【Ask Kodansha】The Game Maker That Once Existed! What Kind of Company Was Ask Kodansha, Which Contributed to the Spread of Electronic Media Materials?
【Ask Kodansha】The Game Maker That Once Existed! What Kind of Company Was Ask Kodansha, Which Contributed to the Spread of Electronic Media Materials?
2024-05-03
Hello everyone! Today, I'll be checking out the software lineup of a company that still exists as a corporation but has ceased operations as a game maker. I'm Boss from Retro Video Game Republic.
Hello everyone! The company we're introducing this time has changed its name and is now active as a publisher! Let's check out what kind of company it is! I'm Saori from Retro Video Game Republic!
【Ask Kodansha】What Kind of Company Was Ask Kodansha, The Game Maker That Once Existed and Contributed to the Spread of Electronic Media Materials?
● What is Ask Kodansha?
https://retro-video-game-republic.com/product/tag_page.html?tags=11620&ref=blog
Ask Kodansha was a game maker that once existed.
Established in 1981.
Established jointly with Kodansha Ltd., a major Japanese publishing house.
They operated as a comprehensive publishing company for digital media, not just limited to print media.
Focused on language learning, they also developed digital media publications for business etiquette, children's education, and games, pioneering the field.
As the publishing business stabilized, the game development business gradually declined.
In 2017, they expanded their business through mergers and acquisitions with other companies, now operating as Ask Publishing.
It seems that Ask Kodansha is now actively operating as Ask Publishing. It appears they once worked on creating games as part of promoting digital content, but now they focus primarily on publishing activities!
A full lineup of retro games! Here is the software lineup once released by Ask Kodansha!
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Everyone, please do check out the software lineup from Ask Kodansha!
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