that will divide these interests into two “highly independent” entities. According to the announcement, the new subsidiary, Konami Arcade Games, is set to be established on June 2nd, 2025 and will become effective as of October 1st, 2025.
As part of the restructuring process, Konami Arcade Games will assume all “assets, contracts, liabilities, and other obligations related to the arcade game business of Konami Amusement”. Yoshitaka Nishimura, the composer of several of Konami’s Bemani rhythm games, will be its representative director and president, while Konami Amusements will continue to operate under its current president Katsunori Okita.
Konami stated that it that this decision will “accelerate decision-making and enable flexible, responsive management aligned with the specific characteristics of each market” and eventually lead to further growth and expansion of both businesses”.
