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Native name | 株式会社B.B.スタジオ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha B. B. Sutajio |
Type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | April 1, 2011 |
Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo , |
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Revenue | ¥200 million |
Number of employees | 177 (2020) |
Parent | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Website | www |
B.B. Studio Co., Ltd.[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese video game development company. The company in its current form is a result of a merger between BEC and Banpresoft by their parent company, Bandai Namco Entertainment.[1]
History[]

The logo for BEC.
BEC Co., Ltd. (株式会社ベック, Kabushiki-gaisha Bekku), short for Bandai Entertainment Company, was a joint venture by Bandai and Human for video game development. They were best known for developing licensed video games for Bandai including Digimon, Dragon Ball Z and Mobile Suit Gundam.[2][3] Once Bandai and Namco merged as Bandai Namco, BEC became a video game development subsidiary for the merged company.[4]
Banpre Kikaku Co., Ltd. (株式会社バンプレ企画, Kabushiki-gaisha Banpure Kikaku) was a subsidiary of Banpresto that developed video games. Its name was changed to Banpresoft Co., Ltd. (株式会社バンプレソフト, Kabushiki-gaisha Banpuresofuto) in March 1997.
On April 1, 2011, Bandai Namco merged BEC with Banpresoft in order to streamline and unify the Bandai gaming subsidiaries under one division.[5][6][7] whilst the Banpresto brand was re-established as a toy company as part of Bandai Namco's toys and hobby business.[8] B.B. Studio continued to use the Banpresto name on its products until February 2014.[9][10]
List of games[]
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref. |
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2011 | Super Robot Wars Z II | PlayStation Portable | |
Gundam Memories: Memory of the Battle | PlayStation Portable | ||
Ambition of Mobile Suit Gundam: New Gillen | PlayStation Portable | ||
Weiss Schwarz Portable | PlayStation Portable | ||
2012 | Super Robot Wars OG Saga Masou Kishin II: Revelation of Evil God | PlayStation Portable | |
2nd Super Robot Wars Z Saisei-hen | PlayStation Portable | ||
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation | PlayStation 3 | ||
Lagrange: Kamogawa Days | PlayStation 3 | ||
Super Robot Wars: Card Chronicle | iOS | ||
2nd Super Robot Wars Original Generation | PlayStation 3 | ||
2013 | Gundam Card Battler | iOS | |
Magi: Hajimari no Meikyū | Nintendo 3DS | ||
Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission | Nintendo 3DS | ||
Super Robot Wars UX | Nintendo 3DS | ||
Super Robot Wars Operation Extend | PlayStation Portable | ||
Super Robot Wars Original Generation Saga: Masō Kishin 3 – Pride of Justice | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita | ||
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Infinite Battle | PlayStation 3 | ||
2014 | Magi: A New World | Nintendo 3DS | |
3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-hen | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita | ||
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Stories | PlayStation 3 | ||
Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masō Kishin F – Coffin of the End | PlayStation 3 | ||
2015 | 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-hen | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita | |
SD Gundam Strikers | iOS | ||
Super Robot Wars BX | Nintendo 3DS | ||
Super Robot Wars X-Ω | iOS, Android | ||
Gundam Battle Operation Next | PlayStation 3 | ||
2016 | Digimon World: Next Order | PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 | [11] |
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 | ||
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 | ||
2017 | Super Robot Wars V | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, PC | |
2018 | Full Metal Panic! Fight: Who Dares Wins | PlayStation 4 | |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 | PlayStation 4 | ||
2019 | Super Robot Wars T | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | |
Disney Tsum Tsum Festival | Nintendo Switch | ||
2020 | Namcot Collection | Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | [12] |
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ "Bandai Namco Corporate History". Bandai Namco Holdings. April 2011.
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: - ↑ "BEC Co., Ltd". Giant Bomb.
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: - ↑ Watashi, Kato (September 1, 2005). "バンダイの戦略とベックの戦術 ~販社と開発のより良い関係~" . ITMedia. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
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: - ↑ Niizumi, Hirohiko (13 September 2005). "Bandai and Namco outline postmerger strategy". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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: - ↑ "Bandai Namco Holdings: Corporate History". Bandai Namco Holdings. 23 November 2013.
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: - ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (April 6, 2011). "Banpresto and Bec Merge to Form B.B. Studio". Andriasang. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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: - ↑ "バンプレソフトとベック、4月1日付で合併しB.B.スタジオに". GameBusiness.jp . iiD. April 6, 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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: - ↑ "History". Banpresto. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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: - ↑ Mitsuki, Aki (April 6, 2011). "バンプレソフトとベックが統合されB.B.スタジオに。「スーパーロボット大戦」シリーズは今後もバンプレストレーベル作品として発売". 4Gamer.net . Aetas. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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: - ↑ ITmedia Staff (February 5, 2014). "「バンダイナムコゲームス」にレーベル統一 ゲームから「バンダイ」「ナムコ」「バンプレスト」消滅". ITmedia . ITmedia. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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: - ↑ Romano, Sal (16 September 2016). "Digimon World: Next Order coming west for PS4 2017". Gematsu.
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: - ↑ Russel, Graham (June 19, 2020). "Namco Museum Archives: The 7 Best Games to Play". Siliconera. Curse, Inc. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Former Banpresoft website
- Former BEC website
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