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When did Namco go back to their old logo?
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John Rabbit
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interesting, i didn't even notice this.
clash of the titans box art appears to use the older logo as well.
edit: box art mock-up on namco's site shows the older logo on the box. google search shows box art with the old bandai logo. weird.
clash of the titans box art appears to use the older logo as well.
edit: box art mock-up on namco's site shows the older logo on the box. google search shows box art with the old bandai logo. weird.
bernardobri
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They didn't drop it, IIRC. They alternate depending on the franchise.
So is this a step towards having two different publishing firms? Similar to Activision Blizzard? I don't really understand how it works. I know Namco and Bandai merged to form Bandai Namco, but that's it. I figured it was just a new company with a new name and could only publish games under Bandai Namco.
I'm so confused. I'm even more confused with how Activision Blizzard has two publishing labels yet it is one company now, and even more so with Take-Two, which has about a bazillion publishing labels, but's all under one company. How does this work? Explain plzthx
I'm so confused. I'm even more confused with how Activision Blizzard has two publishing labels yet it is one company now, and even more so with Take-Two, which has about a bazillion publishing labels, but's all under one company. How does this work? Explain plzthx
John Rabbit
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looking into this a bit further, it seems like the actual retail boxes for clash of the titans have the old Bandai logo, but mock-ups (like on web retailers) show the Bandai Namco mark.
wonder what the motivator was to start branding them separately again.
wonder what the motivator was to start branding them separately again.
OMG! I don't know how I did not notice this as I stared at the dang Enslaved Box Art... mind blown. Seems kinda strange that two merged companies would want to separate themselves again. Perhaps things aren't going so hot between the two? Though they could think it might just bring them more success. Has the company been doing worse off since they merged compared to premerger?
uh, I always thought that Namco and Bandai only merged on a corporate level, and still always kept their brands separate (with an added Namco Bandai corporate logo). Sega Sammy is doing the same thing.
This is different from how Enix and Square merged, which made the old Enix and Square logos completely obsolete, and anything they release have to be under the Square Enix logo.
This is different from how Enix and Square merged, which made the old Enix and Square logos completely obsolete, and anything they release have to be under the Square Enix logo.
sixteen-bit
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In Japan they've always kept the different labels, no?
They re-instated them this year for the fall season in the west it appears. DragonBall Origins 2 was published in the summer under the "Bandai Namco" label, and the new DragonBall games for the fall will be under the "Bandai" label.
They re-instated them this year for the fall season in the west it appears. DragonBall Origins 2 was published in the summer under the "Bandai Namco" label, and the new DragonBall games for the fall will be under the "Bandai" label.
HarkenSlash
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I'm not even sure if they used the Bandai Namco logo in Japan at all.Aeana said:
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HarkenSlash
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Great game indeed. I used to play this with my brother a lot back in the days.Tenbatsu said:Whenever I see the Namcot logo, it reminded me of this game:
Such a great game!
ULTROS!
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I'm guessing the merger still exists but the logos of the games published/developed by the corresponding companies (Namco, Bandai, or Banpresto) are used (Tales -> Namco, Gundam -> Bandai, Ar tonelico -> Banpresto).
Kinda like Activision Blizzard, WoW doesn't have the Activision Blizzard logo.
Kinda like Activision Blizzard, WoW doesn't have the Activision Blizzard logo.
AndyMoogle
Member
The PAL version of ToV has the classic Namco logo.Aeana said:They had this logo on game boxes for a while:
Although it seems that the Japanese version of ToV just has the Namco logo. So does Tales of Graces.
AndyMoogle
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Well that giant ratings logo is not on my copy. I only have the PEGI rating in the lower left corner, just like the US version has the T-rating in the lower left corner. Only the German edition has that large one.LiK said:Goddamn that giant ratings logo
revolverjgw
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Nirolak said:Judging by their recent box arts, with the exception of Tales.
Namco: Western Games
Bandai: Japanese Games
See Splatterhouse as another example (developed in the West):
Surprisingly cool cover
Segata Sanshiro
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Separating the brands again is probably a good idea. Namco means nothing to the audience buying Bandai games, so adding Namco to the logo means nothing. Bandai's name being attached to traditionally Namco products is probably more of a negative, so leaving it as just Namco is a win there, too.
Segata Sanshiro said:
I dunno, maybe they took a cue from Koei and Tecmo. Yes, they're all under one corporate roof now, and we even see some "intersection" here and there. But you don't see Koei's name attached to Tecmo's products, and vice-versa. Probably because they knew that such a thing wouldn't change things any way...
Segata Sanshiro
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I think a combined brand name can work, but only if the brands are compatible. Like Square and Enix. Otherwise, it's best just to keep them as separate identities.TreIII said:
