Hudson Soft

Japanese publisher and developer, founded on May 18, 1973. Although it already started to sell PC-related products in 1975 it wasn't until 1984 when Hudson began to produce videogames for the Famicom (NES) that the company enjoyed notable success. hudson's first Famicom title, Lode Runner, sold 12 million units. After a long history of producing games for Nintendo's consoles, Hudson teamed up with NCL and founded the joint venture Manegi Corporation in May of 1998. In 2005, after a series of monetary losses, Hudson found financial aid in Konami, which spent more than $13 million to become Hudson's majority shareholder.

Hudson Entertainment was the North American publishing arm of Hudson Soft. This arm of the company focused on three key business: Console Games, Mobile Games, and Music. Beginning 2000, Hudson's mobile division was a leading supplier of games and personalized content. Hudson Entertainment was closed in February of 2011 as part of a downturn in the Hudson business and an absorption of the company by majority shareholder Konami.

After a continuing slide of priority and business for Hudson, parent company Konami announced the dissolution/absorption of Hudson Soft, finalizing in March of 2012.

Hudson's best-known game franchise to date is the Bomerman series, which has appeared on all major platforms.

E3 2010: Hudson Shows off Lost in Shadow (Jun 18, 2010)

Venture into the land of shadows this fall.

Hudson Site Lists Bonk, Bomberman and Rooms Remakes (Sep 02, 2009)

A NeoGAF poster finds info on Bonk, Bomberman and Rooms remakes.

Hudson Site Lists Bonk, Bomberman and Rooms Remakes (Sep 02, 2009)

A NeoGAF poster finds info on Bonk, Bomberman and Rooms remakes.

2011

Adventure Island (3DS), Tetris: Axis (3DS), Elemental Monster: Online Card Game (PS3), Super Adventure Island 2 (Wii), New Adventure Island (PS3), Soldier Blade (PS3), New Adventure Island (PSP), Soldier Blade (PSP), Dungeon Explorer (PS3), Super Star Soldier (PS3), Victory Run (PS3), World Sports Competition (PS3), Victory Run (PSP), World Sports Competition (PSP), Bomberman '94 (PS3), Bomberman '94 (PSP), Super Adventure Island (Wii), Neutopia (PS3), Neutopia (PSP), Super Bonk (Wii), Bomberman Hero (Wii), Lost in Shadow (Wii)

2010

TurboGrafx-16 GameBox (iPhone), Mario Party 2 (Wii), Deca Sports Freedom (X360), Beyblade: Metal Fusion (NDS), Beyblade: Metal Fusion (Collector's Edition) (NDS), Beyblade: Metal Fusion -- Battle Fortress (Wii), Deca Sports 3 (Wii), Oops! Prank Party (Wii), My Aquarium (PS3), My Aquarium 2 (Wii), AR Monster (iPhone), Bloody Roar II: The New Breed (PS3), Bloody Roar II: The New Breed (PSP), Tetris Party Deluxe (NDS), Tetris Party Deluxe (Wii), Bomberman Fantasy Race (PS3), Bomberman Fantasy Race (PSP), Military Madness (Wii), Knights of the Phantom Castle (iPad), World RPS (iPhone), Diner Dash (Wii), Rooms: The Main Building (Wii), Aqua Forest 2 (iPhone), Calling (Wii), Deca Sports DS (NDS), Military Madness: Neo Nectaris (iPhone), Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (Wii), Walk it Out (Wii)

2009

Sudoku Sensei (DSi), High Stakes Texas Hold'em (DSi), Bomberman: Party Edition (PS3), Bomberman: Party Edition (PSP), Military Madness (PS3), Creature Defense (PSP), Military Madness (X360), Deca Sports 2 (Wii), Elemental Monster TD (iPhone), Bloody Roar (PS3), Bloody Roar (PSP), Sudoku Student (DSi), Sudoku Master (DSi), Water Warfare (Wii), SimEarth: The Living Planet (Wii), Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party (iPhone), Bomberman Ultra (PS3), Adventure Island: The Beginning (Wii), Bomberman Dojo (Android), Military Madness (Android), Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs (Wii), Bomberman '94 (Wii), Marble Saga: Kororinpa (Wii), Onslaught (Wii), Snowboard Riot (Wii), Fishing Master World Tour (Wii), TXT High: Rule the School (Cell)

