Konami Still Believes in Consoles

The company has adopted a "centralised production division system."

Konami president Hideki Hayakawa said that recent reports regarding Konami's pivot towards mobile "lacked the necessary context."

Hayakawa went on to reaffirm Konami's support for consoles, alongside mobile platforms.

"Konami will continue to embrace the challenge of creating entertainment content via different platforms," he said. "Not only mobile platforms, but for home consoles, arcade units, and cards, to meet the changing needs of the times."

Discussing the organisational changes, Hayakawa said the company has adopted a "centralised production division system," which was implemented to make it easier to react to changes in the market.

"The aim of this reform has been to guarantee that, in the quickly changing digital entertainment industry where new game designs and platforms constantly alter the market environment, we can accurately observe new customer demands and market trends, and apply our long-established technology and knowhow quickly and effectively with a range of targeted responses."