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DeNA Co., Ltd.
Native name
Chu thức hội xã ディー・エヌ・エー
Company typePublic(K.K)
TYO:2432
IndustrySocial Gaming,mobile portal,e-commerce,internet advertising,global business
FoundedMarch 4, 1999;25 years ago(1999-03-04)
Setagaya,Tokyo,Japan
FounderTomoko Namba
Headquarters
Shibuya,Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Tomoko Namba(Founder)
Isao Moriyasu (CEO)
Makoto Haruta (CFO)
Shuhei Kawasaki(Director)
RevenueUS$1.8 billion (FY 2012)[1]
OwnerTomoko Namba (16.70%)
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (14.61%)
Nintendo(12.72%)
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (5.20%)[2]
Number of employees
2437(2019)
SubsidiariesYokohama DeNA BayStars(2012–)
Websitehttp://dena.jp/intl/

DeNA Co., Ltd.(Japanese:Chu thức hội xã ディー・エヌ・エー,Hepburn:Kabushikigaisha Dī-Enu-Ē,pronounced "DNA" )is a Japanese provider of mobile portal ande-commercewebsitesheadquartered inShibuya,Tokyo.It owns theMobageplatform,[3]which is one of the most popularcell phoneplatforms in Japan. It also operates many other services, including a popular e-commerce websiteDeNA Shopping(formerly: Bidders).

History

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  • 1999
    • March: DeNA, Limited founded in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo.
    • August: Relocates to Shibuya Ward, Tokyo and incorporates to become DeNA Co.
    • November: Launches the online auction service Bidders.
  • 2001
    • February: Launches recycle and reuse information site Oikura.
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
    • February: Establishes a subsidiary Mobakore, launches the mobile gaming siteMobage Town(now Mobage) and mobile shopping site AU Shopping Mall.
    • May: Establishes a subsidiary, Paygent Co.
    • July: Acquires Airlink Co. and Takimoto Co.
  • 2007
    • February: Transfers to the First Section of the TSE.
  • 2008
    • February: Relocates toYoyogiin Shibuya Ward of Tokyo.
    • April: Establishes Niigata Customer Support Center in Bandai, Niigata Prefecture.
  • 2009
    • October: Oikura transferred to Proto Corporation in an asset purchase.
  • 2010
    • June: E★Everystar, novel and comic posting community, launched in partnership withNTT DoCoMo.
    • September: Shutters Mobage Town for PC, begins serving PC Mobage users with beta version of Yahoo! Mobage onYahoo! JAPAN.
    • October: Officially launches Yahoo! Mobage.
    • October: Acquires U.S. game developerngmoco.
  • 2011
    • March: Consolidates Mobage Town andPlus+(ngmoco's social gaming network) into a single global brand, Mobage.[4]
    • June:Japan Fair Trade Commissionissues a cease-and-desist order against DeNA, finding that it violated article 19 the anti-monopoly act by pressuring or forcing game developers to release titles only for the Mobage platform.
    • June: Founder and CEO Tomoko Namba stepped down to focus on her husband's recovery from an illness. Namba remained on the board as a director, with COO Isao Moriyasu being appointed President and CEO as well as general manager of social media, and the former CFO Makoto Haruta becoming the Director and Chairman.[5]
    • October: Reaches agreement withTBS Holdingsto purchase the professional baseball teamYokohama BayStars.[6]
    • November: Formally announced intent to acquire a 66.92% stake in Yokohama BayStars Baseball Club, Inc., which operates Yokohama BayStars professional baseball team in Japan's Central League, for 6.5 billion Japanese yen[7]from Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, INC. andBS-TBS,INC.[8]
    • November: Following the June 2011 cease-and-desist order,GREEandKDDIfile suit against DeNA, claiming 1.5 billion yen in damages.
    • December: 11 of the 12 professional baseball club owners approve DeNA's acquisition of the Yokohama BayStars, withTohoku Rakuten Golden Eaglesdissenting. Yokohama DeNA BayStars comes into existence the following day, after transfer of club shares from Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings.
  • 2012
    • February 19: Developed JSX as a research project. The main developers are Kazuho Oku and Goro Fuji (a.k.a. gfx).[9]
    • March: Announced a partnership withDisneyto develop and promote mobile social games, including thetower defensemobile gameStar Wars: Galactic Defense,released many months after Disney acquiredLucasfilmand theStar Warsintellectual property in October 2012.
    • June: DeNA subsidy DeNA-China announced partnership with Chinese social networkRenrento bring mobile games to Renren users using DeNA's Mobage social gaming platform.[10]
    • October 23: Released VoIP and messaging service Comm.
    • November 7: DeNA andCygamesannounce that they have entered a capital and business alliance, whereby DeNA would acquire a total of 500 shares or 20.03% of the company for 7.4 billion yen from Cygames majority ownerCyberAgentand the Cygames board of directors. This was a follow-up to a strategic alliance formed in the February of this year between the two companies.[11]
  • 2013
    • January 10: Announced social music service, "Groovy", along with a music partnership with SonyMusic, Universal Music Group, and several others.
    • January 10: New logo revealed as well as the consolidation of the names of various services, including renaming Bidders as DeNA Shopping and Skygate as DeNA Travel.
    • January 10: Introduced the new slogan, "Delight and Impact the World".
    • November 25: Launch ofShowroomapp and browser, a Japanese live streaming service used primarily for Japanese idols and voice actors. It also has been integrated into the audition process for idol groups such as22/7,Nogizaka46,andKeyakizaka46.
    • December 4: Launch of theManga Boxapp.
  • 2015
  • 2016
    • October: DeNA shuts down its U.S. subsidiary DeNA Global, Inc. due to the Western market share not meeting expectations, and shift focus towards its partnership with Nintendo. Japanese HQ DeNA Co., Ltd. will still oversee prior product releases in the Western market however.[14]
  • 2019
    • January: MEDIA DO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. obtains all equity interests of MyAnimeList, LLC (head office: State of California, U.S., hereinafter "MAL" ) from DeNA Corp. (head office: State of California, U.S., hereinafter "DeNA" ). MAL runs "MyAnimeList", one of the world's largest anime and manga database communities, and MEDIA DO HOLDINGS has signed an equity interest transfer agreement with DeNA through one of its subsidiaries, Media Do International, Inc. (head office: State of California, U.S.).[15]
  • 2022
    • November: Nintendo and DeNA to establish a joint venture called Nintendo Systems, with Nintendo owning 80% of the shares and DeNA owning 20% of the shares. The company will be a Nintendo subsidiary and will focus on the research and development of Nintendo accounts, strengthening the business both companies have been working together since 2015.[16]

