Curated playlist
Companies formerly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- SegaSega began in 1940 by supplying slot machines to American military bases in Hawaii. It later made Sonic the Hedgehog.
- BayerBayer sold heroin as a non-addictive substitute for morphine. From 1898 to 1910, it marketed it as a cough remedy.
- Dwango (company)Dwango began as a dial-up gaming service in the United States.
- TV TokyoTV Tokyo lost 1.38 billion yen in its first year on the air. It began in 1964 as Tokyo Channel 12.
- EnixEnix began as a tabloid publisher, not a video game company. It started in 1975 with real estate advertising.
- Line CorporationLine, the messaging app company, began as a Japanese games site. It opened in 2000 as Hangame Japan.
- Sammy CorporationA slot machine maker bought control of Sega for $1.1 billion. Sammy Corporation did it in mid-2004.
- NamcoNamco began with two hand-cranked rocking horses on a Yokohama rooftop. He spent his entire 300,000 yen budget.
- Gonzo (company)Gonzo, the anime studio, was delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2009. Streaming later restored its profit.
- TaitoTaito, the Space Invaders company, began as a vodka distillery in Tokyo. A Ukrainian refugee founded it in 1953.
- Hudson SoftHudson Soft was named after a steam locomotive, not a game. Two brothers began it as a Sapporo radio shop in 1973.
- LivedoorPanic selling of Livedoor shares forced the Tokyo Stock Exchange to halt all trading for the first time.