Banpresto Co., Ltd. (株式会社バンプレスト, Kabushiki-gaisha Banpuresuto^?) (TYO: 7854) is a Japanese game development firm. It was founded April 1977 as Hoei Sangyo, Co. Ltd. The company was renamed Coreland in 1982, and during the 1980s it worked mainly as a subcontractor for Sega and its arcade division.^[1] It has been partially owned by Bandai since 1989, when it gained its current name.^[2] It was purchased by and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. in March 2006. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the holding company and the group of companies it owns. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... Location of Santa Clara within Santa Clara County, California. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The Tokyo Stock Exchange ), or TSE, is one of the largest stock exchange markets in the world by monetary volume located in Tokyo, Japan, second only to the New York Stock Exchange. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... This article is about the video game company. ... This article is about the Japanese toy manufacturer. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the holding company and the group of companies it owns. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Banpresto has created a variety of Japan-only video games, most notably the Super Robot Wars series and Summon Night series, both of which gained such a fanbase that part of both series were translated and released to the US market. Other projects include anime tie-in games such as the Tenchi Muyo! RPG, Panzer Bandit and several Sailor Moon games of differing genres. Banpresto also makes several varieties of mechanical prize-winning games. Super Robot Wars: Alpha Gaiden, one of many SRW games released by Banpresto in Japan. ... Summon Night ) is a series of RPGs developed by Flight-Plan, published by Banpresto and with character disegn by Izuka Takeshi history, spanning many different systems including the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. ... Tenchi Muyo! Game-hen ) was a 1995 video game released by Banpresto for the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the US). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Panzer Bandit is a PlayStation 2 game, which was released by Banpresto in 1997. ... For the title character, see Sailor Moon (character) and for the first story arc, see Sailor Moon (arc). ...

On November 8, 2007 Namco Bandai announced that Banpresto's video game development operations will be merged into Namco Bandai Games on April 1, 2008 and that Banpresto will now produce prize machines for arcades.^[3] is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Namco Bandai Games, Incorporated (NBGI) ) is a arcade and home video game producer which is the product of a merger between Bandais video game division and the game development division of Namco. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

1. ^ MobyGames - Coreland
2. ^ IGN.com: Banpresto
3. ^ IGN.com UK: Sayonara, Banpresto

External links

• Banpresto Co., Ltd. (in Japanese)
• Banpresto Company Profile (in English)
• Banpresto profile on MobyGames