List of Bandai Namco video game franchises

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Bandai Namco Holdings is a Japanese holdings company, based in Tokyo, that specializes in video games, anime, toys, arcades and amusement parks. [1] The company was formed following the merger of Bandai and Namco on 29 September 2005, with both companies' assets being merged into a single corporate entity. [2] The core video game branch of the company is Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly called Namco Bandai Games, which develops games for home consoles, arcades and mobile phones internationally. Bandai Namco is best known for its video game franchises; Pac-Man is its highest-grossing franchise with over US$12.8 billion by 2016, [3] while Tekken is its best-selling franchise with over 49 million copies across multiple platforms. [4] By the late 2010s, Bandai Namco was the largest toy company by revenue and the eighth-largest video game company. [5] [6]

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Bandai Namco owns former developer Banpresto, which operates as a toy company in Japan and was purchased in 2006, [7] and acquired a 95% stake in D3 Publisher in 2009. [8] The company owns the video game assets of defunct developer BEC, which merged with Banpresto in 2011 to form B.B. Studio. [9] Bandai Namco also owns the video game rights to several anime licenses, notably Dragon Ball ; [10] in this instance, the first entry for these franchises will list the first game developed or published by Bandai Namco or a subsidiary company, even if the series did not begin at that time.

Franchises

Bandai Namco franchises
FranchiseFirst gameReleasedLatest gameReleasedRef.
Ace Combat Air Combat 1995 Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown 2019 [11]
Ace Driver Ace Driver 1994Ace Driver 3: Final Turn2008 [12]
Alpine Racer Alpine Racer 1995Super Alpine Racer2014 [13]
Another Century's Episode* Another Century's Episode 2005 Another Century's Episode Portable 2011 [14]
Ar Tonelico Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia 2006 Ar Tonelico Qoga 2010 [15]
Babylonian Castle Saga The Tower of Druaga 1984The Labyrinth of Druaga2011 [16]
Baraduke Baraduke 1985 Bakutotsu Kijutei 1988 [17]
Bosconian Bosconian 1981 Final Blaster 1990 [18]
Bravoman Bravoman 1988Bravoman: Binja Bash!2013 [19]
Compati Hero *SD Battle Ōzumō: Heisei Hero Bash1991Lost Heroes 22015 [20]
Cyber Sled Cyber Sled 1993Cyber Commando1995 [21]
Dark Souls Dark Souls 2011 Dark Souls: Remastered 2018 [22]
Dig Dug Dig Dug 1982 Dig Dug Island 2008 [16]
Digimon Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers 1998 Digimon Survive 2022 [23]
Dōchūki Yōkai Dōchūki 1987F1 Dōchūki1991 [16]
Dragon Ball *Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo1986 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot 2020 [24]
Family Stadium Pro Baseball: Family Stadium 1986Pro Baseball: Famista 20202020 [25]
Final Lap Final Lap 1987Final Lap Special2002 [26]
Galaxian Galaxian 1979Galaga Revenge2019 [27]
Genpei Tōma Den Genpei Tōma Den 1986 Samurai Ghost 1992 [16]
God Eater God Eater 2010 God Eater 3 2018 [28]
Golly! Ghost! Golly! Ghost! 1990Golly! Ghosts! Goal!1996 [29]
Gundam Kidou Senshi Gundam Part 11983Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON2020 [30]
Gunpey Gunpey1999Gunpey Flower Carnival2017 [31]
.hack .hack//Infection2002.hack//G.U. Last Recode2017 [32]
The Idolmaster The Idolmaster 2005GAKUEN Idolm@ster2024 [33]
Katamari Katamari Damacy 2004 We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie 2023 [34]
Klonoa Klonoa: Door to Phantomile 1997 Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series 2022 [35]
Little Nightmares Little Nightmares 2017 Little Nightmares II 2021 [36]
Mappy Mappy 1983 Mappy World 2011 [16]
Mojipittan Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan2001Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Encore2020 [37]
MotoGP* MotoGP 2000 MotoGP 2006 [38]
Mr. Driller Mr. Driller 1999 Mr. Driller Drill Land 2020 [39]
Namco Generations Pac-Man Championship Edition DX 2010 Galaga Legions DX 2011 [40]
Namco Museum Namco Museum Vol. 1 1995 Namco Museum Archives 2020 [41]
Naruto *Naruto: Ultimate Ninja2003 Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker 2018 [42]
Numan Athletics Numan Athletics 1993 Mach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2 1995 [43]
One Piece * One Piece: Become the Pirate King! 2000 One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 2020 [44]
Pac-Man Pac-Man 1980 Pac-Man World Re-Pac 2022 [45]
Point Blank Point Blank1994Point Blank X2016 [46]
Pole Position Pole Position 1982Pole Position Remix2008 [47]
Project X Zone* Project X Zone 2012 Project X Zone 2 2015 [48]
Rally-X Rally-X 1980Rally-X Rumble2011 [49]
Ridge Racer Ridge Racer 1993Ridge Racer Draw & Drift2016 [50]
Rolling Thunder Rolling Thunder 1986 Rolling Thunder 3 1993 [51]
Sailor Moon *Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon1992 Sailor Moon Drops 2015 [52]
Simple Simple 1500 Series Vol. 1: THE Mahjong1998 Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade 2012 [53]
Sky Kid Sky Kid 1985 Sky Kid Deluxe 1986 [16]
Soulcalibur Soul Edge 1995 Soulcalibur VI 2018 [54]
Splatterhouse Splatterhouse 1988 Splatterhouse 2010 [55]
Star Luster Star Luster 1985 Star Ixiom 1999 [16]
Steel Gunner Steel Gunner 1991 Steel Gunner 2 1992 [56]
Summon Night Summon Night2000 Summon Night 6: Lost Borders 2016 [57]
Super Robot Wars *Super Robot Wars1991 Super Robot Wars T 2019 [58]
Suzuka 8 Hours* Suzuka 8 Hours 1992Suzuka 8 Hours 21993 [59]
Sword Art Online * Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment 2013Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris2020 [60]
Tales Tales of Phantasia 1995 Tales of Arise 2021 [61]
Taiko no Tatsujin Taiko no Tatsujin2001Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro Version2020 [62]
Tank Battalion Tank Battalion 1980Shingun~Destroy! Girl's Tank Battalion2014 [63]
Tekken Tekken 1994 Tekken 8 2024 [64]
Thunder Ceptor Thunder Ceptor 1986 3-D Thunder Ceptor II 1986 [65]
Time Crisis Time Crisis 1995 Time Crisis 5 2015 [66]
Valkyrie Valkyrie no Bōken 1986The Glory of Walküre II2009 [67]
Wagan Wagan1987Chibikko Wagan no Ōkina Bōken2009 [68]
Wangan Midnight *Wangan Midnight2001Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 6RR2021 [69]
We Ski We Ski 2008 We Ski & Snowboard 2009 [70]
Winning Run Winning Run 1988Winning Run '911991 [71]
Wonder Momo Wonder Momo 1987Wonder Momo: Typhoon Booster2014 [16]
World Stadium Pro Baseball: World Stadium1988World Stadium 52001 [72]
Xenosaga Xenosaga Episode I 2002 Xenosaga Episode III 2006 [73]
Xevious Xevious 1983 Xevious Resurrection 2009 [16]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Namco</span> Japanese video game developer and publisher

