Now Production

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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; 35 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	123 (2018)
Website	www.nowpro.co.jp/en/
Footnotes / references "Company Overview". www.nowpro.co.jp. Japan: Now Production. November 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

Now Production Co., Ltd.^[a] (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.

List of games[]

Nintendo Entertainment System[]

• Metro-Cross (1986)
• Taito Grand Prix: Eikou heno License (1987)
• Spelunker II: Yūsha e no Chōsen (1987)
• (1987)
• Yokai Dochuki (1988)
• Wagan Land (1989)
• 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) ^[1]
• Ms. Pac-Man (1993)
• Master Takahashi's Adventure Island IV (1994)^[1]

Game Boy[]

• Mickey's Dangerous Chase (1991)
• Dig Dug (1992)
• (1993)
• Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise (1993)^[1]

Game Boy Advance[]

• Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (2001)
• Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament (2002)
• WTA Tour Tennis (2002)
• (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)
• (2000)
• (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 Genesis[]

• Quad Challenge (1991)
• Splatterhouse 2 (1992)
• Splatterhouse 3 (1993)
• Rolling Thunder 3 (1993)

Neo Geo[]

• Neo Bomberman (1997)

Nintendo DS[]

• (2007)
• (2008)
• Unsolved Crimes (2008)
• (2008)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)
• (2009)
• (2009)
• (2009)
• (2010)
• Zoobles! Spring to Life! (2011)

Nintendo Switch[]

• Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise (2020)

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)
• (1993)

PlayStation[]

• Namco Museum Vol. 1 (1995)
• Namco Museum Vol. 3 (1996)
• (1997)
• (1998)
• Block Kuzushi (1999)
• (2000)
• Rescue Shot (2000)
• Ganbare Goemon: Oedo Daikaiten (2001)
• Goemon: Shin Sedai Shūmei! (2001)
• (2003)

PlayStation 2[]

• Ninja Assault (2002)
• Surfing Air Show with Rat Boy (2002)
• Gachinko Pro Yakyuu (2003)
• Katamari Damacy (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 Portable[]

• Higanjima (2005)
• PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient (2005)
• PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2 (2006)
• Undead Knights (2009)

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)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)
• Transformers: Prime – The Game (2012)

Xbox[]

• Sonic Riders (2006)

Xbox 360[]

• Beautiful Katamari (2007)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Japanese)