All Games
 |
Namco LimitedHistorical Events1955: - Namco (then called Nakamura Manufacturing Ltd.) founded by Masaya Nakamura in Tokyo, Japan.
1972: - The beginning of using "Namco" as a brand name.
1974: - Enters the coin-operated video game market through aquisition of Atari (Japan) Corp. from Atari Corp. of the U.S.
1977: - Changes name to Namco Limited.
- Established Namco Enterprises Asia Limited in Hong Kong.
1978: - Established Namco America Incorporated in California, United States.
1991: - Established Namco Europe Limited in London, United Kingdom.
1992: - Established Brent Leisure Limited in London, United Kingdom as European manufacturing base and as U.K. distributor of Namco products.
1993: - Aquires Alladin Castle, Inc. Thus making Namco the largest arcade operator in the United States.
- Established Shanghai Namco Limited in Shanghai, China - a joint venture with Shanghai Municipial Bureau of Culture, to produce and sell amusement machines and to operate amusement arcades.
- Established Namco Operations Europe Limited in London, United Kingdom.
1995: - Established Namco Holding Corporation in the United States.
1996: - Established Namco Ireland Limited in Ireland.
1997: - Established Dream Pictures Studion Incorporated, a joint venture with Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. and Polygon Pictures, Inc., to produce digital contents for computer graphic-based films and entertainment software.
Jul 30, 2003: - Namco acquires the rights to make games based on the films Escape from New York and its sequel Escape from L.A.
Mar 18, 2004: - Namco announces that they have signed a publishing agreement with Flagship Studios.
Apr 01, 2005: - Shigeichi Ishimura (age 51), formerly head of Namco's mobile division, is to become the company's new president. Koichi Tashiro will now move into Ishimura-san's former role.
With the change, Namco's former president, Kyushiro Takagi (age 61), will step up to vice chairman of the company.
May 02, 2005: Company history contributed by Sciere (118742), Freeman (15278) and Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (13163) |
|
|
| | |