- Business
- BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. develops, manufactures and sells entertainment-related products and services worldwide through its four main segments: Digital Business, Toys and Hobby Business, IP Production Business and Amusement Business; it plans, develops and distributes network content, PC content, home video games, internet-based online games and other software and services; produces toys, capsule toys, candy toys, cards, confectionery products, food, apparel, sundries, plastic models, figures, consumer electronics, stationery, visual products, pachinko and pachislot machines, medical and electronic-related equipment, playground equipment, bicycles, furniture, robot toys and prizes; offers contract services for inspecting and testing products; provides visual substrates, online distribution platforms, services for IP fans, after-sales services for amusement machines, indoor-use recreation products and pre-owned amusement machines; plans, produces and sells amusement machines; operates entertainment facilities; provides animation, visual and music content, artist discovery and development services, live events, TV animation programs and restaurant management; and engages in distribution, customs brokerage, product inspection, manufacturing support, truck freight, industrial waste collection and transportation, logistics management, warehouse operations and vehicle maintenance, as well as procurement, import and export of toys and administration of copyrights. The company, founded in 2005 through the merger of Bandai Co., Ltd. and Namco Ltd. and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates globally with key subsidiaries and divisions in North America (Irvine, California), Europe (Richmond, London), Asia (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Indonesia, Philippines), and other regions including the US, China, Taiwan and India. Recent major developments include a July 2025 strategic business alliance with Sony Group Corporation, under which Sony acquired a 2.5% stake for approximately $464 million to expand anime, manga and IP collaborations globally, leveraging Sony's production, distribution and merchandising capabilities; establishment of Bandai Namco Base Inc. in April 2024 to operate a concert hall in Shibuya, Tokyo opening in spring 2026; Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. making Eightbit Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary in 2024 and echoes Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary in September 2023 for digital content production; commencement of the mid-term plan in 2025 with the vision "Connect with Fans"; and participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan with the GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION exhibit.