Capcom Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社カプコン Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kapukon), or just Capcom, is a Japanese emigre multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Australasia, with various offices around the world. Capcom previously developed and manufactured its own brand of home video game consoles from 1983 to 2003, but a restructure was announced on January 31, 2003 that ceased continued production of its existing home console, effectively exiting the company from the home console business.