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'''Taito Corporation''' is a video game developer established by Russian Jewish businessman Michael Kogan as the Taito Trading Company in 1953. It is headquartered in Taitō (or Taito City), a special ward of Tokyo, Japan, which is where the company gets its name from.
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'''Taito Corporation''' (株式会社 タイトー) is a video game publisher, developer and toy manufacturer known for games such as ''[[Space Invaders]]'', ''Arkanoid'', ''[[Bubble Bobble]]'', ''[[Bust-A-Move]]'' and ''Darius''. It is headquartered in [[wikipedia:Taitō|Taitō city]], a special ward of Tokyo, Japan - from where the company derives its name. The company's American publishing branch, [[Taito America]], published their home console titles in North America until 1996, when the company struck a publishing deal with [[Acclaim Entertainment]]. In Europe and Australia, Taito's titles were published by other companies on their behalf.
  
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The company started its life off importing and distributing vending machines, and later jukeboxes before beginning to manufacture their own. In the 1960s it moved on to producing pinball tables, and saw its first video game released in 1973 (the same year the company was renamed Taito Corporation). In 1978 Toshihiro Nishikado, a designer at Taito, created ''[[Space Invaders]]'', an arcade game so popular it caused a coin shortage in Japan. It's success allowed Taito to open up Taito America Corporation to handle operations in North America.
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==History==
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On August 24, 1953, Russian-Jewish entrepreneur Michael Kogan established the Taito Trading Company. The company started its life off importing and distributing vending machines, and later jukeboxes before beginning to manufacture their own. In the 1960s it moved on to producing pinball tables, and saw its first video game released in 1973 (the same year the company was renamed Taito Corporation).
  
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Taito have since seen further success with their ''Arkanoid'', ''[[Bubble Bobble]]'', ''[[Bust-A-Move]]'' and ''Darius'' series.
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Michael Kogan passed away on February 5, 1984 while on a business trip in Los Angeles. A number of arcade industry figures wrote messages dedicated to him, including [[Sega]] figures [[David Rosen]], [[Raymond Lemaire]], and [[Hayao Nakayama]].{{magref|gamemachinejp|233|20}} Following his passing, Michael's son, Abba Kogan became chairman of Taito and Akio Nakanishi became Taito's president.
  
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Taito also distributed their own [[Sega NAOMI GD-ROM]] systems and games.
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Taito distributed their own [[Sega NAOMI GD-ROM]] systems and games.
  
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Taito were acquired by Square Enix in 2005, though the brand is still in use to this day.
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Taito was acquired by Square Enix in 2005, though the company still exists to this day.
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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===[[SG-1000]]===
 
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*''[[Chack'n Pop]]'' (1985)
 
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*''[[Elevator Action]]'' (1985)
 
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*''[[Space Invaders]]'' (1985)
 
  
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===[[Sega Master System|Master System]]===
 
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*''[[Rastan]]'' (1988)
 
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*''[[Cloud Master]]'' (1989)
 
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*''[[Operation Wolf]]'' (1990)
 
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*''[[Bubble Bobble]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Chase H.Q.]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Taito's Super Space Invaders]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[The New Zealand Story]]'' (1992)
 
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*''[[Special Criminal Investigation]]'' (1992)
 
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*''[[Darius II]]'' (1992)
 
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*''[[Space Gun]]'' (1992)
 
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*''[[Renegade]]'' (1993)
 
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*''[[Rainbow Islands]]'' (1993)
 
  
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===[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]===
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==External links==
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*''[[Rastan]]'' (1991)
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*[https://www.taito.com Official website]
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*''[[Chase H.Q.]]'' (1991)
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*[https://www.taito.co.jp/ Official website (Japanese)]
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*''[[Halley Wars]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Taito's Super Space Invaders]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Bubble Bobble]]'' (1994)
 
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*''[[Bust-A-Move]]'' (1996)
 
  
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===[[Sega Mega CD|Mega CD]]===
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==References==
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*''[[Time Gal]]'' (1993)
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*''[[The Ninja Warriors]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Night Striker]]'' (1993)
 
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*''[[Revenge of the Ninja]]'' (1993)
 
  
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===[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]===
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[[Category:Licensors]]
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*''[[The New Zealand Story]]'' (1990)
 
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*''[[Final Blow]]'' (1990)
 
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*''[[Rastan Saga II]]'' (1990)
 
