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Namco

Founded: 1955-06-01

Defunct: 2006-03-31

T-series code: T-14

Merged with: Bandai (2005)

Headquarters:

Ohta, Tokyo, Japan

2006-03-31

Bandai Namco Games →

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Namco (ナムコ) was a Japanese company best know for their arcade classics such as Pac-Man.

The company suffered financial issues between the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the struggling Japanese economy and diminishing arcade market, which led to the company merging with Bandai in 2005 to become Bandai Namco Holdings, though still continued to publish games until then. Namco also distributed their own Sega NAOMI and Sega Chihiro systems and was one of the three Triforce partners (along with Sega and Nintendo).

Company

Namco produced a number of titles in the West through Namco Hometek, the home console game division of Namco America. Announcements for the end of repairs for some of their arcade games were sent out in July 2015^[1], as well as on August 2, 2017^[2] and October 2, 2017.^[3]

Softography

Arcade

Gee Bee (1978)

SG-1000

Sega-Galaga (1984)

Master System

Pac-Mania (1991)
Ms. Pac-Man (1991)

Mega Drive

Phelios (1990)
Klax (1990)
Burning Force (1990)
Megapanel (1990)
Dangerous Seed (1990)
Pac-Mania (1991)
Powerball (1991)
Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (1991)
Marvel Land (1991)
Ms. Pac-Man (1991)
Kyuukai Douchuuki (1991)
Rolling Thunder 2 (1991)
Splatterhouse 2 (1992)
Chibi Maruko-chan: Waku Waku Shopping (1992)
Splatterhouse 3 (1993)
Ball Jacks (1993)
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994)
Pac-Attack (1994)

Game Gear

Pac-Man (1991)
Batter Up (1991)
Mappy (1991)
Wagyan Land (1991)
Galaga '91 (1991)
Pocket Jansou (1992)
Ms. Pac-Man (1993)
Pac-Attack (1994)
Gear Stadium Heiseiban (1995)

Mega-CD

StarBlade (1994)

Saturn

Cyber Sled (unreleased)

Dreamcast

SoulCalibur Tentou Taikenban (1999)
SoulCalibur (1999)
SoulCalibur Tokubetsu Taikenban (199x)
Mr. Driller (2000)
Namco Museum (2000)
Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000)
Time Crisis II (unreleased)

PlayStation 2

Vampire Night (2001)

GameCube

Nintendo GameCube Preview Disc (2003)

Gallery

Namcot logo

References

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+| mergedwith=[[Bandai]] (2005)
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+| next=[[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco Games]]
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+}}{{stub}}'''Namco''' (ナムコ) was a Japanese company best know for their arcade classics such as ''[[Pac-Man]]''.
-Namco also distributed their own [[Sega NAOMI]] and [[Sega Chihiro]] systems and was one of the three [[Triforce]] partners (along with [[Sega]] and [[Nintendo]]).
+The company suffered financial issues between the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the struggling Japanese economy and diminishing arcade market, which led to the company merging with [[Bandai]] in 2005 to become Bandai Namco Holdings, though still continued to publish games until then. Namco also distributed their own [[Sega NAOMI]] and [[Sega Chihiro]] systems and was one of the three [[Triforce]] partners (along with [[Sega]] and [[Nintendo]]).
+==Company==
+Namco produced a number of titles in the West through [[Namco Hometek]], the home console game division of Namco America. Announcements for the end of repairs for some of their arcade games were sent out in July 2015{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240408215217/https://www.banasupport.net/cms-files/E3818AE79FA5E38289E3819B20150722-E4BF9DE5AE88E5AFB.pdf}}, as well as on August 2, 2017{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231011062137/https://www.banasupport.net/cms-files/E4BF9DE5AE88E7B582E4BA86E6A188E58685EFBC88E59BBDE5.pdf}} and October 2, 2017.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230527230037/https://www.banasupport.net/cms-files/E4BF9DE5AE88E7B582E4BA86E383AAE382B9E38388_2017100.pdf}}
 ==Softography==
-===[[SG-1000]]===
+{{CompanyHistoryAll|Namco}}
-*''[[Sega Galaga]]'' (1983)
-===[[Sega Master System|Master System]]===
-*''[[Pac-Mania]]'' (1991)
-===[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]===
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-*''[[Burning Force]]'' (1990)
-*''[[Phelios]]'' (1990)
-*''[[Klax (Namco)]]'' (1990)
-*''[[Megapanel]]'' (1990)
-*''[[Dangerous Seed]]'' (1990)
-*''[[Pac-Mania]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Rolling Thunder 2]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Marvel Land]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Quad Challenge]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Powerball]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Fushigi no Umi no Nadia]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Kyuukai Douchuuki]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Chibi Maruko-chan: Waku Waku Shopping]]'' (1992)
-*''[[Splatterhouse 2]]'' (1992)
-*''[[Pac-Attack]]'' (1993)
-*''[[Rolling Thunder 3]]'' (1993)
-*''[[Splatterhouse 3]]'' (1993)
-*''[[Ball Jacks]]'' (1993)
-*''[[Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures]]'' (1994)
-*''[[Weaponlord]]'' (1995)
-|cols=3}}
-===[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]===
-*''[[Pac-Man]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Gear Stadium]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Mappy]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Wagyan Land]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Galaga '91]]'' (1991)
-*''[[Pocket Jansou]]'' (1992)
-*''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]'' (1993)
-*''[[Pac-Attack]]'' (1994)
-*''[[Gear Stadium Heiseiban]]'' (1995)
-===[[Sega Mega-CD|Mega CD]]===
-*''[[StarBlade]]'' (1994)
-===[[Saturn]]===
-*''[[Cyber Sled]]'' (unreleased)
-===[[Sega Dreamcast|Dreamcast]]===
+==Gallery==
-*''[[SoulCalibur]]'' (1999)
+<gallery>
-*''[[Mr. Driller]]'' (2000)
+Namcot logo.png|Namcot logo
-*''[[Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness]]'' (2000)
+</gallery>
-*''[[Namco Museum]]'' (2000)
-*''[[Time Crisis II]]'' (unreleased)
-===[[NAOMI]]===
-*''[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Toukon Retsuden 4 Arcade Edition]]'' (1999)
-*''[[Ninja Assault]]'' (2001)
-*''[[World Kicks]]'' (2001)
-*''[[Gun Survivor 2: Biohazard CODE:Veronica]]'' (2001)
-*''[[Mazan: Flash Of The Blade]]'' (2002)
-===[[Chihiro]]===
-*''[[Wangan Midnight: Maxi Boost / Wangan Midnight : Maximum Tune]]'' (2005)
-*''[[Wangan Midnight: Maxi Boost 2 / Wangan Midnight : Maximum Tune 2]]'' (2005)
-*''[[Wangan Midnight: Maxi Boost 2 Ver.B / Wangan Midnight : Maximum Tune 2 Ver.B]]'' (2005)
-===[[Triforce]]===
-*''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Fever]]'' (2005)
-*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' (2005)
-*''[[Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom]]'' (2006)
-*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' (2007)
-*''[[Starfox]]'' (200? TODO)
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Licensors]]