2008

Cue Sports: Pool Revolution (Wii), Lode Runner (iPod), Pit Crew Panic (Wii), Alien Crush Returns (Wii), Tetris Party (Wii), Bomberman Blast (Wii), Final Soldier (Wii), My Aquarium (Wii), Aqua Forest (iPhone), Star Parodier (Wii), Bomberman Touch (iPhone), Star Soldier R (Wii), Deca Sports (Wii), DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure (Wii), Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts (NDS), Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts (PSP), Lords of Thunder (Wii), Bomberman Land Touch! 2 (NDS), Bomberman Land (PSP), Bomberman Land (Wii), Crayon Physics Deluxe (iPhone), Bomberman (iPod)

2007

Monster Lair (Wii), Super Air Zonk (Wii), Power Golf (Wii), Fishing Master (Wii), World Class Baseball (Wii), Neutopia II (Wii), Adventure Island [1988] (Wii), Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (Wii), Neutopia (Wii), Cratermaze (Wii), Star Soldier (Wii), Devil's Crush (Wii), Bomberman Live (X360), Air Zonk (Wii), China Warrior (Wii), World Sports Competition (Wii), Milon's Secret Castle (Wii), J.J. & Jeff (Wii), Mario Party 8 (Wii), Battle Lode Runner (Wii), Bonk's Revenge (Wii), Dragon's Curse (Wii), Honeycomb Beat (NDS), Kororinpa: Marble Mania (Wii), Wing Island (Wii), Chew-Man-Fu (Wii), New Adventure Island (Wii), Fuzion Frenzy 2 (X360), Soldier Blade (Wii), Dungeon Explorer (Wii)

2006

BurgerTime Special (Cell), Military Madness [1990] (Wii), Alien Crush (Wii), Victory Run (Wii), Super Star Soldier (Wii), Bomberman '93 (Wii), Bonk's Adventure (Wii), Bomberman Land Touch! (NDS), Bomberman (PSP), Bomberman Bomber Squadron (PSP), Rengoku II: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N (PSP), Bomberman: Act Zero (X360), Sudoku Gridmaster (NDS), Nemo's Aquarium (Cell)

2005

Mario Party 6 (Game Only Edition) (GCN), Mario Party 7 (Game Only Edition) (GCN), Mario Party 7 (GCN), Frogger: Ancient Shadow (GCN), Frogger: Ancient Shadow (Xbox), Bomberman (NDS), Super Adventure Island (Cell), Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory (PSP), Mario Party Advance (GBA), The King of Fighters: Extreme (NNG)

2004

Adventure Island (Cell), Mario Party 6 (GCN), Bomberman (NNG), Bomberman (Classic NES Series) (GBA), Star Soldier (Cell), Bomberman Jetters (GCN), Star Soldier (Famicom Mini Series) (GBA), BurgerTime (Cell)

2003

Bloody Roar 4 (PS2), Mario Party 5 (GCN), Disney's Party (GCN), Star Soldier (GCN), Ninja Five-O (GBA), Bomberman Collection (PC)

2002

Mario Party 4 (GCN), Robopon 2: Cross Version (GBA), Robopon 2: Ring Version (GBA), Bomberman Generation (GCN), Bomberman Max 2: Blue Advance (GBA), Bomberman Max 2: Red Advance (GBA), Blender Bros. (GBA)

2001

Bomberman Online (DC), Hatena Satena (GBA), Bomberman Tournament (GBA), Mario Party 3 (N64), Momotaro Matsuri (GBA)

2000

Robopon: Sun Version (GBC), Bomberman: Party Edition (PS), Bomberman Max -- Blue: Champion (GBC), Bomberman Max -- Red: Challenger (GBC), Bomberman 64: The Second Attack (N64), Mario Party 2 (N64)

