Bandai Co., Ltd.
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Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
株式会社バンダイナムコエンターテインメント (Kabushiki gaisha Bandai Namuko Entāteinmento) | |
Industry
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Video game Publisher
Toy Manufacturer and Distributor |
Foundation
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July 5, 1950
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Locations
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Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
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Products
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Digimon Series
Tales Series .hack Series |
Number of Employees
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851 (January 2021)
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Homepage
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[www.bandai.co.jp Homepage (JP)]
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Social Media
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Bandai Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational toy manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Taitō, Tokyo. Between 1981 and 2001, Bandai was a manufacturer of video game consoles.
After its merger with game developer and amusement facility operator Namco in 2005, Bandai Company is now under the management and a member of Bandai Namco Holdings (Bandai Namco Group). Following a group reorganisation in 2006, Bandai heads the group's Toys and Hobby strategic business unit (SBU).[1] Bandai Entertainment announced it would cease its distribution operations in January 2012.[2][3] Beez Entertainment is no longer releasing new anime in Europe.[4]
For information regarding the games publisher after 2005, please see Bandai Namco Entertainment.
About
History
In 2005, Bandai merged with Namco to become Namco Bandai Holdings.[5] In 2006, Namco and Bandai's video game operations merged into Namco Bandai Games (later known as Bandai Namco Entertainment). Some of the older logos are still used on the official website, toy box packaging, and in-screen credits in audiovisual materials.
While the .hack//G.U. games were released under "Namco Bandai Games Inc." (2006–2014) the later .hack//G.U. Last Recode was released under "Bandai Namco Games Inc." (2014–2015), which caused some confusion among older fans.
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References
- ↑ "Toys and Hobby SBU". Bandai Namco Holdings. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ Loo, Egan (January 2, 2012). "Bandai Entertainment to Stop Releasing New DVDs, BDs, Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 31, 2012). "Bandai Entertainment to Discontinue Home Video, Manga, Novel Sales". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ↑ Loo, Egan (January 5, 2012). "France's Beez Entertainment Stops Releasing New Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140312025357/http://www.1up.com/news/bandai-namco-finalize-merger-details