Bandai Namco has registered a new trademark titled “Nightreign” on October 24 in Japan, which was made public on November 5. According to Gematsu, the company currently has no upcoming or in-development titles with this name, and it’s rumoured to possibly be an unannounced game. There’s no official or detailed information about this new IP yet.
Here’s an overview of Bandai Namco:
Bandai Namco Entertainment, Inc. is a Japanese company specializing in the video game industry. The company also publishes videos, music, and other entertainment products related to its intellectual properties (IPs). Bandai Namco Entertainment is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings (BNHD) and specializes in managing and selling video games and other related entertainment products, while its subsidiaries, Bandai Namco Studios, focus on developing these products. It is the main company of Bandai Namco’s Strategic Content Business Unit.
Bandai Namco Entertainment was formed from a merger in March 2006 between the video game operations of Namco and Bandai. Originally named Namco Bandai Games, the company was renamed Bandai Namco Games in January 2014. In April 2015, Bandai Namco Holdings changed the name of the gaming division from Bandai Namco Games to Bandai Namco Entertainment.
In addition to its main publishing activities in Japan, Bandai Namco Entertainment publishes content worldwide through various entities. Bandai Namco Games America handles publishing throughout North America; Bandai Namco Games Europe manages publications across Europe; Bandai Namco Games Asia oversees publications in Asia (excluding Japan); Bandai Namco Games Australia and Bandai Namco Games New Zealand manage publishing in Oceania. The company is headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo.
Stay tuned for more information on Bandai Namco’s new trademark, Nightreign.