Namco Limited was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company founded in 1955 which operated video arcades and amusement parks globally, produced video games, films, toys, and arcade cabinets. They were one of the most influential figures in the worldwide coin-op and arcade game industry; Namco produced several multi-million-selling game franchises, such as Pac-Man, Galaxian, Tekken, Tales, Ridge Racer, and Ace Combat. In 2006, Namco merged with Bandai to form what is now named Bandai Namco Holdings; the standalone Namco brand continues to be used for video arcade and other entertainment products by the group's Bandai Namco Amusements division.

<i>Galaga</i> 1981 arcade game

Galaga is a 1981 fixed shooter arcade video game developed and published by Namco. In North America, it was released by Midway Manufacturing. It is the sequel to Galaxian (1979), Namco's first major video game hit in arcades. Controlling a starship, the player is tasked with destroying the Galaga forces in each stage while avoiding enemies and projectiles. Some enemies can capture a player's ship via a tractor beam, which can be rescued to transform the player into a "dual fighter" with additional firepower.

<i>Dig Dug</i> 1982 video game

Dig Dug is a maze arcade video game released by Namco in 1982. It was distributed in North America by Atari, Inc. The player digs underground tunnels to attack enemies in each level, by either inflating them to bursting or crushing them underneath rocks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Banpresto</span> Japanese toy company and video game developer

Banpresto Co., Ltd. was a Japanese video game developer and publisher headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It had a branch in Hong Kong named Banpresto H.K., which was headquartered in the New Territories. Banpresto was a partly-owned subsidiary of toymaker Bandai from 1989 to 2006, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings from 2006 to 2008. In addition to video games, Banpresto produced toys, keyrings, apparel, and plastic models.

