Now Production
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Native name  | 株式会社ナウプロダクション | 
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Romanized name  | Kabushiki-gaisha Nau Purodakushon | 
| Company type | Private | 
| Industry | Video game | 
| Founded | June 17, 1986 | 
| Founder | Yutaka Nakata | 
| Headquarters | Chūō-ku, Osaka, | 
Key people  | Toshiaki Awamura | 
| Products | Video games Mobile games Pachinko machines  | 
| Revenue | ¥75 million | 
| ¥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.  | |
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.
History
List of games
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)
 
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 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)
 
Mobile
- Godzilla Battle Line (2021)
 
Notes
- ^ Japanese: 株式会社ナウプロダクション, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Nau Purodakushon
 
References
- ^ "Company Overview | NOW PRODUCTION CO.,LTD|development of game software, smart phone apps, Pachinko/Pachisulo LCD Unit".
 - ^ a b c Fahs, Travis (December 12, 2008). "Standing in the Shadows Vol. 1: Now Production". IGN.
 - ^ "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.
 - ^ "PAC-MAN MUSEUM+". Bandai Namco Europe. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
 - ^ "PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC". BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
 
