BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment

Bandai Namco Games Inc. (BNGI) (株式会社バンダイナムコゲームス Kabushiki Gaisha Bandai Namuko Gēmusu?) is an arcade, mobile and home video game publisher, based in Japan. The company also publishes video, music and other entertainment products related to its video game IPs. It is the product of a merger between the video game development divisions of Bandai and Namco. Originally referred to in the West as Namco Bandai Games, the company was internationally renamed as Bandai Namco Games in January 2014. On December 17, 2014, Bandai Namco Holdings announced that it will change its gaming division name from Bandai Namco Games to Bandai Namco Entertainment on April 1, 2015.

Bandai Namco Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings (BNHD) and specializes in management and sales of video games and other related entertainment products, while its Bandai Namco Studios subsidiaries specialize in the development of these products. It is the core company of Bandai Namco Group's Content Strategic Business Unit (Content SBU).

In addition to its core publisher operations in Japan, Bandai Namco Games publishes content worldwide through different entities. Bandai Namco Games America handles publishing across North America; Bandai Namco Games Europe handles publishing across Europe; Bandai Namco Games Asia handles publishing across Asia (except Japan); Bandai Namco Games Australia and Bandai Namco Games New Zealand handle publishing in Oceania. The company has its headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

Bandai Namco Games had a hand in the development of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.

As Namco, they were a front-runner during the golden age of arcade video games. Pac-Man, arguably their most famous title, went on to become the best-selling arcade game in history and an international popular culture icon. They are also known for creating successful franchises such as Galaxian, Ridge Racer, Ace Combat, Tekken, and Soul series.

Bandi was a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys (after Mattel and Hasbro). Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs. Its headquarters is located in Taitō, Tokyo.

Influence in McLeodGaming
PAC-MAN, Namco's most popular character, acts as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Flash 2. The Tales series has a strong representation in the Super Smash Flash series, due to the character Lloyd Irving appearing in both Super Smash Flash games. However, Tales of Symphonia is the only game to have representation from the Tales series. No other Bandi Namco Games appear in McLeodGaming media.