Today the company formerly known as Namco Bandai has announced that it has officially changed its name to Bandai Namco and will be reflected in their branding, communications and labels by April 1st 2014 and no, that is not an April Fools joke at all.
The two companies Namco and Bandai had merged back in 2005 to be more competitive in the global market with much success in Japan, North America and Latin America as well as Europe. This merger had resulted in Namco Bandai Holdings and the Bandai Namco Group which are now being unified as Bandai Namco across the globe.
“Since its merger in late 2005, BANDAI NAMCO Games has grown to be one of the largest and most successful game publishers in its native Japan, the United States, Latin America, and Europe,” says Nobuhiro Kasahara, Chief Operating Officer at NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “The BANDAI NAMCO Games logo has now become synonymous with great gaming products and services; it’s the perfect time for us to unify our corporate brand around the world and move forward together in a united front as a global company.”
Some of the games that were published by the company are Enslaved, the Dark Souls franchise as well as tons of JRPGs and other platfromers.
