Bandai Namco Holdings Inc., commonly known as Bandai Namco, is a Japanese entertainment holding company founded in 2005 by the merger of Namco and Bandai. The company specializes in toys, video games, arcades, anime, restaurants, and amusement parks.
Bandai Namco's headquarters in Minato, Tokyo
Namco Limited was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. It held several international branches, including Namco America in Santa Clara, California, Namco Europe in London, Namco Taiwan in Kaohsiung, and Shanghai Namco in mainland China.
Headquarters in Ōta, Tokyo
Trade advertisement from Play Meter featuring Masaya Nakamura announcing the change of corporate name
Namco became one of the first third-party developers for the Famicom, with their arcade game ports increasing system sales.
Namco's unreleased 16-bit console had hardware comparable to the Nintendo Super Famicom.