Bandai Namco

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社バンダイナムコホールディングス Bandai Namuko Hōrudingusu) is a Japanese entertainment company, founded on September 29, 2005, by the merger of and . Namco, formed in 1955, was well known for their arcade games, particularly with their earlier titles with , , , and . Namco would later produce , , and . Bandai, formed in 1950, is well known for producing toys, and had developed video games based on licensed properties. They were known for their digital pet franchises and .
==Bandai Namco Entertainment==
Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社バンダイナムコエンターテインメント Kabushiki gaisha Bandai Namuko Entāteinmento), formally Namco Bandai Games Inc. and Bandai Namco Games Inc., is a a Japanese multinational video game publisher owned by Bandai Namco Holdings, founded on March 31, 2006, after the merger of Namco and Bandai.Reorganization of the Japanese Operations of the Bandai Namco Group - Bandai Namco Holdings (PDF) (retrieved March 9, 2024) In April 2012, video game development operations were spun off into a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Namco Bandai Studios Inc. (later known as Bandai Namco Studios) while in 2018, the company transferred its amusement machine division to the BNHD incarnation of Namco and renaming itself to Bandai Namco Amusement.
===Pokémon games===
====Arcade games====
* Pokémon Get Round and Round
* Pokémon Medal World
* Pokémon: Battle Nine
* Pokkén Tournament
====Video games====
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U (developed along with Sora Ltd.)
* Pokkén Tournament
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (developed along with Sora Ltd.)
* New Pokémon Snap
==Bandai==
Bandai Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社バンダイ Kabushiki gaisha Bandai) is a Japanese multinational toy manufacturer and distributor, headquartered in Taitō, Tokyo, that was founded on July 5, 1950. Since 2006, Bandai is the toy production division of Bandai Namco Holdings. A subsidiary, , produces plastic model kits.
===Pokémon toys===
* Cyber Pokédex
* Cyber Poké Ball
* Eevee × Tamagotchi
* Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards
* Pokémon Kids
* Pokémon Scale World
* Pokémon Plamo
==Banpresto==
Banpresto Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社バンプレスト Kabushiki gaisha Banpuresuto) was a Japanese video game developer, publisher and toy company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Banpresto was a partly-owned subsidiary of Bandai from 1989 to 2006, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings from 2006 to 2008. In November 2007, Namco Bandai Holdings announced that Banpresto's video game development would be merged with Namco Bandai Games (now Bandai Namco Entertainment), with the latter assuming control of all Banpresto-owned franchises. As of 2019, the toy operations are handled by Bandai Spirits.
===Pokémon arcade games===
* Dance! Pikachu
* Pikachu's Great Surfing Adventure (developed by Sammy Corporation)
* Pokémon: Crayon Kids (developed by Sega)
* Pokémon: Wobbuffet Fell Down! (developed by Namco Bandai)
* Pokémon Tug of War Tournament: Absolutely Get Medal!
==External links==
Bandai Namco Holdings
* Official website
* Bandai Namco Holdings on Wikipedia
Bandai Namco Entertainment
* Official website
** Japanese website (English)
* Bandai Namco Entertainment on Wikipedia
Bandai
* Official website
* Bandai on Wikipedia
Banpresto
* Official website (archived)
* Banpresto on Wikipedia
==References==
Category:Companies
Category:Game developers
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