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Now Production

1986 / 1986 tot 1 1987 / 1986 tot 4 1989 / 1986 tot 6 1990 / 1986 tot 13 1991 / 1986 tot 17 1992 / 1986 tot 18 1993 / 1986 tot 19 1995 / 1986 tot 20 1996 / 1986 tot 21 2000 / 1986 tot 22 2001 / 1986 tot 23 2002 / 1986 tot 25 2003 / 1986 tot 27 2005 / 1986 tot 29 2006 / 1986 tot 31 2007 / 1986 tot 32 2008 / 1986 tot 33 2009 / 1986 tot 40 2010 / 1986 tot 44 2012 / 1986 tot 45 2020 / 1986 tot 46 2021 / 1986 tot 47
Founded in 1986-06-17 last activity in 2021
Status: active
Country: Japan
47
games
36
active years
1.3
per year

Now Production Co., Ltd.[a] (Stylized as NOWPRO) is a Japanese video game developer headquartered in Chūō-ku, Osaka. Founded in 1986, it started developing various games for major Japanese companies including Namco, Hudson Soft, Capcom, Activision, Taito, Konami, Sega, and Nintendo. The company used to have a development department in East Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, but it is now closed. Now Production has also been developing and selling software applications for iPhone and iPod Touch since 2009.

It is known for Adventure Island, Kurushi, Metal Max, Pac-Man, Spelunker, SplatterHouse, Star Soldier, Wagyan

Releases per year

19861
19873
19892
19907
19914
19921
19931
19951
19961
20001
20011
20022
20032
20052
20062
20071
20081
20097
20104
20121
20201
20211

47 video games with valid date were considered (100%)

Overall rankings

0
10
7
2
0

Common gametypes

action/reflex29%platformer25%sport9%beat 'em up7%puzzle7%other21%

Top platforms

NES 13
Wii 6
PC Engine 5
Nintendo DS 3
PS2 3
PSP 3
X360 2
GBA 2
Switch 2
SNES 2
GBC 2
PS3 1
iOS 1
GB 1
PS 1
Adventure Island II (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Adventure Island II
NES 1991-02
Adventure Island 3 (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Adventure Island 3
NES 1992-07-31
Mickey's Dangerous Chase (Game Boy)
Mickey's Dangerous Chase
GB 1991-05
Yo! Noid (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Yo! Noid
NES 1990-03-16
Metro-Cross (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Metro-Cross
NES 1986-12-16
Spelunker II: Yuushahe no Chousen (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Spelunker II: Yuushahe no Chousen
NES 1987-09-18
Final Soldier (PC Engine)
Final Soldier
PCE 1991-07-05
Bravoman (PC Engine)
Bravoman
PCE 1990-07-13
Chew-Man-Fu (PC Engine)
Chew-Man-Fu
PCE 1990-03-30
Jikuu Yuten: Debias (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Jikuu Yuten: Debias
NES 1987-11-27
Taito Grand Prix: Eikou e no License (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Taito Grand Prix: Eikou e no License
NES 1987-12-18
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
NES 1990-12

Now Production best rated games

Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu1991pce
Final Soldier1991pce
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu1990nes
Adventure Island 31992nes
PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient2006psp
Yo! Noid1990nes
Chew-Man-Fu1990pce
Bravoman1990pce
Adventure Island II1991nes
Mickey's Dangerous Chase1991gb

Now Production worst games

Genpei Toumaden1990pce
Ms. Pac-Man1993nes
Ninja Assault2002ps2

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