Over the weekend, new hits that toy maker Banpresto, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings since March of 2006, has been dissolved. A press release was issued on Saturday announcing that their assets have been merged with Bandai Spirits, which is a also subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. The available info makes no mention of what will be done with the assets or if their current toy and statue lines will continue. The news comes via GameBiz.jp.
Banpresto Dissolved, Assets Taken Over by Bandai Spirits
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G1985
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Banpresto Dissolved, Assets Taken Over by Bandai Spirits
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Re: Banpresto Dissolved, Assets Taken Over by Bandai Spirits
Bandai as a whole is facing a dark age.
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Shame. I always loved some of the products that they put out there. That Banpresto Godzilla 2000 is still a treasure of mine.
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They just announced a new Android 18 for their Glitters and Glamour line the other day. I doubt they would have bothered if the company was going under completely.
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man I still want the Banpresto Lottery Shin Godzilla