Namco Bandai Games, Incorporated (NBGI) (株式会社バンダイナムコゲームス, Kabushiki-gaisha Bandai Namuko Geemusu^?) is a arcade and home video game producer which is the product of a merger between Bandai's video game division and the game development division of Namco. Namco Bandai Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (NBHD) and specialises in production and sales of home video games and arcade games. It is the head company of Namco Bandai Group's Game Contents Strategic Business Unit (SBU). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about Namco, a Japanese leisure company and game developer. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... Location of Santa Clara within Santa Clara County, California. ... Namcos Pac-Man is one of the most popular video games ever made. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... For the band, see Big Brother and the Holding Company. ... This article is about the holding company and the group of companies it owns. ... 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... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... Namcos Pac-Man is one of the most popular video games ever made. ... This article is about the Japanese toy manufacturer. ... This article is about Namco, a Japanese leisure company and game developer. ... This article is about the holding company and the group of companies it owns. ... Strategic Business Unit or SBU is understood as a business unit within the overall corporate identity which is distinguishable from other business because it serves a defined external market where management can conduct strategic planning in relation to products and markets. ...

History

In early 2005, Namco Ltd and Bandai Co Ltd announced plans to combine their operations. The merger took effect in September of that same year and both companies became under the umbrella of the newly created Namco Bandai Holdings. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the holding company and the group of companies it owns. ...

For the history of Namco before the renaming in March 2006, see Namco 1. This article is about Namco, a Japanese leisure company and game developer. ...

On March 31, 2006, the game division of Bandai was merged to Namco and renamed Namco Bandai Games. During the same time, the amusement venue business of Namco was transferred into a new NBHD subsidiary that would take on the name Namco Ltd and logo. (see Namco 2 for that company.) is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Namco, a Japanese leisure company and game developer. ...

On November 8, 2007, Namco Bandai announced that Banpresto's video game operations will be absorbed into Namco Bandai Games on April 1, 2008. Banpresto itself will only focus on its prize machines business.^[1] 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. ... Banpresto Co. ... 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. ...

Games

• Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
• Ace Combat Zero
• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
• Digimon World DS
• .hack//G.U.
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
• Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
• Gunpey
• The Idolm@ster
• Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel
• The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean
• Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
• Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles
• Pac-Man World Rally
• Ridge Racer 7
• Tales of the Abyss
• Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop
• Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2
• Tamagotchi: Party On!
• Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
• Tekken 6
• Trioncube
• Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra

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References

1. ^ IGN.com UK: Sayonara, Banpresto

See also

• Bandai
• Sunrise
• Namco
• List of Namco games

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External links

(An incomplete list of Game Contents SBU)

• Namco Bandai Games (English)
• Namco Bandai Games (Japanese)
• Namco Bandai Games (English)
• Namco Networks America American mobile division
• Namco Bandai Networks Europe Ltd European mobile division

For the complete list, see Game Contents SBU.