<i>Rally-X</i> 1980 video game

Rally-X is a maze chase arcade video game developed in Japan and Germany by Namco and released in 1980. In North America, it was distributed by Midway Manufacturing and in Europe by Karateco. Players drive a blue Formula One race car through a multidirectional scrolling maze to collect yellow flags. Boulders block some paths and must be avoided. Red enemy cars pursue the player in an attempt to collide with them. Red cars can be temporarily stunned by laying down smoke screens at the cost of fuel. Rally-X is one of the first games with bonus stages and continuously-playing background music.

<i>Bravoman</i> 1988 video game

Chōzetsurin Jin Bravoman is a 1988 beat'em up arcade video game developed and published in Japan by Namco. Described as a "comical action game", the player controls the titular character, a bionic superhero with telescopic limbs, as he must defeat the villainous Dr. Bomb before he takes over the world. Bravoman can use his arms, legs and head to defeat enemies, and can also crouch and jump over them. The game ran on the Namco System 1 arcade board.

<i>The Tower of Druaga</i> 1984 video game

The Tower of Druaga is a 1984 arcade action role-playing maze game developed and published in Japan by Namco. Controlling the golden-armored knight Gilgamesh, the player is tasked with scaling 60 floors of the titular tower in an effort to rescue the maiden Ki from Druaga, a demon with eight arms and four legs, who plans to use an artifact known as the Blue Crystal Rod to enslave all of mankind. It ran on the Namco Super Pac-Man arcade hardware, modified with a horizontal-scrolling video system used in Mappy.

<i>Taiko no Tatsujin</i> Video game series

Taiko no Tatsujin is a video game series created by Namco. In the games, players simulate playing a taiko drum in time with music. The series has released games for the arcade and for console and mobile platforms including PlayStation 2, Advanced Pico Beena, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android and Japanese feature phones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bandai Namco Entertainment</span> Japanese video game publisher

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., formerly Bandai Namco Games until 2015, is a Japanese multinational video game publisher, and the video game branch of the wider Bandai Namco Holdings group. Founded in 2006 as Namco Bandai Games Inc., it is the successor to Namco's home and arcade video game business, as well as Bandai's former equivalent division. Development operations were spun off into a new company in 2012, Namco Bandai Studios, now called Bandai Namco Studios.

<i>Super Xevious: GAMP no Nazo</i> 1987 scrolling shooter game

Super Xevious: The Mystery of GAMP is a 1986 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Namco for the Family Computer in Japan. It is the sequel to Xevious, a popular arcade game released in late 1982, and the fourth installment in the Xevious franchise overall. The player controls a spaceship named the Solvalou in its mission to destroy a powerful supercomputer named GAMP, which took over Earth during an ice age. GAMP no Nazo features a heavy focus on puzzle-solving, with each of the game's 21 levels posing a puzzle that must be solved to progress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Namco Generations</span> Video game brand name

Namco Generations was a brand name created by Namco Bandai Games for modernized remakes of their older video games. It was introduced in 2010 in conjunction with Pac-Man Championship Edition DX for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Galaga Legions DX was the second game to use the brand, being released in 2011. Two other games were in production under the Namco Generations label, a Metro-Cross sequel named Aero-Cross and a remaster of Dancing Eyes, both of which were cancelled.

<i>Dancing Eyes</i> 1996 puzzle arcade game

Dancing Eyes is a 1996 puzzle arcade video game developed and published in Japan by Namco. It features gameplay reminiscent of arcade games like Qix — players control a monkey named Urusu-San as he must complete each level by destroying all of the tiles off the grid of a 3D object. Most levels revolve around the player slowly removing the clothing off of women, alongside destroying cobras, UFOs, and cardboard boxes. There are enemies that must be avoided, and there are also power-ups that grant different abilities. The game runs on the Namco System 11 hardware.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bandai Namco Studios</span> Japanese video game developer

Bandai Namco Studios Inc. is a Japanese video game developer headquartered in Kōtō, Tokyo and founded in 2012, with divisions in Singapore and Malaysia. Bandai Namco Studios is a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment, which itself is part of the wider Bandai Namco Holdings group. The company works under its parent company as a keiretsu; Bandai Namco Studios creates video games for home, arcade and mobile platforms, while Bandai Namco Entertainment handles the managing, marketing and publishing of these products.

<i>Pokkén Tournament</i> 2015 video game

Pokkén Tournament is a fighting video game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game combines gameplay elements from Bandai Namco's Tekken series and other fighting games, such as 3D and 2D movement, with characters from the Pokémon franchise. It was released for Japanese arcades in July 2015, and worldwide for the Wii U in March 2016. An enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch, Pokkén Tournament DX, was released in September 2017. The arcade version was published by Bandai Namco, the Japanese console versions were published by The Pokémon Company, and the console versions outside of Japan were published by Nintendo.

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