1999

EGG: Elemental Gimmick Gear (DC), Bomberman Fantasy Race (PS), Bloody Roar II: The New Breed (PS), Mario Party (N64), Nectaris: Military Madness [1999] (PS)

1998

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth (N64), Pocket Bomberman (GBC), Dual Heroes (N64), Bomberman World (PS), Bomberman Hero (N64), Bomberman Quest (GBC), Bloody Roar (PS)

1997

Bomberman 64 (N64), Virus (Saturn), Bulk Slash (Saturn), Willy Wombat (Saturn)

1996

Super Bomberman 4 (SNES), SWAT Kats (SNES)

1995

Kabuki Klash (Arcade), Panic Bomber (VB), Vertical Force (VB), Dungeon Explorer (Sega-CD), Lords of Thunder (Sega-CD), Bomberman GB (GB), Hagane: The Final Conflict (SNES)

1994

Bonk's Adventure (NES), Beauty and the Beast (SNES), Super Bomberman 2 (SNES), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (SNES), Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (GB), Mega Bomberman (Gen), Super Bonk (SNES), The Space Adventure (Sega-CD), Super Adventure Island 2 (SNES), Beauty and the Beast (NES)

1993

Felix the Cat (GB), Milon's Secret Castle (GB), Inspector Gadget [1993] (SNES), Riot Zone (TG16), SimEarth: The Living Planet (TG16), World Sports Competition (TG16), Buster Bros. (TGCD), Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams (TGCD), Dungeon Explorer II (TGCD), Godzilla (TGCD), Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra (TGCD), Super Air Zonk (TGCD), Bomberman '93 (TG16), Dungeon Explorer (TG16), Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise (GB), Super Bomberman (SNES)

1992

Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu (TG16), New Adventure Island (TG16), Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (TGCD), Dragon Slayer II (TG16), Bonk's Adventure (GB), Felix the Cat (NES), Super Adventure Island (SNES), Atomic Punk: Global Quest (Arcade), Adventure Island 3 (NES), Neutopia II (TG16), Bomberman II (NES), Adventure Island (GB)

1991

Bubble Bobble (SMS), Adventure Island II (NES), Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball (SNES), Bomberman (TG16), Bonk's Revenge (TG16), Raiden (TG16), J.B. Harold Murder Club (TGCD), Atomic Punk (GB), Atomic Punk (Arcade)

1990

Chew-Man-Fu (TG16), Devil's Crush (TG16), Dragon's Curse (TG16), J.J. & Jeff (TG16), Military Madness [1990] (TG16), Timeball (TG16), Monster Lair (TGCD), Bomberman (X68000), Cratermaze (TG16)

1989

China Warrior (TG16), Power Golf (TG16), World Class Baseball (TG16), Adventures of Dino Riki (NES)

1988

Star Soldier (NES), Adventure Island (NES), Milon's Secret Castle (NES)

1987

Victory Run (TG16)

1986

Bomberman Special (MSX2), Bomberman (NES)

1983

Eric and the Floaters (MSX2), Eric and the Floaters (ZX)

2011

Adventure Island (3DS), Deca Sports Extreme (3DS), Elemental Monster: Online Card Game (PS3), Super Adventure Island 2 (Wii), New Adventure Island (PS3), Soldier Blade (PS3), New Adventure Island (PSP), Soldier Blade (PSP), Bomberman '94 (PS3), Bomberman '94 (PSP), Super Adventure Island (Wii), Neutopia (PS3), Neutopia (PSP), Super Bonk (Wii), Bomberman Hero (Wii), Faxanadu (Wii), Lost in Shadow (Wii)

