Namco

Namco
Type	Brand of Bandai Namco Holdings
Founded	June 1, 1955 (Nakamura Seisakusho) 1959 (Nakamura Manufacturing Company) 1973 (Atari Japan) 1977 (Namco)
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Masaya Nakamura, founder
Industry	video games
Products	Video games
Number of people	not disclosed
Website	http://www.namcofunscape.com/

Namco is a brand owned by Bandai Namco Holdings. Only one division under Bandai Namco Holdings still retains the Namco name, Namco Enterprises Asia.

Nakamura Works

Nakamura Works (中村製作所, "Nakamura Seisakusho") was formed on June 1, 1955. by Masaya Nakamura.

Nakamura Manufacturing Company

It was renamed Nakamura Manufacturing Company (株式会社中村製作所) in 1959. In 1971, it began releasing games under the Namco label, an acronym of Nakamura Manufacturing Company.

Atari Japan acquisition

Nolan Bushnell founded an Atari division named Atari Japan in 1973. In 1974, Nakamura purchased Atari Japan for $500,000 USD and Nakamura Manufacturing Company became the sole distributor of Atari products in Japan.

Namco

In 1977, Nakamura Manufacturing Company was renamed Namco Limited.

Bandai Namco Holdings

In February 2005, Namco merged with Bandai forming Bandai Namco Holdings. The two companies operated independently under the holding company until March 31, 2006, when the development divisions of the two companies were merged into Namco Bandai Games.

The arcade divisions in the United Kingdom and Asia are the only divisions to retain the Namco name.

