Namco Bandai Holdings Inc.

Moby ID: 6289

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The company was formed when Bandai Co., Ltd. bought Namco Ltd. for about $1.7 billion. The merger was announced in May 2005 and was finalised in January 2006.

Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) Inc. (formerly called Namco Holding Corp.) owns all of the Bandai Namco Group US subsidiaries including Bandai America Inc. (Toy), Bandai Entertainment, Inc. (Visual/DVD), Namco America Inc. (Arcade machine), Namco Cybertainment Inc. (Arcade facility), Namco Networks America Inc. (Mobile games) and Namco Bandai Games America Inc. (Video games).

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February 2008

The company acquires Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

January 2, 2006

The merger becomes effective.

January 1, 2006

The company establishes the mobile-dedicated subsidiary Namco Networks America Inc., led by Kenji Hisatsune.

September 29, 2005

Company established.

May 3, 2005

The merger between Bandai and Namco is announced.

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