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    Hudson Soft was a Japanese video game publisher and developer, headquartered in Sapporo, Japan. Founded in 1973, it was bought by Konami in 2000, who owned the company until March 1st, 2012, when Hudson was shuttered and officially made part of the larger Konami Digital Entertainment group.

    Hudson Entertainment To Close At The End Of The Month

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    icytower38

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    #51  Edited By icytower38

    The last handful of Mario Party games weren't anything great, or the last Bomberman... but I'd still love to see those franchises continue in hopes of churning out something good.
     
    Here's to all there franchises potentially finding a home, and more important to those that lost there jobs landing on there feet.

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    #52  Edited By bigsmoke77

    but, but, but, they have made so many good games............. oh wait that has never happened

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    #53  Edited By Donos

    Good, that effing bee has been creeping me out for FAR TOO LONG

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    #54  Edited By Paulrus

    Aww. That's a serious blow to my childhood memories. Loved the original three Mario Parties. Sure, the Japanese wing will be around but Hudson as we know it is over. I wish the US employees the best of luck.

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    #55  Edited By Antipunk217

    no Adventure Island reboot?  
    Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! (shakes fist towards the heavens in rage and tears)

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    #56  Edited By Ariolander

    They made some of my favorite Game Boy/GBC games =/
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    #57  Edited By Eyz

    Wait...what?? Nooooo...
     
    *checks it out one more time*
    Oh...at least Hudson japan is still open (under Konami?!?)
     
    Oh man... difficult times..
    As a fan of the old school arcade Hudson, the PC Engine, Bonk, Bomberman and many more...I salute you guys! Hudson is dead! Long live Hudson!

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    #58  Edited By Nettacki
    @Xeiphyer said:
    " Goddamn indie developers! All they care about is money!! >=(    Lack of innovation was definitely the killer here. People love bomberman but they just butchered it and rehashed old shit. Did Konami aquire the licenses for the games in the takeover? Or does the Japanese branch own those as well? Hopefully either way we can see something done with bomberman in the same vien as Pacman recently. "
    Remember the last time Bomberman had a massive overhaul (Act Zero)? It was a fucking disaster, despite any good intentions. No wonder why they stuck to the basics.
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    #59  Edited By tebbit

    Didn't these guys publish Tombi?

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    #60  Edited By sins_of_mosin

    Japs screw up again.

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    #61  Edited By johnzimmerman

    too bad for Hudson  US

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    #62  Edited By JuggaloAcidman
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    Sad news...
     
    I... Guess?
     
    I mean, I really loved Bomberman and stuff back in the N64/Gamecube days, but since then it hasn't been super wonderful. So it's definitely sad but.... I'm not crushed....
    I think you missed the point dude... A lot of old timers in the industry just lost their jobs! Possibly for good. Like the article... No one plays games that are Japanease in tone anymore.
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    #63  Edited By damnboyadvance

    No more Deca Sports? *gasp*

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    #64  Edited By Zabant

    And nothing of value was lost.

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    #65  Edited By Gahzoo

    Aw, I loved Mario Party when I was younger, kind of sad

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    #66  Edited By xavfin

    Axing Hudson US and turning Hudson JP into Facebook game factory is a sad sad thing to do to company with their history.

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    #67  Edited By AquaGeneral

    I had extremely fond memories of Mario Party and Bomberman 64. However at the present time I don't really think its tragic since those were pretty much the last games that I personally enjoyed from Hudson.

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    #68  Edited By Stewewino

    Too bad... Mario Party was a fun party game... at least some iterations of it...

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    #69  Edited By renachan
    @JuggaloAcidman: I personally love Japanese games, but they have to be GOOD games. Saying no one buys Japanese games is a bad excuse, the same as someone one day saying no one buys adventure games. You just have to do interesting things with it 
     
    Am sorry to hear about people loosing their jobs.
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