Now Production

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.

Now Production Co., Ltd.

Native name	株式会社ナウプロダクション
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Nau Purodakushon
Company type	Private
Industry	Video game
Founded	June 17, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-06-17)
Founder	Yutaka Nakata
Headquarters	Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Key people	Toshiaki Awamura
Products	Video games Mobile games Pachinko machines
Revenue	¥75 million
Operating income	¥2.70 billion (2018)
Number of employees	109[1] (2021)
Website	www.nowpro.co.jp
Footnotes / references "Company Overview". www.nowpro.co.jp. Japan: Now Production. November 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

History

List of games

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Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System

• Metro-Cross (1986)
• Taito Grand Prix: Eikou heno License (1987)
• Spelunker II: Yūsha e no Chōsen (1987)
• Jikuu Yuuden: Debias (1987)
• Yokai Dochuki (1988)
• Wagan Land (1989)
• Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti (1989)
• Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu (1990)
• Yo! Noid (1990) (originally in Japan as Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru)
• Wagan Land 2 (1990)
• Adventure Island II (1991)
• Adventure Island III (1992)^[2]
• Ms. Pac-Man (1993)
• Master Takahashi's Adventure Island IV (1994)^[2]

Game Boy

• Mickey's Dangerous Chase (1991)
• Dig Dug (1992)
• Barcode Boy: Kattobi Road (1993)
• Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise (1993)^[2]

Game Boy Advance

• Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (2001)
• Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament (2002)
• WTA Tour Tennis (2002)
• Gachinko Pro Yakyuu (2002)
• Goemon: New Age Shutsudō! (2002)
• Silent Scope (2002)
• Metal Max 2 Kai (2003)
• One Piece: Going Baseball (2004)

Game Boy Color

• Dance Dance Revolution GB (2000)
• Dance Dance Revolution GB2 (2000)
• Detanabi Pro Yakyuu (2000)
• Detanabi Pro Yakyuu 2 (2001)
• Dance Dance Revolution GB3 (2001)
• Dance Dance Revolution GB Disney Mix (2001)
• Oha Star Dance Dance Revolution GB (2001)

Game Gear

• Wagan Land (1991)
• Pac-Attack (1994)

GameCube

• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003)
• Mario Superstar Baseball (2005)
• Sonic Riders (2006)

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

• Quad Challenge (1991)
• Splatterhouse 2 (1992)
• Splatterhouse 3 (1993)
• Rolling Thunder 3 (1993)

Mobile

• Obey Me!^[3]

Neo Geo

• Neo Bomberman (1997)

Nintendo DS

• Nazotte Oboeru Otona no Kanji Renshuu Kanzenban (2007)
• Shoho Kara wa Hajimeru Otona no Eitango Renshuu (2008)
• Unsolved Crimes (2008)
• Zero Kara Hajimeru: Otona no 5-Kokugo Nyuumon (2008)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)
• Kodawari Saihai Simulation: Ocha no Ma Pro Yakyuu DS (2009)
• Imi Gawakaru Otona no Jukugo Renshuu: Kadokawa Ruigo Shinjiten Kara 5-Man Mon (2009)
• WireWay (2009)
• Nazotte Oboeru Otona no Kanji Renshuu Kaiteiban (2010)
• Zoobles! Spring to Life! (2011)

Nintendo Switch

• Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise (2020)
• Pac-Man Museum+ (2022)^[4]
• Pac-Man World Re-Pac (2022)^[5]
• Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (2025)

Nintendo Switch 2

• Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (2025)

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

• Chew Man Fu (1990)
• Bravoman (1990)
• Dragon Saber (1991)
• Final Soldier (1991)
• Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu (1991)
• Doraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Night (1991 and 1992)
• Samurai Ghost (1992)
• New Adventure Island (1992)
• Power Tennis (1993)

PlayStation

• Namco Museum Vol. 1 (1995)
• Namco Museum Vol. 3 (1996)
• Digical League (1997)
• Smash Court 2 (1998)
• Block Kuzushi (1999)
• Dragon Valor (1999)
• Extreme Go-Kart Racing (2000)
• Rescue Shot (2000)
• Ganbare Goemon: Oedo Daikaiten (2001)
• Goemon: Shin Sedai Shūmei! (2001)
• Big League Slugger Baseball (2003)

PlayStation 2

• Ninja Assault (2002)
• Surfing Air Show with Rat Boy (2002)
• Gachinko Pro Yakyuu (2003)
• Katamari Damacy (2004)
• Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 (2004)
• Demon Chaos (2005)
• We Love Katamari (2005)
• Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse (2005)
• Sonic Riders (2006)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)

PlayStation 3

• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)

PlayStation 4

• Pac-Man Museum+ (2022)^[4]
• Pac-Man World Re-Pac (2022)^[5]
• Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (2025)

PlayStation 5

• Pac-Man World Re-Pac (2022)^[5]
• Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (2025)

PlayStation Portable

• Higanjima (2005)
• PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient (2005)
• PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2 (2006)
• Undead Knights (2009)

Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System

• Super Power League (1993)
• King of the Monsters 2 (1993)
• Miracle Girls (1993)
• Super Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium 2 (1994)
• Super Power League 2 (1994)
• Super Power League 3 (1995)
• Supapoon (1995)
• Supapoon DX (1996)
• Super Power League 4 (1996)

Wii

• Mario Super Sluggers (2008)
• Little League World Series Baseball 2008 (2008)
• Little League World Series Baseball 2009 (2009)
• The Munchables (2009)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)
• Transformers: Prime – The Game (2012)

Xbox

• Sonic Riders (2006)

Xbox 360

• Beautiful Katamari (2007)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)

Xbox One

• Pac-Man Museum+ (2022)^[4]
• Pac-Man World Re-Pac (2022)^[5]
• Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (2025)

Xbox Series X/S

• Pac-Man World Re-Pac (2022)^[5]
• Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac (2025)

Mobile

• Godzilla Battle Line (2021)

Notes

1. Japanese: 株式会社ナウプロダクション, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Nau Purodakushon

References

1. "Company Overview | NOW PRODUCTION CO.,LTD｜development of game software, smart phone apps, Pachinko/Pachisulo LCD Unit".
2. Fahs, Travis (December 12, 2008). "Standing in the Shadows Vol. 1: Now Production". IGN.
3. "Obey Me! | 開発実績 | 株式会社ナウプロダクション". www.nowpro.co.jp. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
4. "PAC-MAN MUSEUM+". Bandai Namco Europe. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
5. "PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC". BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.

External links

• Official website