Now Production

Now Production Co., Ltd. (株式会社ナウプロダクション, Kabushiki-gaisha Nau Purodakushon) (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.

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)

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)
• ' (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)

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 25 July 2024.
4. ^ "PAC-MAN MUSEUM+". Bandai Namco Europe. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
5. ^ "PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC". BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.

External links

• Official website