a translated interview with Nikkei Trendy Net published in the following month, the newly appointed president of Konami's gaming division, Konami Digital Entertainment, Hideki Hayakawa, announced that Konami would shift its focus towards mobile gaming for a while, claiming that "mobile is where the future of gaming lies."

Also in April 2015, the trade name of the company was changed from Konami Corporation to Konami Holdings Corporation during the same month, while shifted from arcade video games to console games. Konami consolidated