Now Production

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NOW PRODUCTION CO., Ltd.
ナウプロダクション

Industry	Video games, Mobile Software
Founded	June 17, 1986
Headquarters	Osaka, Japan
Key people	Toshiaki Awamura
Employees	179 (as of June 2011)
Website	http://www.nowpro.co.jp/

NOW PRODUCTION CO., Ltd. (ナウプロダクション^?) (also known as Nowpro) is a Japanese video game company who develops and publish video games. Founded in 1986, they started developing various games for all the major Japanese companies like Namco, Hudson Soft, Capcom, Sega, Taito, Nintendo, among many others.

Nowadays Nowpro is also involved with mobile software development, online games, pachinko and pachi-slot software/hardware.

Video games

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Arcade

• Bravoman (1988)

Famicom/NES

• Metro-Cross (1986)
• Taito Grand Prix: Eikou heno License (1987)
• Spelunker II: Yuusha e no Chousen (1987)
• Jikuu Yuuden: Debias (1987)
• Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium (1988)^{[citation needed]}
• Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium '88 Senshuu Shin Data Version (1988)^{[citation needed]}
• Youkai Douchuuki (1988)
• Wagan Land (1989)
• Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti (1989)
• Dragon Spirit: The New Legend (1989)^{[citation needed]}
• Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu (1990)
• Yo! Noid (1990) (originally in Japan as Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru)
• Jumpin' Kid: Jack to Mame no Ki Monogatari (1990)^{[citation needed]}
• Wagan Land 2 (1990)
• Adventure Island II (1991)
• Adventure Island III (1992)^{[citation needed]}
• Ms. Pac-Man (1993)
• Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima IV (1994)^{[citation needed]}

Game Boy

• Mickey's Dangerous Chase (1991)
• Dig Dug (1992)
• Barcode Boy: Kattobi Road (1993)
• Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise (1993)^{[citation needed]}
• Momotarou Dengeki: Momotaro Thunderbolt (1993)^{[citation needed]}
• Momotarou Dengeki 2 (1994)^{[citation needed]}
• Pac-Attack (1994)

Game Boy Advance

• Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (2001)
• Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament (2002)
• WTA Tour Tennis (2002)
• Gachinko Pro Yakyuu (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)
• Detanabi Pro Yakyuu (2000)
• Detanabi Pro Yakyuu 2 (2001)
• Dance Dance Revolution GB3 (2001)
• Dance Dance Revolution GB Disney Mix (2001)
• Oha Star Dance Dance Revolution GB (2001)

Game Gear

• Galaga '91 (1991)^{[citation needed]}
• Wagan Land (1991)
• Pac-Attack (1994)
• Ms. Pac-Man (1995)^{[citation needed]}

GameCube

• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003)
• Mario Superstar Baseball (2005)
• Sonic Riders (2006)

Mega Drive/Genesis

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

Neo Geo

Nintendo DS

• Nazotte Oboeru Otona no Kanji Renshuu Kanzenban (2007)
• Shoho Kara wa Hajimeru Otona no Eitango Renshuu (2008)
• Unsolved Crimes (2008)
• Zero Kara Hajimeru: Otona no 5-Kokugo Nyuumon (2008)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)
• Kodawari Saihai Simulation: Ocha no Ma Pro Yakyuu DS (2009)
• Imi Gawakaru Otona no Jukugo Renshuu: Kadokawa Ruigo Shinjiten Kara 5-Man Mon (2009)
• WireWay (2009)
• Nazotte Oboeru Otona no Kanji Renshuu Kaiteiban (2010)

PC Engine/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)
• Genpei Tōma Den (1990)^{[citation needed]}
• Samurai Ghost (1992)
• New Adventure Island (1992)
• Power Tennis (1993)

PlayStation

• Chibi Maruko-chan: Maruko Enikki World (1995)^{[citation needed]}
• Namco Museum Volume 1 (1995)
• Namco Museum Volume 3 (1996)
• Digical League (1997)
• Smash Court 2 (1998) known in Europe as Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis
• Block Kuzushi (1999)
• Dragon Valor (1999)^{[citation needed]}
• Extreme Go-Kart Racing (2000)
• Rescue Shot (2000)
• Ganbare Goemon: Oedo Daikaiten (2001)
• Big League Slugger Baseball (2003)

PlayStation 2

• Ninja Assault (2002)
• Surfing Air Show with Rat Boy (2002)
• Gachinko Pro Yakyuu (2003)
• Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2003 (2003)^{[citation needed]}
• 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 Famicom/Super NES

• Go! Go! Dodge League (1993)^{[citation needed]}
• Super Power League (1993)
• King of the Monsters 2 (1993)
• Miracle Girls (1993)
• Super Mahjong 2: Honkaku 4 Nin Uchi! (1993)^{[citation needed]}
• Super Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium 2 (1994)
• Super Power League 2 (1994)
  • The Sporting News: Baseball (1995) (North American version)
• Super Power League 3 (1995)
• Supapoon (1995)
• Supapoon DX (1996)
• Super Power League 4 (1996)

Wii

• Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007)
• Mario Super Sluggers (2008)
• Little League World Series Baseball 2008 (2008)
• Little League World Series Baseball 2009 (2009)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2009)

Xbox

• Sonic Riders (2006)

Xbox 360

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

External links

• Official website
• Now Production at GDRI: Game Developer Research Institute

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