
It was also in 1973 that they changed their name from Taito Trading Company to Taito Corporation. Later, they began leasing jukeboxes and they eventually started to manufacture their own.Īlthough Taito was already making coin-op mechanical and pinball games during the 1960s, it wasn't until 1973 that Taito introduced their first video arcade game. Taito started out importing and distributing vending machines. The company was founded in 1953 by a Russian businessman named Michael Kogan as nihongo|Taito Trading Company|株式会社太東貿易|kabushikigaisha taitō bōeki. In the past, the company had also operated divisions in North America and Brazil. Taito Corporation currently has divisions in Seoul, South Korea and Milan, Italy, and a subsidiary in Beijing, China. Taito Corporation was acquired by Square Enix in 2005. Taito also imports and distributes American coin-op video games in Japan, as well as their own games all around the world. Taito Trading Company was established by a Russian businessman named Michael Kogan.
#TAITO CORPORATION GAMES SOFTWARE#
The nihongo| Taito Corporation|株式会社タイトー|kabushikigaisha taitō is a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware wholly-owned by RPG publisher Square Enix. Products = Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble, Bust a Move, Lufia


Video games for arcades, consoles and cellular phones. Key_people = Yōichi Wada (president and CEO)
