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'''Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.''' (officially capitalized '''BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc.'''; previously '''Namco Bandai Games Inc.''', officially capitalized '''NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.''') is a publisher, created when Namco and Bandai merged their video game divisions in 2006. On April 1, 2015, the company changed its name to '''Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.'''. A subsidiary of the entertainment conglomerate Bandai Namco Holdings, '''Bandai Namco Entertainment''' is in charge of managing, publishing, and marketing content; while '''Bandai Namco Studios''' serves as the company's main game development studio. They have developed several ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games for [[Nintendo]] in the past. Bandai Namco Entertainment has created several successful franchises, including ''Tekken'', ''Pac-Man'', ''Galaxian'', ''Ace Combat'', and ''Tales''.

The first ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' game developed by the company, before the merger, was ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]].  After the merger, they later developed the game's follow-up for the [[Wii]], ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''. The company produced an arcade cross-over [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' game]], which came to be known as ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', as well as three sequels, ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP VR]]''. These arcade ''Mario Kart'' games have featured playable appearances of ''Pac-Man'' characters, as well as the {{wp|Tamagotchi}} [[Mametchi]] and [[Don-chan]] from the ''{{wp|Taiko no Tatsujin}}'' series. The company also assisted in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''{{'}}s development, the former of which features a [[Mii]] Racing Suit based on ''Pac-Man''. They are the primary developers for ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'', with [[Camelot Software Planning]] co-developing for the tennis and golf segments of the game.

Bandai Namco Games co-developed ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' with [[Sora Ltd.]]. Their own character, [[Pac-Man]], is featured as a playable fighter those games, with various Namco characters appearing in one of his taunts, and the ghosts [[Blinky]], Inky, Pinky, and Clyde appearing as an [[Assist Trophy]]. {{wp|Heihachi Mishima}} from the ''{{wp|Tekken}}'' series and {{wikia|aselia|Lloyd Irving}} from ''{{wp|Tales of Symphonia}}'' are the basis for downloadable costumes for Mii Fighters.

==''Mario'' Games==

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