Now Production Explained

Now Production Co., Ltd.
Native Name:	株式会社ナウプロダクション
Native Name Lang:	ja
Romanized Name:	Kabushiki-gaisha Nau Purodakushon
Type:	Private
Industry:	Video game
Founder:	Yutaka Nakata
Hq Location:	Chūō-ku, Osaka
Hq Location Country:	Japan
Key People:	Toshiaki Awamura
Products:	Video games Mobile games Pachinko machines
Revenue:	75 million
Operating Income:	2.70 billion
Income Year:	2018
Num Employees:	109^[1]
Num Employees Year:	2021
Footnotes:	Web site: Company Overview . www.nowpro.co.jp . Now Production . July 16, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200716013518/https://www.nowpro.co.jp/en/company/gaiyou/ . July 16, 2020 . Japan . November 2018.

(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

Nintendo Entertainment System

• Metro-Cross (1986)
• (1987)
• (1987)
• (1987)
• Yokai Dochuki (1988)
• Wagan Land (1989)
• (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]

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

• Miracle Girls (1993)

Game Boy

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

Game Boy Advance

• (2001)
• (2002)
• WTA Tour Tennis (2002)
• Gachinko Pro Yakyuu (2002)
• (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 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)
• (2008)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)
• (2009)
• (2009)
• WireWay (2009)
• Nazotte Oboeru Otona no Kanji Renshuu Kaiteiban (2010)
• Zoobles! Spring to Life! (2011)

Nintendo Switch

• (2020)
• Pac-Man Museum+ (2022)^[4]
• Pac-Man World Re-Pac (2022)^[5]

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)
• Extreme Go-Kart Racing (2000)
• Rescue Shot (2000)
• (2001)
• (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)
• (2005)
• (2006)
• Undead Knights (2009)

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)
• (2012)

Xbox

• Sonic Riders (2006)

Xbox 360

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Company Overview | NOW PRODUCTION CO.,LTD｜development of game software, smart phone apps, Pachinko/Pachisulo LCD Unit .
2. Web site: Standing in the Shadows Vol. 1: Now Production. Travis. Fahs. December 12, 2008. IGN.
3. Web site: Obey Me! 開発実績 株式会社ナウプロダクション . www.nowpro.co.jp . 25 July 2024.
4. Web site: PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ . 2022-05-03 . Bandai Namco Europe . en.
5. Web site: PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc..