Namcot
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Native name
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株式会社ナムコ |
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| Private subsidiary | |
| Industry | Video arcade, amusement park |
| Fate | Merged with Bandai |
| Successor | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Founded | June 1, 1955 March 31, 2006 (Re-established) |
| Founder | Masaya Nakamura |
| Headquarters | Ōta, Tokyo, Japan |
| Products | List of Namco games |
| Parent | Bandai Namco Holdings |
| Divisions |
Project Soul (Soulcalibur franchise) |
| Subsidiaries | Namco Enterprises Asia Shanghai Namco Namco America Namco Cybertainment Namco Operations Europe |
| Website | http://www.namco.co.jp/ |
Namco Limited (株式会社ナムコ? Kabushiki Gaisha Namuko) is a Japanese corporation best known as a video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Bandai Namco Games on March 31, 2006, now known as Bandai Namco Entertainment. Namco was re-established to continue domestic operation of video arcades and amusement parks. Its headquarters are located in Ōta, Tokyo. The company's English name is often officially written as NAMCO (in all capital letters).
Namco was a front-runner during the golden age of arcade video games. Pac-Man went on to become the best-selling arcade game in history and an international popular culture icon. Namco was also known for creating successful franchises such as Galaxian, Ridge Racer, Ace Combat, Tekken, as well as the Soul and Tales series.
Masaya Nakamura founded the company as Nakamura Manufacturing in 1955. Based in Tokyo, the company started out by running children's rides on the roof of a department store in Yokohama. The business eventually expanded throughout the Tokyo area. Nakamura Manufacturing was reorganized in 1958 and later underwent a name change to Nakamura Manufacturing Company, which would be used to form the acronym "NAMCO." In 1970, the company produced a coin-operated mechanical driving simulator called "Racer."
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