FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SPACE INVADERS
COMING TO NEW YORK
’
S
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
TOKYO
(
July
1
, 201
3
)
–
TAITO Corporation
(TAITO®)
, a wholly
-
owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings
Co ., Ltd., IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRUST MEDIA, L.L.C.
today announced
that
SPACE INVADERS
®
has been acquired by Th
e
Museum of Modern Art, New York, for its
collection. Developed and released in 1978, the
SPACE INVADERS arcade
game sparked a
worldwide video game boom.
Celebrating its 35
th
anniversary this year,
both
the original classic
SPACE INVADERS and its
various
sequels continue to be
play
ed around
the globe
, with new editions of the game
appearing on the latest platforms. The iconic
SPACE INVADERS characters also enjoy
cross
-
generational popularity,
feature
d
in
officially licensed merchandise both in
Japan
and a
broad
.
As the sole and exclusive worldwide
rights
holder
of SPACE INVADERS and its characters,
TAITO will continue to take an active role in
spread
ing SPACE INVADERS throughout the world.
Related Links
*
The Museum of Modern Art
Homepage
:
http://
www.moma.org
/
*
SPACE INVADERS 35
th
Anniversary
Homep
age:
http://
spaceinvaders.jp/
* TAITO Official Homepage:
http://www.taito.com/
* TAITO’s
Official Facebook
®
Page:
http://www.facebook.com/TAITO.Eng/
* Follow TAITO on Twitter®:
http://twitter.com/TaitoCorp/
About
TAITO Corporation
TAITO Corporati
on (TAITO) is a wholly
-
owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. With
headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, TAITO operates core businesses such as game arcade operations,
coin
-
operated game machines, and mobile phone content services. A seminal part of ga
ming