Changes: Namco

Revision as of 00:39, 21 March 2020



1955–1971	1971–1978	1978–2006

Namco, Ltd. (Stylized known as NAMCO) was a Japanese developer and publisher of arcade and home video game consoles founded by Masaya Nakamura on 1st of June 1955. It was located on Ōta, Tokyo as a World Headquarters, and several divisions were established internationally. Today it's a part of Bandai Namco Holdings, under the name of Bandai Namco Entertainment since 2006.

Nakamura Seisakusho/Nakamura Manufacturing

1955–1971

The Nakamura's entertainment company was founded as a Nakamura Seisakusho in 1955, and four years later changed the name as Nakamura Manufacturing from until 1977.

Namco

1971–1978

The name "NAMCO" stands for Nakamura Amusement Manufacturing Company which is used as today.

1978–2006, 2005–present (online)

The 1971 logo was slightly modified in 1978. In 1984, the Namco logo added the letter "T" that stood for Entertainment as the final letter for the home console publisher division.

In 2005, Namco merged with Bandai to become Bandai Namco Holdings. In 2006, Namco and Bandai's video game operations merged into Bandai Namco Games Inc. (later known as Bandai Namco Entertainment). It was still in use in the official website.

External links

Namco

Bandai Namco Holdings

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 |Namco (1971).svg|1971–1978
 |Namco.svg|1978–2006}}
+'''Namco, Ltd.''' (Stylized known as '''NAMCO''') was a Japanese developer and publisher of arcade and home video game consoles founded by Masaya Nakamura on 1st of June 1955. It was located on Ōta, Tokyo as a World Headquarters, and several divisions were established internationally. Today it's a part of [[Bandai Namco Holdings]], under the name of [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] since 2006.
 ==Nakamura Seisakusho/Nakamura Manufacturing==
 ===1955–1971===
 [[File:Nakamura Seisakusho.png|center|300px]]
-(also known as '''Nakamura Seisakusho''' from 1955–1959 and '''Nakamura Manufacturing''' from 1959–1977)
+The Nakamura's entertainment company was founded as a '''Nakamura Seisakusho''' in 1955, and four years later changed the name as '''Nakamura Manufacturing''' from until 1977.
 ==Namco==
 ===1971–1978===
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 Namco (1971) (Print).svg|Print version
 </gallery>
+The name "NAMCO" stands for '''N'''akamura '''A'''musement  '''M'''anufacturing  '''Co'''mpany which is used as today.
 ===1978–2006, 2005–present (online)===
 [[File:Namco.svg|center|300px]]
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 Namcot (Print).svg|Namcot (print version)
 </gallery>
-The 1971 logo was slightly modified in 1978. In 2005, '''Namco '''merged with [[Bandai]] to become [[Bandai Namco Holdings]]. In 2006, Namco and Bandai's video game operations merged into '''Bandai Namco Games Inc'''. (later known as [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]). It was still in use in the official website.
+The 1971 logo was slightly modified in 1978. In 1984, the Namco logo added the letter "T" that stood for Entertainmen'''t''' as the final letter for the home console publisher division.
+In 2005, '''Namco '''merged with [[Bandai]] to become [[Bandai Namco Holdings]]. In 2006, Namco and Bandai's video game operations merged into '''Bandai Namco Games Inc'''. (later known as Bandai Namco Entertainment). It was still in use in the official website.
 ==External links==
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050816054754/http://www.namco.co.jp/ Namco] '''(Japanese)'''
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 *[http://www.namcoamerica.com/ Namco America]
 *[http://www.namcoentertainment.com/ Namco Entertainment]
 {{Chronology||[[Bandai Namco Holdings]]}}
 {{Bandai Namco}}