Hudson Soft was a Japanese video game publisher and developer, headquartered in Sapporo, Japan. Founded in 1973, it was bought by Konami in 2000, who owned the company until March 1st, 2012, when Hudson was shuttered and officially made part of the larger Konami Digital Entertainment group.

Nintendo was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1889 as a manufacturer of hanafuda playing cards. The company went through several small niche businesses before becoming a video game company.