Namco games

Title	Year	System	Notes
Gee Bee	1978	Arcade, PS4, Switch
Bomb Bee	1979	Arcade, PS1
Cutie Q	1979	Arcade, PS1
Galaxian	1979	Arcade, Evercade, Famicom, Mobile (DoJa), MSX, PS1, Switch, Windows, Xbox One
King & Balloon	1980	Arcade, Xbox 360
Pac-Man	1980	Arcade1Up, Arcade, Evercade, Famicom, Famicom Mini, NES Classic Edition, PS1, Switch, Windows
Rally-X	1980	Arcade, PS1, Xbox 360
Bosconian	1981	Arcade, PS1, Xbox 360
Galaga	1981	Arcade, Evercade, Famicom, Famicom Mini, NES Classic Edition, PS1, Switch, Windows, Xbox One
New Rally-X	1981	Arcade, PS1, Xbox 360
Ordyne	1981	Arcade, PS4, Switch
Dig Dug	1982	Arcade, Evercade, Famicom, Switch, Windows, Xbox 360
Ms. Pac-Man	1982	Game Boy, Game Gear, NES	Namco ported it to Game Boy, Game Gear, and NES. Originally developed by GCC.
Pac-Man Plus	1982	Arcade, Arcade1Up
Pole Position	1982	Arcade, PS1, Xbox 360
Super Pac-Man	1982	Arcade, Famicom, Switch, Windows, Xbox 360
Xevious	1982	Arcade, Evercade, Famicom, PS1, Switch, Windows, Xbox 360
Libble Rabble	1983	Arcade, Evercade, SNES
Mappy	1983	Arcade, Famicom, PS1, Switch, Windows, Xbox 360
Pac & Pal	1983	Arcade, Xbox 360
Phozon	1983	Arcade, PS1
Pole Position II	1983	Arcade, Xbox 360
Gaplus	1984	Arcade, Famicom, PS1, Switch, Windows
Grobda	1984	Arcade, PS1, Xbox 360
The Tower of Druaga	1984	Arcade, Famicom, Switch, Windows
Dig Dug II	1985	Arcade, Evercade, Famicom, Switch, Windows, Xbox 360
Dragon Buster	1985	Arcade, Famicom, PS1, Switch, Windows
Dragon Sable	1985	Arcade, PS4, Switch
Metro-Cross	1985	Arcade, Xbox 360
Motos	1985	Arcade, Xbox 360
Pac-Land	1985	Arcade, Famicom, Switch, Windows
Baraduke (Alien Sector in North America on arcade)	1985	Antstream, Arcade, PS1, PS4, PSP, Switch, Wii, X68000, Xbox 360
Battle City	1985	3DS, Famicom, FM-7, Mini Player, MZ80, PS4, PSP, Switch, Wii, Wii U, Windows, X1
Sky Kid	1985	Arcade, Famicom, Switch, Windows, Xbox 360
Star Luster	1985	Arcade, Evercade, Famicom, Switch, Windows, Xbox 360
VS. Battle City	1985	Arcade, PS4, Switch
VS. Star Luster	1985	Arcade, PS4, Switch
Warpman	1985	Evercade, Famicom, Switch
The Adventure of Valkyrie: The Legend of the Key of Time	1986	Famicom, Switch
The Genji and the Heike Clans	1986	Arcade, Switch, PS4
Rolling Thunder	1986	Arcade, Famicom, Switch, Windows, Xbox 360
Sky Kid Deluxe	1986	Arcade, Xbox 360
Super Xevious: The Mystery of GAMP	1986	Arcade, Famicom, Switch, Windows
The Tower of Babel (Mystery Tower outside Japan)	1986	Famicom, Switch
Toy Pop	1986	PS1
VS. The Adventure of Valkyrie: The Legend of the Key of Time	1986	Arcade, PS4, Switch
VS. Super Xevious: The Mystery of GAMP (VS. Super Xevious: The Mystery of GUMP outside Japan)	1986	Arcade, Famicom, Switch, Windows
VS. The Tower of Babel (VS. Mystery Tower outside Japan)	1986	Arcade, Switch
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend	1987	Arcade, Famicom
Family Jockey	1987	Famicom, Game Boy, Switch
Galaga '88	1987	Arcade, Xbox 360
Mappy-Land	1987	Arcade, Famicom, Switch, Windows
Pac-Mania	1987	Arcade, Famicom, Switch, Windows, Xbox 360
Phantom Travel Journal Yōkai Dōchūki	1987	Arcade, PS4, Switch
Face Off	1988	Arcade, PS4, Switch
Dragon Buster II	1989	Famicom, Switch, Windows
The Legend of Valkyrie	1989	Arcade, PS4, Switch
Mappy Kids	1989	Evercade, Famicom
Phelios	1989	Evercade, Genesis
Quad Challenge	1989	Evercade, Genesis
Wagan Land	1989	Famicom, Switch
Burning Force	1990	Evercade, Genesis
F/A	1992	Arcade, PS4, Switch
Namco Classic II	1992	Famicom, Switch
Metal Marines	1993	Evercade, SNES
Ridge Racer	1993	Arcade, PS1, PS4, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S
Ridge Racer 2	1994	Arcade, PS1, PS4, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S
Air Combat 22	1995	Arcade, PS4, Switch
Rave Racer	1995	Arcade, PS4, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S
Weapon Lord	1995	Evercade, SNES
Galaga Arrangement	1995	Arcade, Xbox
Aqua Jet	1996	Arcade, PS4, Switch
Dig Dug Arrangement	1996	Arcade, Xbox
Namco Museum Vol. 1	1996	PlayStation	Includes Bosconian, Galaga, New Rally-X, Pac-Man, Pole Position, Rally-X, and Toy Pop.
Namco Museum Vol. 2	1996	PlayStation	Includes Bomb Bee, Cutie Q, Dragon Buster, Gaplus, Grobda, Mappy, and Xevious.
Pac-Man Arrangement	1996	Arcade, Xbox
Tekken 2	1996	PS1, PS3
Namco Museum Vol. 3	1997	PlayStation	Includes Dig Dug, Galaxian, Ms. Pac-Man, Phozon, Pole Position II, The Tower of Druaga.
Tekken 3	1998	PS1, PlayStation Classic
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4	1999	PlayStation Classic, PS1
Mr. Driller	2000	PS1, PlayStation Classic
Katamari Damacy	2004	PS2, PS3
Dig Dug Arrangement	2005	PSP, Xbox 360
Galaga Arrangement	2005	PSP, Xbox 360
Pac-Man Arrangement	2005	PSP, Xbox 360