Now Production

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
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". Japan: Now Production. November 2018. https://www.nowpro.co.jp/en/company/gaiyou/.

Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. (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.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 List of games
* 2.1 Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System
* 2.2 Game Boy
* 2.3 Game Boy Advance
* 2.4 Game Boy Color
* 2.5 Game Gear
* 2.6 GameCube
* 2.7 Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
* 2.8 Mobile
* 2.9 Neo Geo
* 2.10 Nintendo DS
* 2.11 Nintendo Switch
* 2.12 Nintendo Switch 2
* 2.13 PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
* 2.14 PlayStation
* 2.15 PlayStation 2
* 2.16 PlayStation 3
* 2.17 PlayStation 4
* 2.18 PlayStation 5
* 2.19 PlayStation Portable
* 2.20 Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System
* 2.21 Wii
* 2.22 Xbox
* 2.23 Xbox 360
* 2.24 Xbox One
* 2.25 Xbox Series X/S
* 2.26 Mobile
* 3 Notes
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

## List of games

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

### Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System

* Metro-Cross (1986)
* Taito Grand Prix: Eikou heno License (1987)
* Software:Spelunker II: Yūsha e no Chōsen (1987)
* Jikuu Yuuden: Debias (1987)
* Yokai Dochuki (1988)
* Wagan Land (1989)
* Software: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

* Software:Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (2001)
* Software: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

* Software: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)
* Software: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)
* Software:PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient (2005)
* Software: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)
* Software: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

## References

1. ↑ "Company Overview | NOW PRODUCTION CO.,LTD｜development of game software, smart phone apps, Pachinko/Pachisulo LCD Unit". https://www.nowpro.co.jp/en/company/gaiyou/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fahs, Travis (December 12, 2008). "Standing in the Shadows Vol. 1: Now Production". https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/12/standing-in-the-shadows-vol-1-now-production.
3. ↑ "Obey Me! | 開発実績 | 株式会社ナウプロダクション". https://www.nowpro.co.jp/result/2449/.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "PAC-MAN MUSEUM+" (in en). https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/pac-man/pac-man-museum.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC". https://store.bandainamcoent.com/pac-man-world-re-pac/.

## External links

* Official website

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