Sale of Charity items donated for the Great East Japan Earthquake
Raising Money through Arcade Game Machines
April 14, 2011
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Our sympathy goes out to all those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
KONAMI is supporting relief activities and helping reconstruct areas afflicted by the devastating earthquake and tsunami through its entertainment content.
Starting April 7th, arcade games "MAH-JONG FIGHT CLUB ultimate version" and "QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY VIII" will allow players to make donations through charity items that can be purchased with KONAMI’s e-money service, PASELI. All of the proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross Society to benefit relief efforts.
In addition, KONAMI is featuring encouraging messages on the homepages of its respective production studios and has provided 1,000 KONAMI picture books to the children of afflicted areas via the Japan Toy Association. KONAMI also has various other plans for earthquake relief lined up to be put into action in the near future.
We pray for the early recovery of the afflicted areas and will work hard to bring joy to the victims through our business activities.
| KONAMI's Contributions to Relief Efforts | |
|---|---|
| Charity Items | Sale of charity items denoted by a special logo for arcade games "MAH-JONG FIGHT CLUB ultimate version" and "QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY VIII" (starting April 7th). < MAH-JONG FIGHT CLUB ultimate version Charity Items > "Ganbarou Japan!" Badge（Decorated items for gameplay screen） < QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY VIII Charity Items > "Ganbarou Japan!" T-Shirt（Item for changing character's clothes in the game.） |
| Donations | Donation of 1,000 copies of the "GA-KO and KEROTAN" educational picture books via the Japan Toy Association. |
| Homepages | Homepages featuring encouraging illustrations, audio clips, and messages. ・KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS "TOGETHER JAPAN" ・Message from LOVEPLUS PRODUCTIONS ・Message from BEMANI Portal ・Message from PAWAPURO PRODUCTIONS |
* In addition to the above, a donation of 100 million yen was made from the Konami Group via the Central Community Chest of Japan as well as a donation of 12 million yen (as of March 23rd) from Konami Group employees via the Japanese Red Cross Society.
