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Japanese video game developer and publisher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. (Japanese: ガンホー・オンライン・エンターテイメント株式会社, Hepburn: Ganhō Onrain Entāteimento kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. They are primarily known for hosting the Japanese server of Ragnarok Online (developed by its listed Korean subsidiary Gravity), as well as their development of Ragnarok DS for the Nintendo DS. More recently, the company has reported huge financial success thanks to its mobile game Puzzle & Dragons, which, in 2013, was reportedly responsible for 91% of the company's $1.6 billion revenues for the year.[3]
Native name | ガンホー・オンライン・エンターテイメント株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Ganhō Onrain Entāteinmento kabushiki gaisha |
Company type | Public (kabushiki gaisha) |
TYO: 3765 | |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | July 1, 1998[1] |
Headquarters | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Taizo Son, Chairman Kazuki Morishita, President & CEO |
Services | Video game Development, Publishing, Distribution, Operation |
Number of employees | 333[2] |
Parent | SoftBank Group (1998–2016) Independent (2016–Present) |
Subsidiaries | Game Arts Gravity GungHo Mode GungHo Online Entertainment America GungHo Gamania GungHo Works mspo SUPERTRICK GAMES |
Website | www |
The company was established as ONSale Co., Ltd. on July 1, 1998, as a joint venture between Softbank and onSale Inc. to engage in the online interactive auction business in the US.
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