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DeNA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia DeNA Co., Ltd. DeNA logo.png "Delight and Impact the World" Shibuya Hikarie Ⅱ.JPG Type Public kabushiki gaisha Traded as 	TYO: 2432 Industry 	mobile portal, e-commerce, internet advertising, Social Gaming, global business Founded 	1999 Founder 	Tomoko Namba Headquarters 	Tokyo, Japan Key people Tomoko Namba Founder Isao Moriyasu CEO Makoto Haruta CFO Shuhei Kawasaki Director Revenue 	1.8 billion USD (FY 2012)[1] Owner 	Tomoko Namba (13.09%) Nintendo (10.00%) Japan Trustee Services Bank (6.61%) Number of employees 2108 Subsidiaries 	see list Website 	http://dena.jp/intl/

DeNA Co., Ltd. (株式会社ディー・エヌ・エー Kabushikigaisha Dī-Enu-Ē?) (pronounced "DNA") is a provider of mobile portal and e-commerce websites based in Japan. It owns the Mobage platform, which is one of the most popular cell phone gaming platforms in Japan. It also operates many other services, including a popular e-commerce website DeNA Shopping (formerly: Bidders).

Contents

1 History 2 Subsidiaries 3 Mobile games and products 4 References 5 External links

History

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       March: Partners with Index Corporation to launch a mobile auction site Mobaoku. 2005       February: Lists on the Mothers section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange 2006       February: Establishes a subsidiary Mobakore, launches the mobile gaming site Mobage 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 to Yoyogi in 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 with NTTDoCoMo September: Shutters Mobage Town for PC, begins serving PC Mobage users with beta version of Yahoo! Mobage on Yahoo! JAPAN October: Officially launches Yahoo! Mobage October: Acquires U.S. game developer ngmoco 2011       March: Consolidates Mobage Town and Plus+ (ngmoco's social gaming network) into a single global brand, Mobage[2] June: Japan Fair Trade Commission issues 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.[3]. October: Reaches agreement with TBS Holdings to purchase the professional baseball team Yokohama Baystars[4] 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[5] from Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, INC. and BS-TBS, INC.[6] November: Following the June 2011 cease-and-desist order, GREE and KDDI file 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, with Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles dissenting. Yokohama DeNA BayStars comes into existence the following day, after transfer of club shares from Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings. 2012       March: Announced partnership with Disney to develop and promote mobile social games. June: DeNA subsidy DeNA-China announced partnership with Chinese social network Renren to bring mobile games to Renren users using DeNA's Mobage social gaming platform.[7] October 23: Released VoIP+messaging service, comm 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" December 4: Launch of the Manga Box app 2015       January 20: Took ownership of MyAnimeList.net [8] March 17: A business alliance with Nintendo is formed.[9]

Subsidiaries

Mobaoku Co., Ltd. PAYGENT Co., Ltd. EVERYSTAR Co., Ltd. MiniNation, Inc. Air Link Co., Ltd. DeNA Global, Inc.   Shanghai Zongyou Network Technology Co., Ltd (WAPTX Group) IceBreaker U.S., Inc.   ngmoco Yokohama DeNA BayStars (from 2012-)

Mobile games and products

Title, Launch date

Mobage - Mobile games platform

2010

Kaitō Royale

2011

Blood Brothers

2012

Rage of Bahamut Marvel: War of Heroes HellFire: The Summoning

2013

Transformers: Legends G.I. Joe Battleground Monster Match

2014

Godus Super Battle Tactics Star Wars: Galactic Defense Hell Marys Cupcake Carnival Qube Kingdom Pirate Bash

2015

Blood Brothers 2 Transformers: Battle Tactics Military Masters Final Fantasy Record Keeper "Rob and Roll" Marvel Mighty Heroes

2016

Miitomo

References

[1][dead link] モバゲータウンが「Mobage」に　サービス名・ロゴ一新して世界展開加速（ITmedia News, 2011February14日） 代表取締役及びその他の人事異動に関するお知らせ: DeNA 株式会社ディー・エヌ・エー "DeNAが横浜球団買収へ　TBSと大筋で合意". 共同通信. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2011-11-04. "報道資料『東証への情報開示のお知らせ』" (PDF). TBSホールディングス 総務局広報部. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-11-04. "プロ野球への参入について". 株式会社ディ・エヌ・エー. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-11-04. "DeNA and Renren Form Alliance to Bring Mobage to Smartphone Users in China". 株式会社ディ・エヌ・エー. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2012-08-07. "DeNA Confirms MyAnimeList Buyout - News - Anime News Network". Animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

Byford, Sam (March 17, 2015). "Nintendo is making smartphone games with Japanese mobile giant DeNA". The Verge (Vox Media). Archived from the original on 2015-03-17.

External links

Official website DeNA on Facebook