Taito

source: wikidataJapanese toy and video game company

source: wikipedia_enTaito Corporation is a Japanese video game and entertainment company based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It specializes in video games, toys, and amusement arcades. The company was founded by Ukrainian businessman Michael Kogan in 1953 as the Taito Trading Company, importing vodka, vending machines, and jukeboxes into Japan. It began production of video games in 1973. In 2005, Taito was purchased by Square Enix, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary by 2006. Taito is recognized as an important industry influencer in the early days of video games, producing a number of hit arcade games such as Speed Race (1974), Western Gun (1975), Space Invaders (1978), Bubble Bobble (1986), and Arkanoid (1986). It is one of the most prominent video game companies from Japan and the first that exported its games to other countries. Several of its games have since been recognized as important and revolutionary for the industry – Space Invaders in particular was a major contributor to the growth of video games in the late 1970s, and the aliens featured in the games are seen as iconic emblems within the video game industry. The company maintains a chain of arcade centers, known as "Taito Game Stations", across Jap

source: wikidata日本のゲームメーカー

source: wikipedia_ja株式会社タイトー（英: TAITO CORPORATION）は、アミューズメント施設の企画、運営を主な事業内容とする日本の企業。スクウェア・エニックス・ホールディングスの連結子会社。コンピュータエンターテインメント協会・日本アミューズメント産業協会正会員。 本項では、1953年に設立され2006年に法人格が消滅した初代法人、旧称が株式会社SQEXで2006年に初代法人を吸収合併した2代目法人、株式会社ES1として設立され2010年に事業を継承した3代目法人について、まとめて記載する。