Namco

Namco is a Japanese company of development of video games created in 1955 and active in the medium of the video game since 1974. It amalgamates with the Japanese company Bandai to form Namco Bandai Holdings Inc.

History

The Nakamura Manufacturing Ltd. is founded in 1955 with Tōkyō by Masaya Nakamura, its activity consists then of the installation of horse-gears (in particular with the effigy of the characters of Disney as from 1966).

In 1972, the name Namco starts to be used, and in 1974 it buys the Japanese division of Atari.

The subsidiary companies Asia and the United States are created in 1977.

Galaxian (in 1979) is the first great success of Namco, it acts of a variation on the topic of Space Invaders . The exit of Pacman in 1980, the creature of Toru Iwatani, is an immediate triumph in the rooms of arcade and becomes an important figure, a symbol of the video game.

In May 2005, Namco announces its fusion with the company of manufacture of toys Bandai. This fusion gives birth in September 2005 to the company Namco Bandai Holdings Inc..

Arcade

Since always, Namco was and is still one of the editors headlights of video game of arcade. Ci below is the list of the systems developed by Namco or of course which plays were published by Namco.

Systems

Terminals

Credits

Dedicated

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List plays by chronological order

Namco

1978
  • Gee Bee

1979

1980

  • Navarone

1981

  • Galaga
  • King And Balloon
  • New Rally-X
  • Tank Battalion
  • Warp & Warp

1982

1983

  • Libble Rabble
  • Mappy
  • CAP & Stake
  • CAP-Man & Chomp Chomp
  • Phozon
  • Xevious

1984

  • Dragon Buster
  • Galaga 3
  • Gaplus
  • Grobda
  • Shot Away
  • Super Xevious
  • Tower Off Druaga, The

1985

1986

  • Rolling Thunder

1987

  • Final Lap
  • Wonder Momo

1988

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

  • Soul Calibur
  • Bruise off Destiny

1999

  • Standard Ridge Racer 4

2000

2002

2003

  • Drunk Calibur II
  • Dead to Rights
  • I-Ninja
  • Time Crisis 3
  • Mojipittan
  • Taiko No Tatsujin 2
  • Yumeria

2004

  • Bruise off Symphonia
  • Donkey Konga
  • Kaena
  • Katamari Damacy
  • Tales off Rebirth
  • Wangan Midnight: Maximum Boost/Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune

2005

2006

  • Xenosaga III

Bandaged Namco Games

2006 2007
  • Namco
    • The Idolm@ster
    • Bruise Destiny 2 off (PSP)
    • Eternal Sonata
    • Tales off Fandom Vol.2
    • Namco Museum DS
    • Ace Combat 6
    • Tales off Innocence (Envisaged December)
  • Bandai
    • Keroro Gunsou Enshuu dayo Zen' in Shuugou Part 2
    • Dynasty Warriors Gundam
    • Dragon Ball Z Harukanaru Goku Densetsu
    • Naruto Shippūden: Narutimate Accel
    • One Part Unlimited Adventure
    • Range of Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z
    • Dragon Ball Z Shin Budokai 2
    • SD Gundam G Generation Cross-country race Drive
    • Gintama Gin-san to Issho Bokuno Kabukichou nikki
    • One Part GEAR Spirit
    • Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3
    • Code Geass
    • Yes! Pretty Cleans 5
    • the Promise of Haruhi Suzumiya (Envisaged December)
2008
  • Namco
    • Tekken 6 (Envisaged)
    • Bruise off Rebirth (PSP)

See too

  • Official site
  • Namco Wonderpage

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