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Namco
(formerly known as Nakamura Seisakusho, Nakamura Manufacturing Company and Nakamura Amusement Machine Company) was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company founded in 1955. It operated video arcades and amusement parks globally, and produced video games, films, toys, and arcade cabinets. Namco was one of the most influential companies in the coin-op and arcade game industry, producing multi-million-selling game franchises such as Pac-Man, Galaxian, Tekken, Soulcalibur, Tales, Ridge Racer, and Ace Combat.
Tōru Iwatani
Japanese video game designer, creator of Pac-Man (born 1955)
Yoko Taro
video game director, writer and designer
Masaya Nakamura
Japanese businessman, founder of Namco
Katsuhiro Harada
Japanese video game producer
Satoru Kōsaki
Japanese composer
Keita Takahashi
Japanese video game designer (born 1975)
Keiichi Okabe
Japanese composer, arranger and entrepreneur
Shinji Hosoe
Video game composer and musician
Yū Miyake
composer
Go Shiina
Japanese musician
NeGcon
The , stylized as neGcon, is a motion-based game controller manufactured in 1995 by Namco for the PlayStation. One of the first third-party peripherals for the system, the controller is connected by a swivel joint, allowing the player to twist the halves relative to each other. The controller also replaces the "symbol" buttons on the original PlayStation controller with two "A" and "B" buttons, as well as "I" and "II" buttons that allowed for analogue control. A black variant was released exclusively in Japan.
Hiroyuki Goto
Japanese video game designer
Nobuyoshi Sano
Japanese composer
Jogcon
The is a game controller developed and produced by Namco for the PlayStation.
GunCon
The , known as the G-Con in Europe, is a family of gun peripherals designed by Namco for the PlayStation consoles. The original controllers used traditional light gun technology, while newer controllers use LED tracking technology.