Namco
Namco Limited (株式会社ナムコ, Kabushiki Kaisha Namuko) is an Japanese amusement company. They make video games, and are famous for creating video games including Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug and Xevious.
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| Private (subsidiary of Namco Bandai) | |
| Industry | Leisure industry |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Headquarters |  Ōta, Tokyo, Japan Santa Clara, California, USA |
Key people | Masaya Nakamura (Founder) Kyushiro Takagi (CEO) |
| Products | (see List of Namco games) |
| Parent | Namco Bandai Holdings |
| Website | Namco official site |
Namco Media
Trade advertisement from Play Meter featuring Masaya Nakamura announcing the change of corporate name
Pac-Man has been Namco's mascot since the character's introduction in 1980.
Namco became one of the first third-party developers for the Famicom, with their arcade game ports increasing system sales.
Namco's unreleased 16-bit console had hardware comparable to the Nintendo Super Famicom.
A Ridge Racer Full Scale arcade machine
Namco was one of the first third-party supporters for the PlayStation, and helped the system achieve success in its early years.
A Namco-branded video arcade in Osaka
Former Namco Bandai Games (Bandai Namco Entertainment) headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo