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*''[[Space Invaders 90]]'' (1990)
 
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*''[[Insector X]]'' (1990)
 
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*''[[Rainbow Islands Extra]]'' (1990)
 
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*''[[Darius II]]'' (1990)
 
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*''[[Ultimate Qix]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Thunder Fox]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Fire Mustang]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Saint Sword]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Master of Weapon]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Maou Renjishi]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Growl]]'' (1991)
 
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*''[[Cadash]]'' (1992)
 
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*''[[Hit the Ice]]'' (1992)
 
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*''[[Chase H.Q. II]]'' (1992)
 
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*''[[The Flintstones (Mega Drive)|The Flintstones]]'' (1993)
 
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===[[Sega Saturn|Saturn]]===
 
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*''[[Galactic Attack]]'' (1995)
 
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*''[[Hattrick Hero S]]'' (1995)
 
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*''[[Darius Gaiden]]'' (1995)
 
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*''[[Darius II]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Night Striker S]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Space Invaders (1996)|Space Invaders]]'' (1996)
 
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*''[[Time Gal & Ninja Hayate]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Pu-Li-Ru-La]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Layer Section II]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Cleopatra Fortune]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Elevator Action Returns]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Gun Frontier]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Bust-A-Move 3]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Bubble Symphony]]'' (1997)
 
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*''[[Mizubaku Daibouken]]'' (1998)
 
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*''[[Densha de Go! EX]]'' (1998)
 
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===[[Sega Dreamcast|Dreamcast]]===
 
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*''[[Psychic Force 2012]]'' (1999)
 
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*''[[Bust-A-Move 4]]'' (2000)
 
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*''[[Densha de Go! 2: Kousoku-hen 3000 Bandai]]'' (2000)
 
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*''[[Cleopatra Fortune]]'' (2001)
 
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===[[NAOMI GD-ROM]]===
 
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*''[[Cleopatra Fortune Plus]]'' (2001)
 
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*''[[Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble]]'' (2002)
 
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*''[[Pochinya]]'' (2002)
 
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*''[[Psyvariar 2]]'' (2003)
 
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*''[[Rabbit 2]]'' (2003)
 
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*''[[Shikigami No Shiro II|Shikigami No Shiro II/The Castle of Shikigami II]]'' (2003)
 
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*''[[Usagui: Yamashiro Mahjong Hen]]'' (2003)
 
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*''[[ExZeus]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Trizeal]]'' (2005)
 
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 20 November 2024

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Taito
Founded: 1953-08-24[1]
T-series code: T-11
Merged into: Square Enix (2005)
Headquarters:
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Taito Corporation (株式会社 タイトー) is a video game publisher, developer and toy manufacturer known for games such as Space Invaders, Arkanoid, Bubble Bobble, Bust-A-Move and Darius. It is headquartered in Taitō city, a special ward of Tokyo, Japan - from where the company derives its name. The company's American publishing branch, Taito America, published their home console titles in North America until 1996, when the company struck a publishing deal with Acclaim Entertainment. In Europe and Australia, Taito's titles were published by other companies on their behalf.

History

On August 24, 1953, Russian-Jewish entrepreneur Michael Kogan established the Taito Trading Company. The company started its life off importing and distributing vending machines, and later jukeboxes before beginning to manufacture their own. In the 1960s it moved on to producing pinball tables, and saw its first video game released in 1973 (the same year the company was renamed Taito Corporation).

Michael Kogan passed away on February 5, 1984 while on a business trip in Los Angeles. A number of arcade industry figures wrote messages dedicated to him, including Sega figures David Rosen, Raymond Lemaire, and Hayao Nakayama.[2] Following his passing, Michael's son, Abba Kogan became chairman of Taito and Akio Nakanishi became Taito's president.

Taito distributed their own Sega NAOMI GD-ROM systems and games.

Taito was acquired by Square Enix in 2005, though the company still exists to this day.

Softography

Slot machine

SG-1000

Master System

Mega Drive

Game Gear

Mega-CD

Mega LD

Saturn

NAOMI

NAOMI GD-ROM

Dreamcast

PlayStation 2

Xbox

PlayStation 4

Nintendo Switch

Windows PC


External links

References

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  1. ↑ https://www.taito.co.jp/corporate/about (Wayback Machine: 2022-12-24 00:55)
  2. ↑ Game Machine, "1984-04-01" (JP; 1984-04-01), page 20
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