B.B. Studio Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社B.B.スタジオ
Kabushiki gaisha B. B. Sutajio
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
PredecessorBEC
Banpresoft
FoundedApril 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
Headquarters
Minato, Tokyo
,
Japan
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.[a] is a Japanese video game development company. The company 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]

Bandai eventually took full control of BEC, after Human went bankrupt in 2000, and once Bandai and Namco merged to create Bandai Namco Holdings, BEC became a video game development subsidiary for the merged company.[3]

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,[4][5][6] whilst the Banpresto brand was re-established as a toy company as part of Bandai Namco's toys and hobby business.[7] B.B. Studio continued to use the Banpresto name on its products until February 2014, when it was decided that all Bandai Namco video games going forward would only carry the Bandai Namco name.[8][9]

List of games

Year Title Platform(s) Ref.
2011 2nd Super Robot Wars Z Hakai-Hen 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, PlayStation 4
2016 Digimon World: Next Order PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 [10]
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, PlayStation 5 [11][12]
Super Robot Wars X PlayStation 4, PlayStation VIta, Nintendo Switch, PC
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 [13]
2021 Super Robot Wars 30 Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 [14][15]
Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation: Code Fairy PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
2022 Dragon Quest X: Awakening of the Five Walkers Offline Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC

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.
  2. ^ Watashi, Kato (1 September 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～" (in Japanese). ITMedia. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Bandai Namco Holdings: Corporate History". Bandai Namco Holdings. 23 November 2013.
  5. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (6 April 2011). "Banpresto and Bec Merge to Form B.B. Studio". Andriasang. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. ^ "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 (in Japanese). iiD. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ^ "History". Banpresto. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  8. ^ Mitsuki, Aki (6 April 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 (in Japanese). Aetas. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. ^ ITmedia Staff (5 February 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 (in Japanese). ITmedia. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ Romano, Sal (16 September 2016). "Digimon World: Next Order coming west for PS4 2017". Gematsu.
  11. ^ MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM BATTLE OPERATION 2
  12. ^ ‘Gundam Battle Operation 2’ Finally Gets A Proper Western Release
  13. ^ Russel, Graham (19 June 2020). "Namco Museum Archives: The 7 Best Games to Play". Siliconera. Curse, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  14. ^ Gundam, Mazinger, SSSS.Gridman, and more collide in new Super Robot Wars game
  15. ^ Super Robot Wars 30 Scores October Switch Release With English Subtitles

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