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Company type | Brand of Kotobuki Solution Co., Ltd |
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Industry | Video games |
Predecessor | Kotobuki System Co., Ltd. |
Founded | 1984 |
Headquarters | Kure, Hiroshima, Japan |
Number of employees | 140 [1] (2019) |
Website |
kemco-games |
Kemco (Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher established in 1984. It is headquartered in Kure, Hiroshima. [2] [3]
Its best known franchises are the Kid Klown and Top Gear series, developed by Sheffield-based English developers Gremlin Graphics. [4]
Kemco was founded in 1984 as Kotobuki System Co., Ltd. to be the video game subsidiary of the multifaceted corporation Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (established in 1979). [5] [6] [7] The name represents the initial letters of Kotobuki Engineering Manufacturing Co. [5]
Kemco started by developing video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. [5] [7] Although technically called Kotobuki System until 2004, the company was already using the brand Kemco on its first game Dough Boy in 1985. [8]
From the late 1980s until the early 1990s, Kemco's video games were distributed in North America by Seika Corporation of Torrance, California, under the joint label of Kemco * Seika. [9]
In the 1990s, Kemco developed, ported, and published video games for several platforms including the NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy. [10] The company's first North American subsidiary, Kemco America, operated from October 2, 1991, to January 24, 2000. [11]
In 2001, Kemco USA was founded as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kemco of Japan, especially targeting the American market. [7]
In 2004, Kotobuki's system development division split to become the company Kotobuki Solution Co., Ltd., keeping the Kemco video game brand in the spin-off. [5] [3]
Since the 2010s, Kemco has been primarily known for its mobile games. [12] Kemco USA closed in 2007, but products continue to be released in North America through Kemco of Japan. [13] [14]
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![]() Logo since 1999 | |
Company type | Brand of Kotobuki Solution Co., Ltd |
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Industry | Video games |
Predecessor | Kotobuki System Co., Ltd. |
Founded | 1984 |
Headquarters | Kure, Hiroshima, Japan |
Number of employees | 140 [1] (2019) |
Website |
kemco-games |
Kemco (Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher established in 1984. It is headquartered in Kure, Hiroshima. [2] [3]
Its best known franchises are the Kid Klown and Top Gear series, developed by Sheffield-based English developers Gremlin Graphics. [4]
Kemco was founded in 1984 as Kotobuki System Co., Ltd. to be the video game subsidiary of the multifaceted corporation Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (established in 1979). [5] [6] [7] The name represents the initial letters of Kotobuki Engineering Manufacturing Co. [5]
Kemco started by developing video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. [5] [7] Although technically called Kotobuki System until 2004, the company was already using the brand Kemco on its first game Dough Boy in 1985. [8]
From the late 1980s until the early 1990s, Kemco's video games were distributed in North America by Seika Corporation of Torrance, California, under the joint label of Kemco * Seika. [9]
In the 1990s, Kemco developed, ported, and published video games for several platforms including the NES, Super NES, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy. [10] The company's first North American subsidiary, Kemco America, operated from October 2, 1991, to January 24, 2000. [11]
In 2001, Kemco USA was founded as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kemco of Japan, especially targeting the American market. [7]
In 2004, Kotobuki's system development division split to become the company Kotobuki Solution Co., Ltd., keeping the Kemco video game brand in the spin-off. [5] [3]
Since the 2010s, Kemco has been primarily known for its mobile games. [12] Kemco USA closed in 2007, but products continue to be released in North America through Kemco of Japan. [13] [14]
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