2010

TurboGrafx-16 GameBox (iPhone), Dream Chronicles (X360), Bomberman Live: Battlefest (X360), Dream Chronicles (PS3), Deca Sports Freedom (X360), Beyblade: Metal Fusion (NDS), Beyblade: Metal Fusion (Collector's Edition) (NDS), Beyblade: Metal Fusion -- Battle Fortress (Wii), Deca Sports 3 (Wii), My Planetarium (Wii), Oops! Prank Party (Wii), My Aquarium (PS3), My Aquarium 2 (Wii), AR Monster (iPhone), 16 Shot! Shooting Watch (DSi), Haunted Epics (iPhone), Biozone (PC), Shot Watch (iPhone), Military Madness (Wii), Knights of the Phantom Castle (iPad), World RPS (iPhone), Diner Dash (Wii), Rooms: The Main Building (NDS), Rooms: The Main Building (Wii), Aqua Forest 2 (iPhone), Calling (Wii), Deca Sports DS (NDS), Military Madness: Neo Nectaris (iPhone), Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (Wii), Devil Dice (Cell)

2009

Sudoku Sensei (DSi), High Stakes Texas Hold'em (DSi), My Zoo (Wii), Diner Dash (X360), Military Madness (PS3), Creature Defense (PSP), Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem (Wii), Military Madness (X360), Deca Sports 2 (Wii), Elemental Monster TD (iPhone), Sudoku Student (DSi), Sudoku Master (DSi), Water Warfare (Wii), SimEarth: The Living Planet (Wii), Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party (iPhone), Bomberman Ultra (PS3), Miami Law (NDS), Adventure Island: The Beginning (Wii), Bomberman Dojo (Android), Military Madness (Android), Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs (Wii), Bomberman '94 (Wii), Pop 'Em Drop 'Em Samegame (Wii), Marble Saga: Kororinpa (Wii), Onslaught (Wii), Cake Mania 3 (iPhone), Snowboard Riot (Wii), Fishing Master World Tour (Wii), TXT High: Rule the School (Cell)

2008

Cue Sports: Pool Revolution (Wii), Lode Runner (iPod), Pit Crew Panic (Wii), Alien Crush Returns (Wii), Bomberman Blast (Wii), My Aquarium (Wii), Aqua Forest (iPhone), Star Parodier (Wii), PuzzLoop (iPhone), Bomberman Touch (iPhone), Star Soldier R (Wii), Deca Sports (Wii), DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure (Wii), Psychosis (Wii), Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts (NDS), Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts (PSP), Lords of Thunder (Wii), Bomberman Land Touch! 2 (NDS), Bomberman Land (PSP), Bomberman Land (Wii), Bomberman Land (Cell), Riot Zone (Wii), Omega Five (X360), Crayon Physics Deluxe (iPhone), Bomberman (iPod)

2007

The Dynastic Hero (Wii), Super Air Zonk (Wii), Gate of Thunder (Wii), Kachinko (Cell), Fishing Master (Wii), World Class Baseball (Wii), Neutopia II (Wii), Adventure Island [1988] (Wii), Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (Wii), Neutopia (Wii), Cratermaze (Wii), Star Soldier (Wii), Devil's Crush (Wii), Bomberman Live (X360), Air Zonk (Wii), World Sports Competition (Wii), Milon's Secret Castle (Wii), J.J. & Jeff (Wii), Shockman (Wii), Battle Lode Runner (Wii), Honeycomb Beat (NDS), Kororinpa: Marble Mania (Wii), Wing Island (Wii), Chew-Man-Fu (Wii), New Adventure Island (Wii), Vigilante (Wii), Soldier Blade (Wii), Dungeon Explorer (Wii)

2006

R-Type (Wii), BurgerTime Special (Cell), Military Madness [1990] (Wii), Alien Crush (Wii), Victory Run (Wii), Super Star Soldier (Wii), Bomberman '93 (Wii), Bonk's Adventure (Wii), Bonk's Return (Cell), Bomberman (PSP), Rengoku II: The Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N (PSP), Bomberman Kart (Cell)

2005

D12 Pro Wrestling (Cell), Super Adventure Island (Cell), Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory (PSP), Ys: Book One (Cell), Military Madness [2005] (Cell), Bomberman Puzzle (Cell), 6 Shooter Showdown: Poker (Cell)

