Bandai Namco Entertainment: Difference between revisions

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|logo=Bandai Namco Entertainment.png

|founded= '''Bandai:''' 1950<br> '''Namco:''' 1955<br>'''Bandai Namco Entertainment:''' 2006

|firstgame=''[[Donkey Konga]]

|lastgame=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

|president=Satoshi Oshita

'''Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.''' (officially capitalized '''BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc.'''; previously '''Namco Bandai Games Inc.''' in certain territories, 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.'''. '''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. They are notable for creating various classic arcade video game titles, and owning the rights to the {{wp|List of Pac-Man video games|''Pac-Man'' series}}.  

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.

Bandai Namco owns {{wp|Banpresto}}, the publisher of the Japan-only arcade games ''[[Mario Undoukai]]'', ''[[Būbū Mario]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Attack]]'', as well as Tamashii Nations, producers of [[S.H. Figuarts]].

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*[http://www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/english/ Official website (corporate profile)]

*[http://www.bandainamcogames.com/home.html Official website (consumer software)]

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