Capcom Co., Ltd. (株式会社カプコン, Kabushiki-gaisha Kapukon?, TYO: 9697) is a Worldwide leading Japanese International developer and publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines. In 2008, Capcom was one of the fifty largest software companies in the world.