Subsidiaries

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Sports

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Entertainments

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Mobile games and products

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2006–2011

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2012

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  • Blood Brothers
  • Rage of Bahamut
  • Marvel: War of Heroes
  • HellFire: The Summoning
  • Defender of Texel

2013

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  • Boney The Runner
  • Transformers: Legends
  • The Powerful: NYC
  • NFL: Matchups
  • G.I. Joe Battleground
  • Monster Match
  • Blood Battalion
  • The Drowning
  • Princess Slash And Dash
  • Lawless
  • The Gate(withSpicy Horse)
  • Battle Quest: Rise of Heroes
  • Final Fantasy Record Keeper

2014

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  • Engines of War
  • Isolani
  • Godus
  • Super Battle Tactics
  • Star Wars: Galactic Defense
  • Cheese Guardians
  • Hell Marys
  • Cupcake Carnival
  • Qube Kingdom
  • Pirate Bash
  • The Collectables(withCrytek)
  • Shadow Wars
  • Money Run
  • Totem Warriors
  • Transformers: Age Of Extinction

2015

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  • One Piece Setting Sail![17]
  • Blood Brothers 2
  • Crash UFO
  • Transformers: Battle Tactics
  • Military Masters
  • Rob and Roll
  • Marvel Mighty Heroes
  • Legend Borne
  • Go Go Ghost
  • HellFire: The Summoning

2016

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  • Miitomo(Service infrastructure, My Nintendo integration, and development cooperation withNintendo EPD)
  • Super Mario Run(Service infrastructure, My Nintendo integration and development cooperation with Nintendo EPD)

2017

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2018

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2019

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2021

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  • Argonavis from BanG Dream! AAside
  • Touhou Danmaku Kagura
  • Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds

References

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  1. ^"DeNA Reports Highest Quarterly Sales to Date at $529 Million and Annual Sales Topping $1.82 Billion".May 9, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon September 17, 2012.RetrievedOctober 31,2012.
  2. ^"Nintendo and DeNA to establish joint venture company".8 November 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 8 November 2022.Retrieved8 November2022.
  3. ^"Kick9 • View forum - NBA ALL NET".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-08-18.Retrieved2016-08-06.
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  6. ^"DeNAが hoành bang cầu đoàn mãi thâu へ TBSと đại cân で hợp ý".Cộng đồng thông tín. 2011-10-19. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-10-20.Retrieved2011-11-04.
  7. ^"Báo đạo tư liêu 『 đông chứng への tình báo khai kỳ のお tri らせ』"(PDF).TBSホールディングス tổng vụ cục quảng báo bộ. 2011-11-04. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2015-04-27.Retrieved2011-11-04.
  8. ^"プロ dã cầu への tham nhập について".Chu thức hội xã ディ・エヌ・エー. 2011-11-04. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-11-04.Retrieved2011-11-04.
  9. ^"Frequently Asked Questions - JSX".jsx.github.io.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-10-25.Retrieved2021-04-16.
  10. ^"DeNA and Renren Form Alliance to Bring Mobage to Smartphone Users in China".Chu thức hội xã ディ・エヌ・エー. 2012-06-05. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-10.Retrieved2012-08-07.
  11. ^"DeNA to Form Capital and Business Alliance with Rage of Bahamut Developer Cygames".2012-09-07.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-09-12.Retrieved2017-09-29.
  12. ^"DeNA Confirms MyAnimeList Buyout – News – Anime News Network".Animenewsnetwork.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-01-19.RetrievedNovember 16,2015.
  13. ^Byford, Sam (March 17, 2015)."Nintendo is making smartphone games with Japanese mobile giant DeNA".The Verge.Vox Media.Archivedfrom the original on 2015-03-17.
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  15. ^"Acquisition Announcement of MyAnimeList by US Subsidiary"(PDF)(Press release). Media Do Holdings Co., Ltd. January 15, 2019.Retrieved2019-03-25.[permanent dead link]
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  17. ^"《 hàng hải vương khải hàng 》2.0 quan võng quan phương chính bản thụ quyền ONE PIECE thủ du".op.mobage.cn.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-09-24.Retrieved2019-09-26.
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