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B.B. Studio Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社B.B.スタジオ
Kabushiki gaisha B. B. Sutajio
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedApril 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
Headquarters
Minato, Tokyo
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Key people
  • Kazutoshi Yanagida
  • (president and CEO)
Products
Revenue¥200 million
Number of employees
177 (2020)
ParentBandai Namco Entertainment
Websitewww.bbst.co.jp

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[]

Bandai Entertainment Company

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.
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[]

  1. Japanese: 株式会社B.B.スタジオ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha B.B. Sutajio

References[]

  1. "Bandai Namco Corporate History". Bandai Namco Holdings. April 2011. {{cite web}}:
  2. "BEC Co., Ltd". Giant Bomb. {{cite web}}:
  3. 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. {{cite web}}:
  4. 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. {{cite web}}:
  5. "Bandai Namco Holdings: Corporate History". Bandai Namco Holdings. 23 November 2013. {{cite web}}:
  6. 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. {{cite web}}:
  7. "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. {{cite web}}:
  8. "History". Banpresto. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017. {{cite web}}:
  9. 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. {{cite web}}:
  10. 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. {{cite web}}:
  11. Romano, Sal (16 September 2016). "Digimon World: Next Order coming west for PS4 2017". Gematsu. {{cite web}}:
  12. 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. {{cite web}}: ; July 18, 2020

External links[]

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