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 headquartered in Chūō-ku, Osaka who develops and publishes video games. Founded in 1986, it started developing various games for major Japanese companies including Bandai Namco Entertainment, Hudson Soft, Capcom, 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.

Video games

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 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 (in Japanese)
Now Production at GDRI: Game Developer Research Institute

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