bandi buys namco

**theONE** · #1 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 01:44 PM

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Bandai Buys Namco

(Written by: Dennis)

Big mergers in the games industry: Bandai has acquired Namco!

Bandai, the company behind the Powerrangers, Digimon and Dragonball Z games, and Pac-Man-Namco have announced a merger between the two companies.

Earlier this morning, several Japanese sources stated that Bandai and Namco were interested in a merger between the two companies, which would result in the second-largest toy and videogames producer in Japan. Not much later, Bandai announced that they had bought Namco for 1.7 billion US dollar (about €1.3 billion). The new name? Namco Bandai Holdings Inc. (how original)

http://gba.n64europe.com/index.php?id=3439

#2 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 03:56 PM

does this mean bandai is still gonna be gay and only make exclusive PS2 games?

**bignds** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 09:16 PM

oh sony, how could you.
probably one of my favorite games developers (mostly thanks to tekken) have been bought out. oh well, as long as tekken continues its legacy of greatness im not complaining.

**theONE** · #4 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 10:10 PM

i love namco too this pisses me off... oh well i cant do anything, except boycott!

#5 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 10:27 PM

i hate both to be honest lol

go atari

**theONE** · #6 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 10:57 PM

y dont u like them.. i dont like ea their half ass sum of the time

#7 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 11:35 PM

dude i don't like EA either man

**Sepharite** · #8 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 11:50 PM

I never liked one game by Bandai... they make the ****tiest **** ever.

Namco on the other hand is my hero. Go XENOSAGA!

**x999x** · #9 (**permalink**) 03-05-2005, 05:41 AM

I don' t think you guys realize the implications for Namco branded toys now flooding the market!

Imagine all the cool stuff Namco can produce now that they've got backing by Bandai!

This would be like EA and Hasbro teaming up, not the best of examples, but this is how big these companies are.

**bignds** · #10 (**permalink**) 03-05-2005, 04:39 PM

yeah but namco have already got tons of pac-man merchandise as well as tekken toys, films.

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