Bandai

Bandai at a Glance

Bandai is a Japanese company founded in 1950 that began releasing games in the 1980s and continued output through 2025. They have published 727 titles and developed 297 others on PlayPile, bringing their total count to 741 games. Their catalog spans many years with a heavy focus on the 1990s and 2000s where they released 239 and 271 games respectively. Release volume dropped significantly in the last two decades with only 16 titles each in the 2010s and 2020s. Their recent work includes several Tamagotchi spinoffs like Tamagotchi Nano Peanuts and Stray Kids SKZOO Tamagotchi, along with a Gundam Card Game Teaching App scheduled for 2025. The company targets a wide range of platforms but leans heavily toward handheld devices and older home consoles. They have released the most games for Handheld Electronic LCD systems with 146 titles, followed by PlayStation with 109 and PlayStation 2 with 72. Other notable platforms include Super Famicom, Family Computer, WonderSwan Color, and Game Boy. Their genre focus is broad but centers on Adventure with 109 games, Role-playing games with 95 entries, and Fighting games with 90 releases. They also have substantial counts in Simulator, Strategy, Sport, and Shooter categories. Quality varies across their portfolio. The average IGDB rating for the 76 rated titles is 64.4 out of 100. Most games fall into the good range with 49 titles scoring between 60 and 79. There are five great titles rated above 80, including One Piece: Grand Battle! from 2001 which scored 89.9, and Tail Concerto from 1998 at 89.2. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 also performed well with an 83.9 score. However, the company also has 16 mixed-rated games and six poor-rated titles below 40 points. This suggests that while they have produced some highly regarded entries, many of their releases do not meet high critical standards. Their history as a toy maker shows in their output, which includes digital versions of their physical brands like Digimon and Crayon Shin-chan alongside original concepts.

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