Namco

Namco was a Japanese video game company, founded on June 1st, 1955 as Nakamura Seisakusho. Originally an amusement company, Namco was the distributor of Atari games in Japan. In the late 70's, Namco began developing their own video arcade games. Namco was the second third-party developer for the Famicom, and were a very prolific developer for the system. Disputes over licensing contracts towards the end of the Famicom's life led Namco to shift development primarily towards non-Nintendo consoles such as the PC Engine. In 2005, the company merged with Bandai due to financial difficulties.