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Corporate History

2006

March

March 31, 2006, NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. established as main company in Game Contents Strategic Business Unit (SBU) in BANDAI NAMCO Group


Mobile Suit Gundam:
Senjo No Kizuna: ©SOTSU·SUNRISE

October

Arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjo No Kizuna goes live

November

Ridge Racer 7 and Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Sight for PLAYSTATIONR3 (PS3) released simultaneously with PS3 game console

December

Ennichi No Tatsujin, Tamagotchi no Pika Pika Daito-ryo-! and SD Gundam Scad Hammers for Wii released simultaneously with Nintendo Wii game console

2007

May

Company sites integrated at one location in Higashi-shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo and named Mirai-Kenkyusho


ANIMAL KAISER: ©2007-2009 NBGI

August

Deployed ANIMAL KAISER for Data Carddass machines throughout Japan

2008

January

Launched We Ski for Nintendo Wii


We Ski: ©2008 NBGI


Soul Calibur IV: ©1995-2008 NBGI

April

Banpresto Co., Ltd.’s game business divisions responsible for planning and development of home-use game software and arcade game machines were transferred to NAMCO BANDAI Games

August

Over 2 million Soul Calibur IV game units sold worldwide in one week

November

Planning, development and sales base for mobile content moves from Yokohama to the new Park Tower office in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo

2009

March

The Technical Center moves from Kohoku Ward, Yokohama to Katsushima, Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, and main business bases are consolidated in Shinagawa Ward

April

Bandai Networks integrates businesses, strengthening overall power of network business and creating new content business