Top 10 Most Important Companies in Video Game History
Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and software company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.Nintendo was founded in 1889 as Nintendo Karuta by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards. After venturing into various lines of business during the 1960s and acquiring a legal status as a public company, Nintendo distributed its first console, the Color TV-Game, in 1977. It gained international recognition with the release of Donkey Kong in 1981 and the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario Bros. in 1985. ...read more.
They saved the video game crash of 83' without them there wouldn't be any video games there truly are important
Nintendo created Mario and pokemon. Their the biggest game franchises of ALL TIME.
Nintendo isn't the most rich of all of them, but it's for sure the most important one...
Nintendo saved the gaming industry and makes the best games.
Sega Games Co., Ltd., originally short for Service Games and officially styled as SEGA, is a Japanese multinational video game developer and publisher headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with multiple offices around the world. Atari created and almost killed video games, Nintendo saved video games, Sega advanced video games.
sega has the most potential out of any gaming company
This company created Sonic. Enough said.
Naughty Dog is an American video game development company based in Santa Monica, California. Acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2001, the company is known for producing critically acclaimed video games such as the "Uncharted" series and "The Last of Us." Naughty Dog has a reputation for storytelling and technical prowess in game development. They created some of the best games ever like Crash Bandicoot and Uncharted and the most important, they created my favorite game ever - The Last of Us, arguably the best game of its generation and one of the greatest of all time.
Rare is a British video game developer located in Twycross, Leicestershire. The company was established in 1985 by Tim and C hris Stamper, founders of Ultimate Play the Game. During its early years, Rare was backed by an unlimited budget from Nintendo, primarily concentrated on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games . During this time they created successful titles such as Wizards & Warriors, Battletoads, and R.C. Pro-Am . Rare became a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, who came to own a large minority stake of the company . During this period, Rare received international recognition and critical acclaim for games such as Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect ...read more.
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services.
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972, currently by Atari Interactive, a subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA. The cause of both the rise and fall of gaming. They invented the home console then later made the industry fall with the flood of bad games
They are the most important but Magnavox oddyssey was the first home console.
Capcom Co., Ltd., or Capcom, is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Mega Man, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Ace Attorney, and Monster Hunter, as well as highly successful games based on the Disney animated properties. ...read more.
Konami Holdings Corporation is a Japanese entertainment company that formed in 1969. Konami does a high amount of distributing products such as slot machines and arcade games, anime, video games, and trading / game cards. Konami also
Rockstar Games, Inc. is a multinational video game developer and publisher best known for their Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead, Midnight Club, Max Payne, Bully, and Manhunt games.
Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles. Yes hate them all you want but they changed gaming forever
Namco created Pac-Man and other revolutionary arcade games, so they are pretty important.
ID Software is a video game developer, founded in February 1, 1991 by John Carmack, John Romero, Tom Hall, Adrian Carmack (Not related to John Carmack), and Jay Wilbur. They made heavy contributions to the video gaming industry, as they are considered the founders of the fps genre, with classic games like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake. They were bought by ZeniMax Media on June 24, 2009 This company revolutionized how we play games. Invented the FPS genre with wolfenstein 3D and later the DOOM series and brought about the era of online fps with Quake. They may not be as big today as they were in the 90s but make no mistake, gaming would not be the same without them.
Changed gaming forever.
Electronic Arts, Inc., also known as EA Games, is an American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games headquartered in Redwood City, California. They've created many loved and games have still stayed popular for years (e.g Spore, Sims and SimsCity). They have shaped the gaming world for the better and influenced many people.
SimCity? The Sims? Madden NFL? Spore?
Microsoft Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Games for Windows, Steam, Windows Store, and Windows Phone platforms. Creates competition for sony which keeps online levels on a not oversized scale
CD Projekt RED is a Polish video game development company founded in 1994. The company rose to international fame with its "The Witcher" series, which has won numerous awards for its storytelling and gameplay mechanics. Headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, CD Projekt RED is a subsidiary of CD Projekt, which also owns the digital distribution service GOG.com. The company is dedicated to creating complex, narrative-driven games that offer meaningful choices to players. They redefined Role Playing game!
Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a French multinational video game developer and publisher, headquartered in Rennes, France. It is good company It has a lot of amazing games like Assassins creed watch dogs farcry
Bethesda Game Studios is an American in-house development team at Bethesda Softworks established in 2002. Previously synonymous with parent publisher Bethesda Softworks, the studio's name and logo were established with the release of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind in 2002. The studio is currently ...read more.
Valve Corporation is an American video game developer, publisher and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Introduced story driven FPS and the steam platform. Come on people.
Bungie, Inc. is an American video game developer located in Bellevue, Washington, United States. The company was established in May 1991 as Bungie Software Products Corporation by University of Chicago undergraduate student Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones after publishing ...read more.