2004

Adventure Island (Cell), Bomberman (NNG), Star Soldier (Cell), Lode Runner (Cell), BurgerTime (Cell)

2003

Star Soldier (GCN), Pinobee (PS)

2001

Morita Shogi Advanced (GBA), Hatena Satena (GBA), Pinobee: Wings of Adventure (GBA), Momotaro Matsuri (GBA)

2000

Wacky Races (PS)

1998

Pocket Bomberman (GBC)

1997

Bulk Slash (Saturn), Willy Wombat (Saturn)

1996

Hermie Hopperhead (PS), Toukon Retsuden 2 (PS), Super Bomberman 4 (SNES), SWAT Kats (SNES)

1995

Kabuki Klash (Arcade), Panic Bomber (VB), Vertical Force (VB), Toukon Retsuden (PS), Dungeon Explorer (Sega-CD), Lords of Thunder (Sega-CD), Bomberman GB (GB), Hagane: The Final Conflict (SNES)

1994

Bonk's Adventure (NES), Beauty and the Beast (SNES), Super Bomberman 2 (SNES), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (SNES), Mega Bomberman (Gen), Bomberman: Panic Bomber (NG), Super Bonk (SNES), The Space Adventure (Sega-CD), Super Adventure Island 2 (SNES), Beauty and the Beast (NES)

1993

Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts (Amiga), Castle Quest (GB), Felix the Cat (GB), Milon's Secret Castle (GB), Inspector Gadget [1993] (SNES), Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (TG16), Riot Zone (TG16), SimEarth: The Living Planet (TG16), World Sports Competition (TG16), Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (TGCD), Buster Bros. (TGCD), Dungeon Explorer II (TGCD), Godzilla (TGCD), Super Air Zonk (TGCD), Bomberman '93 (TG16), Dungeon Explorer (TG16), Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise (GB), Super Bomberman (SNES)

1992

Air Zonk (TG16), Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu (TG16), New Adventure Island (TG16), Shockman (TG16), Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (TGCD), Prince of Persia [1991] (TGCD), Dragon Slayer II (TG16), Bonk's Adventure (GB), BC Kid (Amiga), Felix the Cat (NES), Super Adventure Island (SNES), Adventure Island 3 (NES), Dig & Spike Volleyball (SNES), Neutopia II (TG16), Bomberman II (NES), Gate of Thunder (TG16), Adventure Island (GB)

1991

Bubble Bobble (SMS), Adventure Island II (NES), Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball (SNES), Bomberman (TG16), Bonk's Revenge (TG16), Atomic Punk (GB), Princess Maker (TG16)

1990

Devil's Crush (TG16), Military Madness [1990] (TG16), Ys Books I & II (TGCD), Bomberman (X68000)

1989

Mendel Palace (NES), Faxanadu (NES), Alien Crush (TG16), Blazing Lazers (TG16), Adventures of Dino Riki (NES)

1988

Adventure Island (NES), Milon's Secret Castle (NES)

1987

Victory Run (TG16), Raid on Bungeling Bay (NES)

1986

Bomberman (NES)

1983

Eric and the Floaters (ZX)

Karaoke Joysound (Wii), Rune Jade (DC), Rune Jade (DC), Far East of Eden III: NAMIDA (GCN), Far East of Eden III: NAMIDA (GCN), An American Tail (NES), An American Tail (NES), Inspector Gadget [1993] (NES), Inspector Gadget [1993] (NES), Bomberman 3DS (3DS), Bomberman 3DS (3DS), 64Wars (N64), 64Wars (N64), Momotaro Festival (N64), Momotaro Festival (N64), Hi-Ten Bomberman (PC-FX), Hi-Ten Bomberman (PC-FX), New Bloody Roar [RUMORED] (tba), New Bloody Roar [RUMORED] (tba), Bonk's Quest (TG16), Bonk's Quest (TG16), Deca Sports 4 (Wii), Deca Sports 4 (Wii)