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|industry = Video Games | |industry = Video Games | ||
|products = Various Home Video Games | |products = Various Home Video Games | ||
|num_employees = 11,057 (2023) | |num_employees = 11,057 <small>(2023)</small> | ||
|parent = Bandai Namco Group | |parent = Bandai Namco Group | ||
|website = [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/english/ Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.] | |website = [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/english/ Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.] | ||
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The merger between the two companies was officially made on March 31st, 2006. Both companies cited advancements in technology and declining birth rates in Japan as reasons for the merge, requiring them to remain relevant in the modern age. In its current form, the company is known for developing RPG games like the ''Tales'' series, fighting games such as the ''Tekken'' and ''Soulcalibur'' series, and numerous licensed games based on manga and anime franchises such as those from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Weekly Shōnen Jump}}''. | The merger between the two companies was officially made on March 31st, 2006. Both companies cited advancements in technology and declining birth rates in Japan as reasons for the merge, requiring them to remain relevant in the modern age. In its current form, the company is known for developing RPG games like the ''Tales'' series, fighting games such as the ''Tekken'' and ''Soulcalibur'' series, and numerous licensed games based on manga and anime franchises such as those from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Weekly Shōnen Jump}}''. | ||
Bandai Namco is the head developer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', along with [[Sora Ltd.]] | Bandai Namco is the head developer for ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', along with [[Sora Ltd.]] Several items and characters from some of Namco's games, such as ''Galaga'' and ''Rally-X'', appear in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate''.<ref>[http://nintendoeverything.com/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u-tons-of-screenshots/?nggpage=6 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – tons of screenshots] Nintendo Everything</ref> A full list of Namco properties represented in ''Smash'' can be found [[List of minor third-party universes#Namco series|here]]. | ||
Outside of ''Super Smash Bros.'', Bandai Namco has made several games in collaboration with Nintendo, such as the ''Mario Baseball'' series, the ''Donkey Konga'' series, ''Star Fox: Assault'', the ''Mario Kart'' arcade games (in addition to assisting with ''8'' and ''Tour''), ''New Pokémon Snap'', and ''Pokkén Tournament'', a ''Tekken''-like fighting game featuring playable {{uv|Pokémon}} as fighters. | Outside of ''Super Smash Bros.'', Bandai Namco has made several games in collaboration with Nintendo, such as the ''Mario Baseball'' series, the ''Donkey Konga'' series, ''Star Fox: Assault'', the ''Mario Kart'' arcade games (in addition to assisting with ''8'' and ''Tour''), ''New Pokémon Snap'', and ''Pokkén Tournament'', a ''Tekken''-like fighting game featuring playable {{uv|Pokémon}} as fighters. | ||