Namco Hometek Inc. and Bandai Games Inc. have officially merged and will now be known as Namco Bandai Games America Inc. in North America. Bringing together such popular franchises as Pac-Man, Tamagotchi, SoulCalibur, Naruto, Inuyasha and Tekken, the integrated company makes its home at Namco’s Santa Clara, Calif., facility and operates under new president and CEO Genichi Ito.
The integration process was initiated on Sept. 29, 2005, to allow both companies to compete more effectively on the global stage as the entertainment industry continues to change at a rapid pace. The resulting entertainment group will be involved in a variety of business fields, including toys, amusement facilities, video game software, apparel and network content.
‘We are thrilled that the integration of the two North American entities is now complete and we are all now under one roof,’ Ito comments. ‘We are proud to be part of the new Namco Bandai Games America family and look forward to a successful year ahead.”
‘The integration of our two companies has been a team effort over the last several months,’ adds Bandai Games’ Naruo Uchida, who has assumed the role of corporate planning senior VP of Namco Bandai Games America. ‘We have worked together to fuse the many strengths each of our companies have to form one strong North American operation.’
Namco Bandai Holdings Inc. (formerly Namco Holding Corp.) owns all Bandai Namco Group U.S. subsidiaries including Bandai America Inc. (toys), Bandai Ent., Inc. (visual/DVD), Namco America Inc. (arcade machines), Namco Cybertainment Inc. (arcade facilities), Namco Networks America Inc. (mobile games) and Namco Bandai Games America Inc. (video games). For more information on the new company and its products, go to www.namcobandaigames.com.
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