BIGLOBE explained

BIGLOBE Inc.
ビッグローブ株式会社
Type:Kabushiki gaisha
Foundation:July 3, 2006
Location:Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Industry:Information and communication industry
Key People:Saburo Takizawa, General Manager
Num Employees:500
Revenue:104 billion yen
Owner:NEC (1986-2014)
Japan Industrial Partners (2014-2017)
KDDI (2017-)

(combination of the words "big" and "globe") is one of the leading internet service providers in Japan.

KDDI acquired the company in January 2017 for 80 billion yen, which made it the second-largest provider of fiber optics internet connections in Japan.[1]

Since its foundation, NEC transferred most of the related PC Engine trademarks, including games published by NEC Home Electronics in Japan to NEC BIGLOBE. As of July 2023, the trademark is jointly owned by BIGLOBE and Konami, who inherited the trademark rights from Hudson Soft before being self-absorbed into Konami themselves in March 2012.[2] This did not include the rights of NEC Avenue and NEC Interchannel games for the system, which was previously owned by Lightweight and is currently owned by M2.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: KDDIがビッグローブ買収発表 顧客層、個人から家族へ 決済・保険など「経済圏」を拡大 . Nikkei. 2006-12-09. 2017-01-14.
  2. Web site: Trademark Inquiry. j-platpat . 8 August 2023.
  3. Web site: 「PCエンジン用ゲームソフト」に関する権利譲渡のお知らせ | M2 有限会社エムツー | M2 Co., Ltd.. 21 July 2023. www.mtwo.co.jp. 8 August 2023.
  4. Web site: 「PCエンジン用ゲームソフト」に関する権利譲渡のお知らせ | お知らせ | ニュース. ライトウェイト, Lightweight Co., Ltd.. 8 August 2023.