Monolith Software Inc., trading as Monolith Soft, is a Japanese video game development studio originally owned by Namco until being bought out by Nintendo in 2007, best known for the Xenoblade Chronicles series of games. The company was founded in 1999 by Tetsuya Takahashi with the support and cooperation of Masaya Nakamura, the founder of Namco. Their first project was the Xenosaga series, a spiritual successor to the Square-developed Xenogears. Multiple Square staff would join Takahashi at Monolith Soft including Hirohide Sugiura and Yasuyuki Honne.
Headquarters in Nakameguro GT Tower's 12th floor in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
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.
