| ＜Introduction＞ |
| A message from the CEO |
Since its foundation in 1986, Now Production has been providing top quality interactive entertainment software to customers, based upon our company policy, creating 'dreams and fun for all people'.
We are always challenging ourselves by using today’s latest technologies in order to deliver highly enjoyable entertainment software that allow us to coexist with current market and customers, and we aim to provide a high quality entertainment world for all our customers, realized by our talented staff and by the most updated technologies.
It’s in this way that we believe we should always try to recognize bigger and better dreams, and also constantly push the boundaries of new enterprise.
We are providing our products not only in Japanese market, but also expanding into the worldwide market.
- C.E.O Toshiaki Awamura |
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| Founded |
June 17th 1986 |
| Address |
KDX Kitahama Bldg.,2-1-14,
Hirano-machi Chuo-ku,
Osaka 541-0046 Japan
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| Phone |
+81-6-6232-1660 |
| Facsimile |
+81-6-6232-1661 |
| URL |
http://www.nowpro.co.jp |
| Contact |
info@nowpro.co.jp |
| C.E.O |
Toshiaki Awamura |
| Managing Executive Director |
Masaru Okada |
| Employees |
207（as of August 2008）
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| Average age |
29.6（as of August 2008） |
| Business Purpose |
Computer game software publishing and development / Mobile phone game development and portal service/ Electronic devices / Pachinko and Pachislot software and hardware development |
| Capital |
75,000,000 yen（as of August 2008） |
| FS2008 Revenue |
1,778,695,849 yen
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| Fiscal year |
*accounts for the full year ending May |
| Business partners |
Activision (USA)
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc (USA)
UBISOFT (USA)
Bandai Namco Games, Hudson,
Capcom, Sega, Taito, Sony (SCE),
Nintendo, Konami, Square Enix |
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| ＜What is Now Production?＞ |
We, Now Production founded in 1986, are one of the largest independent game developer and publisher, with 180 members, of console, mobile, and handheld games in Japan. Now Production has been continually striving to provide top quality interactive entertainment software to customers since 1986.
We have already released more than 170 game titles, and through publishers most of them are still in stores in Japan.
Now Production's objective is to be a leading developer and publisher of quality interactive entertainment software products that deliver a highly satisfying consumer entertainment experience.
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| ＜Specialization＞ |
| Now Production products cover the action, adventure, action sports, and puzzle game categories. The company offers its products in versions that operate on the PlayStation 2, Xbox?, Nintendo Game BoyR Advance (“GBA”), Sony PlayStation Portable? (“PSP”) ,and mobile phone. |
| Platforms |
Nintendo Game Boy Advance and DS, SCE PS2 and PSP,
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| Business Description |
1) Computer game software development.
・Publishing computer games
・Developing computer game for game publishers.
2) Mobile Phone contents development
・Providing mobiles game and contents through our portal site.
・Developing mobile games for major carriers and game publishers.
3) Pachinko and Pachislot LCD Unit development
・Planning and developing Pachinko and Pachislot software.
・Developing Pachinko and Pachislot hardware.
4) Online Game development
・Planning and developing original online games.
・Publishing the first online game on PC platform from 2007
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| ＜Future Direction＞ |
1) Multiple platforms and multi-genre games.
2) Worldwide coverage.
3) Online entertainment contents and software. |
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