Kojima Productions
Kojima Productions was formed on April 1, 2005, after Konami merged several subsidiaries including Kojima's team at Konami Computer Entertainment Japan. Kojima said the merger relieved him of business management and administrative burdens he had as KCEJ's vice president, and that as head of Kojima Productions he could focus on creating games. According to Kojima, while he now held a position on the Konami board, he still had to persuade staff to invest in his game ideas: "That's my challenge, and my satisfaction when I present to them, saying I want to create this new thing ... If they say, 'No! We don't know what you're talking about!' then this is actually the fun part."