Namco
Status: name changed
Country: Japan
aka(s): Namcot, Namco Networks
1955
formerly: Nakamura Manufacturing (until 1971)
Video games for the Famicon were released in Japan under the moniker Namcot.
Subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings since 2005
It is known for .hack//, Ace Combat, Arc the Lad, Bad Dudes, Baten Kaitos, Burgertime, Counter-Strike, Dead to Rights, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Dragon Slayer, Final Lap, Hugo - character, Hydlide, Katamari Damacy, Klonoa, Mario, Mario Kart, Megami Tensei, MotoGP, Mr. Driller, Mysterious Dungeon, Pac-Man, Point Blank, Pole Position, Raiden, Rebelstar, Ridge Racer, Rock n Roll Racing, Rolling Thunder, Smash Court, Sniper Elite, SoulCalibur, SplatterHouse, Star Fox, Super Chinese, Taiko no Tatsujin, Tales of, Tekken, Time Crisis, Tower of Druaga, Valkyrie no Boken, Wagyan, Xeno, Xenosaga, Xevious
Releases per year
| 1974 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 2 | |
| 1979 | 4 | |
| 1980 | 7 | |
| 1981 | 5 | |
| 1982 | 11 | |
| 1983 | 10 | |
| 1984 | 20 | |
| 1985 | 20 | |
| 1986 | 25 | |
| 1987 | 27 | |
| 1988 | 38 | |
| 1989 | 37 | |
| 1990 | 41 | |
| 1991 | 40 | |
| 1992 | 33 | |
| 1993 | 39 | |
| 1994 | 30 | |
| 1995 | 38 | |
| 1996 | 34 | |
| 1997 | 23 | |
| 1998 | 24 | |
| 1999 | 35 | |
| 2000 | 33 | |
| 2001 | 30 | |
| 2002 | 42 | |
| 2003 | 36 | |
| 2004 | 37 | |
| 2005 | 60 | |
| 2006 | 48 | |
| 2007 | 30 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 |
900 video games with valid date were considered (98.2%)
Overall rankings
Common gametypes
Top platforms
| Arcade |  | 281 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NES | | 85 | |
| PS2 | | 77 | |
| PS | | 68 | |
| GBA | | 41 | |
| SNES | | 37 | |
| Nintendo DS | | 28 | |
| GameCube | | 26 | |
| PC Engine | | 26 | |
| Xbox | | 24 | |
| GB | | 22 | |
| iOS | | 19 | |
| PSP | | 19 | |
| Mega Drive | | 19 | |
| X68000 | | 18 |
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Namco best rated games
| Tekken 5 | 2004 | arcd |  |  |  |
| StarBlade | 1991 | arcd | |  | |
| Tokyo Wars | 1996 | arcd | | | |
| Tekken 2 | 1995 | arcd | | | |
| Battle Stadium D.O.N | 2006 | gc | | | |
| Katamari Damacy | 2004 | ps2 | | | |
| SoulCalibur | 1999 | dc | | | |
| Tales of Destiny 2 | 2002 | ps2 | | | |
| SoulCalibur III | 2005 | ps2 | | | |
| Time Crisis II | 1997 | arcd | | |
Namco worst games
| Football | 1978 | vcs | | |  |
| Eureka Seven Vol. 2: The New Vision | 2006 | ps2 | |  | |
| Genpei Toumaden | 1990 | pce | | | |
| Super Famiy Stadium | 1992 | snes | |  | |
| Bomb Bee | 1979 | arcd | | | |