{"id":50813,"date":"2025-08-08T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=50813"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:58:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T07:58:34","slug":"konami-stocks-hit-highest-price-since-listing-following-sequel-announcement-of-one-of-its-best-selling-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/konami-stocks-hit-highest-price-since-listing-following-sequel-announcement-of-one-of-its-best-selling-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Konami stocks hit highest price since listing following sequel announcement of one of its best-selling series\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Konami stocks have been on the rise starting August, with the company hitting its highest share price since listing for two consecutive days on August 5 and 6 (as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/gamebiz.jp\/news\/410387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GameBiz<\/a>). Financial journals like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/prime\/veritas\/article\/DGXZQOUB0456Z0U5A800C2000000?n_cid=DSPRM1OTR01_NKD_Prime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Nikkei<\/a> attribute the sudden increase to the success of eFootball and the announcement of Momotaro Dentetsu 2 \u2013 a sequel to one of Konami\u2019s longtime domestic best-sellers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As announced during the recent Nintendo Direct, Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi Mo Kitto Aru \u2013 the next installment in the 35-year-old Japan and Asia-exclusive game series \u2013 will launch for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on November 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u6843\u592a\u90ce\u96fb\u9244\uff12 \uff5e\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u753a\u3082 \u304d\u3063\u3068\u3042\u308b\uff5e \u6771\u65e5\u672c\u7de8\uff0b\u897f\u65e5\u672c\u7de8 [Nintendo Direct \u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30e1\u30fc\u30ab\u30fc\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u30ca\u30c3\u30d7\u00a02025.7.31]\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/id6XJia8YoU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Momotaro Dentestsu is a digital board game franchise that has you travelling across Japan via different modes of transportation. Similar to Monopoly, you can acquire properties and encounter unique challenges, such as the \u201cGod of Poverty,\u201d that will test your money-making skills. The first Momotaro Dentetsu game was released for the Famicom in 1988 and has since spawned several console and mobile games that have all been <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/new-top-100-ranking-of-japanese-peoples-favorite-games-dominated-by-domestic-classics-like-mario-and-pokemon-except-for-the-number-one-spot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">big hits in Japan<\/a>. The series has sold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.konami.com\/corporate\/en\/business\/digitalentertainment.html?ref=global_home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18.9 million units<\/a> as of June 30, 2025. Among recent releases, 2020\u2019s Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! sold over 4 million copies despite releasing on only one game system (the Nintendo Switch) and only in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1270\" height=\"710\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1270px) 100vw, 1270px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807-50813-001.jpg\" alt=\"Momotaro Dentetsu\" class=\"wp-image-50816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807-50813-001.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807-50813-001-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807-50813-001-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite its naming, Momotaro Dentetsu 2 is the 25th console game in the franchise. It will include two huge maps, depicting Eastern and Western Japan, and feature over 1,000 stations and 6,000 properties. Playing to its strengths as a Japan-exclusive title, the maps in Momotaro Dentetsu are based on real life, with areas containing modern and historic trivia disguised as unique events.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Momotaro Dentetsu games are family-friendly and teach players about real-life Japan, it seems that those who grew up with the earlier titles have passed their love of the franchise down to their children. Regardless of Momotaro Dentetsu 2\u2019s reception, the game has shown that there are still many people who are willing to bank on Konami\u2019s older but still popular IPs.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konami&#8217;s Momotaro Dentetsu series has sold over 18.9 million units to date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":50815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-50813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Konami stocks hit highest price since listing following sequel announcement of one of its best-selling series\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Konami&#039;s Momotaro Dentetsu series has sold over 18.9 million units to date, and the announcement of a new entry has contributed to soaring shares.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/konami-stocks-hit-highest-price-since-listing-following-sequel-announcement-of-one-of-its-best-selling-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Konami stocks hit highest price since listing following sequel announcement of one of its best-selling series\u00a0 - 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