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{{Company | {{Company | ||
|name=Namco Ltd.<br />株式会社ナムコ | |name=Namco Ltd.<br />株式会社ナムコ | ||
|image=Namco | |image=Namco logo.gif | ||
|founder=Masaya Nakamura | |founder=Masaya Nakamura | ||
|founded=1955 | |founded=1955 | ||
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|website=http://namco.com/ | |website=http://namco.com/ | ||
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Based in Tokyo, {{nihongo|'''Namco'''|株式会社ナムコ|Kabushiki Kaisha Namuko}} was formed in [[1955]] by Masaya Nakamura. The company originally made rocking horses and other toys until 1971 when it acquired [[Atari]]'s Japanese division and started developing video games. Namco America was then formed in California. | Based in Tokyo, {{nihongo|'''Namco'''|株式会社ナムコ|Kabushiki Kaisha Namuko}} was formed in [[1955]] by Masaya Nakamura. The company originally made rocking horses and other toys until 1971 when it acquired [[Atari]]'s Japanese division and started developing video games. Namco America was then formed in California. | ||
Namco started making arcade games in Japan and its first game [[Gee Bee]] was released in 1978. A year later [[Galaxian]] was released and was Namco's first big hit in the video gaming market. The following years in the 80's Namco released some of its best arcade games including [[Pac-Man]], [[Galaga]], [[Dig Dug]] and [[Xevious]]. Namco continued to release arcade titles while shifting their focus to the video console market. It continues to expand its [[Tekken]] and [[Time Crisis]] series in arcades and also released [[Mario Kart Arcade GP]] into arcades in 2005. [[Tekken 6]] and [[Bomberman Stadium]] are being released in 2007. | Namco started making arcade games in Japan and its first game [[Gee Bee]] was released in 1978. A year later [[Galaxian]] was released and was Namco's first big hit in the video gaming market. The following years in the 80's Namco released some of its best arcade games including [[Pac-Man]], [[Galaga]], [[Dig Dug]] and [[Xevious]]. Namco continued to release arcade titles while shifting their focus to the video console market. It continues to expand its [[Tekken]] and [[Time Crisis]] series in arcades and also released [[Mario Kart Arcade GP]] into arcades in 2005. [[Tekken 6]] and [[Bomberman Stadium]] are being released in 2007. |