👉 "Bandai Namco" refers to a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo, Japan. The company specializes in developing action-adventure games that feature characters from well-known Japanese anime and manga franchises such as Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, and Sailor Moon. The word "Namco" comes from the French term "Nacé", meaning "born" or "introduced," which was adopted by Namco for their first game in 1983. The company's original name was Namco Entertainment (also known as Namcom), but later it became Bandai Namco. The word "Namco" is used to refer to both the video game developer itself and its subsidiary companies. Namco Enterprises Inc. is a Japanese gaming company, while Namco Games Ltd., or just Namco, refers to the game development studio.
