Namco, Bandai merging Japanese game ops

By Hirohiko Niizumi, GameSpotPosted Jan 11, 2006 1:21 pm PT

Game of corporate-merger musical chairs continues; Namco Bandai Games to be established March 31.

TOKYO--While the formation of Namco Bandai Games America seems to have resolved the merger between Namco and Bandai across the Pacific, the two companies are still jumping through restructuring hoops in their homeland.

Namco Bandai Holdings announced it will establish a new company, Namco Bandai Games Inc., that will absorb its video game operations starting March 31. While it will incorporate all of the pair's combined gaming ventures, Namco's arcade operations will soon be spun off into their own new company.

Current Namco chairman Masaya Nakamura will serve as chairman of Namco Bandai Games, with Namco vice president Shukuo Ishikawa taking over the new company's president position, and Bandai board member Shin Unozawa becoming its vice president.

41 Comments

  • kirktheninja

    Posted Oct 22, 2006 4:50 pm PT

    Neat, now maybe Namco's success will rub off onto Bandai

  • mlakin

    Posted Jun 7, 2006 12:03 am PT

    All I care about is making damned sure Cowboy Bebop comes Stateside!!!

  • djkizzle

    Posted Jan 17, 2006 4:10 pm PT

    I hope bandai doesn't mess up any of namco's franchises

  • zhuojloh

    Posted Jan 17, 2006 11:33 am PT

    cooooollll..... Tales of + .Hack.....hmmmmmmmmmmm sound good to me

  • spartan202

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 1:13 pm PT

    If namco is the one pulling the strings in the new company i have no problems

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 10:10 am PT

    ok. now go make some toys, i guess.

  • Tuddytudman

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 5:20 am PT

    ... hopefully they can now make a decent game, bandai that is, not namco. just I hope there is no messing up gundam with namco character cameos (pictures pacman in a gumdam ship) *shudder*

  • Just_in

    Posted Jan 12, 2006 7:32 pm PT



    Bandai needs this...... Namco doesnt but heck! good luck to them! *ahem.

  • yuginodo

    Posted Jan 12, 2006 7:04 pm PT

    Yay!!!Hopefully it's for the best! I'm still doubtful though! HOPEFULLY THEY MAKE GUNDAM GAMES BETTER!!!!!!

  • Viquist

    Posted Jan 12, 2006 7:36 am PT

    I like that the games company will almost be a seperate division than all the other crap the companies do. This means better direction and more focus on just the games without the other stuff getting in the way.

  • ewjim

    Posted Jan 12, 2006 6:23 am PT

    It must be good for everyone, especially Bandai...

  • jams_shop

    Posted Jan 12, 2006 6:01 am PT

    i think it was a smart move by bandai becase they suck

  • neoand12

    Posted Jan 12, 2006 5:56 am PT

    also maybe YU YU hakasho will be like the ones for Sega Geneisis

  • neoand12

    Posted Jan 12, 2006 5:52 am PT


    Binpo
    maybe namco can help them make DBZ games better. a series that they already ruined..

    same here

  • VFG

    Posted Jan 12, 2006 1:54 am PT

    Yay, now start pumping out action figures based on Namco games.

  • topherstud

    Posted Jan 11, 2006 11:10 pm PT

    YAY!!! Maybe Katamari will come to the 360 now!!!

  • andrewtyen

    Posted Jan 11, 2006 8:35 pm PT

    it could be good

  • D4rThx_xR3Lik

    Posted Jan 11, 2006 6:56 pm PT

    I feel this a good merge especially with all cards on the table.

  • chibi-acer

    Posted Jan 11, 2006 6:07 pm PT

    Bandai does put out some good stuff, but most of it doesn't get released in the US. Hopefully things will work out in our favor.

  • -Gijutsu-

    Posted Jan 11, 2006 5:35 pm PT

    hope this doesnt flop

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