Now Production

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
Number of 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 publishes video games. Founded in 1986, they started developing various games for major Japanese companies including Bandai Namco Entertainment, Hudson Soft, Capcom, Taito, Konami, Sega, and Nintendo.

Video games

Arcade

• Bravoman (1988)

Famicom/NES

• Metro-Cross (1986)
• Taito Grand Prix: Eikou heno License (1987)
• Spelunker II: Yūsha e no Chōsen (1987)
• Jikuu Yuuden: Debias (1987)
• Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium (1988)
• Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium '88 Senshuu Shin Data Version (1988)
• Yokai Dochuki (1988)
• Wagan Land (1989)
• Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti (1989)
• Dragon Spirit: The New Legend (1989)
• 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)
• Wagan Land 2 (1990)
• Adventure Island II (1991)
• Adventure Island III (1992)
• Ms. Pac-Man (1993)
• Master Takahashi's Adventure Island IV (1994)

Game Boy

• Mickey's Dangerous Chase (1991)
• Dig Dug (1992)
• Barcode Boy: Kattobi Road (1993)
• Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise (1993)
• Momotarou Dengeki: Momotaro Thunderbolt (1993)
• Momotarou Dengeki 2 (1994)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Wagan Land (1991)
• Pac-Attack (1994)
• Ms. Pac-Man (1995)

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

• Neo Bomberman (1997)

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)
• Zoobles! Spring to Life! (2011)

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)
• Samurai Ghost (1992)
• New Adventure Island (1992)
• Power Tennis (1993)

PlayStation

• Chibi Maruko-chan: Maruko Enikki World (1995)
• 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)
• Extreme Go-Kart Racing (2000)
• Rescue Shot (2000)
• Ganbare Goemon: Oedo Daikaiten (2001)
• Goemon: Shin Sedai Shūmei! (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)
• 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)
• Super Power League (1993)
• King of the Monsters 2 (1993)
• Miracle Girls (1993)
• Super Mahjong 2: Honkaku 4 Nin Uchi! (1993)
• 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

• 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