Bandai Namco Studios

Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
	Headquarters in Kōtō, Tokyo
Native name	株式会社バンダイナムコスタジオ
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Bandai Namuko Sutajio
Formerly	Namco Bandai Studios Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	April 2, 2012
Headquarters	Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Daisuke Uchiyama; (president); Shigeru Yokoyama; (chairman);
Products	Ace Combat series; Galaxian series; God Eater series; The Idolmaster series; Pac-Man series; Soulcalibur series; Super Smash Bros. series; Taiko no Tatsujin series; Tales series; Tekken series; Time Crisis series;
Revenue	$6.8 billion (2020)
Number of employees	1,219 (2023)
Parent	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Divisions	Bandai Namco Studios Singapore; Bandai Namco Studios Malaysia; Bandai Namco Research;
Website	bandainamcostudios.com

Bandai Namco Studios Inc.^[a] is a Japanese video game developer headquartered in Kōtō, Tokyo. Its offices in Malaysia and Singapore, Bandai Namco Studio Malaysia and Bandai Namco Studios Singapore, are based out of Selangor, Malaysia and Infinite Studios, Singapore respectively. Bandai Namco Studios is a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment, which itself is a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. The company works under its parent company as a keiretsu; Bandai Namco Studios creates video games for home consoles, handheld systems, mobile devices and arcade hardware, while Bandai Namco Entertainment handles the managing, marketing and publishing of these products.

Bandai Namco Studios was established in April 2012 as the spin-off company of publisher Namco Bandai Games's video game development divisions. Originally known as Namco Bandai Studios Inc., the decision was based on its parent company's restructuring efforts and need for a decrease in development times and increase in productivity. Studios absorbed over 1,000 employees from Namco Bandai Games, and 80 employees from the defunct Namco Tales Studio division. The company opened divisions in Singapore and Vancouver in 2013 to expand operations overseas; the Vancouver division later closed in 2018. Its Malaysia division was established in 2016.

Bandai Namco Studios has worked on many successful video game franchises, including Tekken, Pac-Man, The Idolmaster, Ace Combat, Tales, and Soulcalibur, in addition to original intellectual properties such as Code Vein and Scarlet Nexus. Much like Namco developed games for Nintendo as a publisher since the GameCube, the company has also developed several games for them as Bandai Namco Studios, namely the Super Smash Bros. series beginning with the fourth installment, Wii Sports Club, and spin-offs in the Pokémon franchise like Pokkén Tournament and New Pokémon Snap. The company is a strong advocate of video game preservation, preserving master arts, design documents, and other resources for its games.

^ "Company Overview | Bandai Namco Studios Inc". 6 February 2023.

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[1] "Company Overview | Bandai Namco Studios Inc". 6 February 2023.

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