Dang, I knew things would go to the crapper fast with Kojima gone but this is really sudden.

delisting to obfuscate negative impact on shares while all their biggest franchises/projects die a death.
R.I.P Konami, you'll no longer be with us this time next year.

Bye Bye Konami. You will not be missed!

Things like this never make sense to me. It's like they WANT to fail, and pursue that failure in the most aggressive way possible. Capcom did a lot of similar things, but I think Konami may take the cake now for the stupidest moves in gaming history.

Not everyone is immune either. Take Nintendo for example (hey, I do like the WiiU!) :

They could bring out a full-fledged Pokemon RPG series for the WiiU, with cross-play/Amiibo support with 3DS and so on, release expansions yearly or bi-yearly. It would literally SHIT piles of cash, and sell massive stacks of WiiUs. But they don't, because sometimes they're just morons. More examples can be found with Sony and MS, so it's not just Nintendo as a major player making dumb mistakes or leaving money on the table with products possible that are ignored for whatever stupid nonsense reasoning.

they will go fully into teh shady gambling business, and they dont wanna give as much data as they would have to provide if they stay listed in new york.

teh brits dont care about this stuff

you're delusional if you think its that easy for a company to snap their fingers and make a video game or product. it takes a lot of risk and investment for some of these bigger games.

in terms of Konami, they're not as big as once were and if they invest a large amount of capital in a game like Silent Hill they better be sure that they are going to succeed with it. its not like just a gurantee obviously

also your critical finger pointing at Nintendo isn't well thought out, Nintendo COULD do a Pokemon RPG series for the Wii U but the reality is it would take a lot of time and effort to make said game and also you aren't considering the effects it might have on how well Pokemon for the handhelds sell- in the end Nintendo will always prioritize Pokemon on handheld systems because it actually is proven to push hardware sales (something that can't be similarly said on Nintendo's main non handheld consoles in the past)

and what examples would you pick for Sony or MS? they don't have a lot of series to pick from 

the reality is that software developers who have been around for quite a while (regardless of if Nintendo, Capcom, Konami, whatever) have plenty of IPs but can't take risks on them at all times

it seems obvious that Konami should take advantage of the Silent Hill brand but you would be surprised how many good IPs they still have the right to that they do nothing with. obvious answer is that they lack the capital and ability to take many risks and that they either already are considering falling away from the gaming/software world OR that they are just being extremely careful, which isn't such a bad thing

what do you think must happen to their game franchises?

They were a major force for decades, but past few years have been rough for them.

May be callous, but I really hope the IPs such as Castlevania and Suikoden find new homes with a company that will make a new entry (in the vein of SotN and Suikoden II please).

That's an awful lot of words simply to say : "It's risky to make games".

Then why be in the games business at all then? Particularly if you're going to sit on proven series. You don't necessarily have to break the bank either.

Notice I didn't say 'go make tons of games with no regard to quality or risk'. With the Amiibo crossover, and looking at SSB U/3DS sales, a crossover WiiU/3DS + Amiibo Pokemon series wouldn't hurt 3DS sales, in fact it would boost both global Amiibo sales AND WiiU sales, while keeping interest on with 3DS products as usual. The whole idea would be to have different worlds and experiences for both platforms, and have some exclusive content for each that could be bridged between using Amiibo. Obviously cutting edge graphics and FX wouldn't even be an issue, a Pokemon game on the WiiU wouldn't be a bank buster by any stretch.

As for Konami, cranking out 2.5D metroidvanias (and perhaps a new mainline 2D CV game) would be relatively cheap and easy to port to all platforms down to the 3DS. Ditto the Gradius and Contra franchises. The indie market has shown that there is still a big place for profitable games without AAA budgets. The recipes are simple, and the fans are there. It's just a matter of having the guts to do it.

Now if you argue that their severe mismanagement over the past decade has crippled their ability to do absolutely anything, then maybe you're right. Maybe everything they have left is going into the final push for MGSV. But if that's a hit, there's no excuse for them to continue their ridiculous path of self destruction.