Andamiro Co., Ltd.
Native name
안다미로
FormerlyOksan Electronics
IndustryArcade Machine Manufacturing
Founded1992
FounderYong-Hwan Kim
Headquarters704 Ilsan Techno Town, 138 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 40442 Korea,
Goyang
,
South Korea
Number of locations
2 Headquarters

37°39′00.8″N 126°47′41.8″E / 37.650222°N 126.794944°E / 37.650222; 126.794944 Andamiro (previously known as Oksan Electronics) is a game company founded in 1992, with the headquarters located in Goyang, South Korea.[1] Andamiro has a secondary headquarters, located in Irving, Texas.[1] Andamiro is most widespread known in the North American and Korean[2] region, specifically Dave & Buster's video arcades.[3] Andamiro is focused on primarily easy to understand arcade games, with the occasional hard to master sport.[4] The name "Andamiro" is a transliteration of a korean word which means "Overwhelmingly filled"[5]

As of July 2024, Andamiro's current capital is 1.79 billion won.[6][7]

Products

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Andamiro previously used to craft electrical appliances. and is most well known for creating amusement arcade machines, and the Pump It Up series[8][9], a five-panel take on dancing games, with it being their first line up of arcade games. They are also well known for crafting the In the Groove 2 dedicated cabinet. Andamiro has also published numerous miscellaneous arcade games, such as "Shaq's Garage"[10][11] and "Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom". Occasionally, Andamiro will partner with RedOctane to create home releases of arcade games, primarily the Pump It Up series. [12]

Controversy

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Within the community of dancing games, Andamiro has faced controversy, due to the comparable nature of Pump It Up to Dance Dance Revolution. This has resulted in a lawsuit comparable to the Konami and RoXoR lawsuit[13], in regards to In the Groove 2 and Dance Dance Revolution.[14] Most arguments usually stem off the fact that both games follow similar gimmicks, and use similar controls.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Andamiro Creating Joy For All". Andamiro Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2024-07-23. ANDAMIRO KOREA: (10442) #704-1, Gongjang-dong, Ilsan Techno Town, 138, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. ANDAMIRO USA: 2222 Century Circle, Irving TX 75062 USA
  2. ^ Korea Now. Korea Herald. 2004.
  3. ^ "Andamiro USA wins award from Dave & Buster's". InterGame: iGaming, Casino & Coin-Op News. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  4. ^ "Andamiro Manager Taekyung Wang 'We put our pride in easy and fun arcade games' (Translated)". 더게임스데일리 (in Korean). 2004-05-13. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  5. ^ Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Trademarks. U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. 2004.
  6. ^ "Andamiro 2024 corporate information - number of employees, working environment, welfare benefits, etc. (Translated)". 잡코리아 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  7. ^ "Andamiro Co., Ltd. 2023 Financial Information | Sales 34,970,430,000 won, operating profit, capital, public information, etc. - Saramin". ko.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Andamiro Releases Phoenix 2024 Update". 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  9. ^ "Pump It Up". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  10. ^ "Genius Brands and Andamiro USA to Release the First Ever "Shaq's Garage" Arcade Game This Summer Nationwide". Yahoo Finance. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  11. ^ arcadehero (2023-11-10). "IAAPA 2023: Andamiro USA Previews Their Booth". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  12. ^ "Pump It Up: Exceed First Impressions". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  13. ^ "Settlement of the Litigation against Roxor Games, Inc. - News 2006 KONAMI". web.archive.org. 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  14. ^ "Game Machine". www.ampress.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-07-23. Bottom of page. Retrieved from the official PIU wikipage.
  15. ^ "[Sweet Bear Game Deok Research Institute] Do you know DDR and pumps? A special feature on the dance game that took the nation by storm! (Translated)". 다음 - 게임동아 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-07-23.