B.B. Studio

B.B. Studio Co., Ltd.
Native name	株式会社B.B.スタジオ
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha B. B. Sutajio
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Predecessor	BEC; Banpresoft
Founded	April 1, 2011
Headquarters	Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Kazutoshi Yanagida; (president and CEO);
Products	Digimon series; Gundam series; Super Robot Wars series;
Revenue	¥200 million
Number of employees	195 (2024)
Parent	Bandai Namco Studios
Website	www.bbst.co.jp

B.B. Studio Co., Ltd.^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a Japanese video game development company. The company is a result of a merger between BEC and Banpresoft by their parent company, Bandai Namco Entertainment.^[1]

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BEC Co., Ltd. (株式会社ベック, Kabushiki-gaisha Bekku), short for Bandai Entertainment Company, was a joint venture by Bandai and Human for video game development. They were best known for developing licensed video games for Bandai including Digimon, Dragon Ball Z and Mobile Suit Gundam.^[2]

Bandai eventually took full control of BEC, after Human went bankrupt in 2000, and once Bandai and Namco merged to create Bandai Namco Holdings, BEC became a video game development subsidiary for the merged company.^[3]

Banpre Kikaku Co., Ltd. (株式会社バンプレ企画, Kabushiki-gaisha Banpure Kikaku) was a subsidiary of Banpresto that developed video games. Its name was changed to Banpresoft Co., Ltd. (株式会社バンプレソフト, Kabushiki-gaisha Banpuresofuto) in March 1997.

On April 1, 2011, Bandai Namco merged BEC with Banpresoft in order to streamline and unify the Bandai gaming subsidiaries under one division,^[4]^[5]^[6] whilst the Banpresto brand was re-established as a toy company as part of Bandai Namco's toys and hobby business.^[7] B.B. Studio continued to use the Banpresto name on its products until February 2014, when it was decided that all Bandai Namco video games going forward would only carry the Bandai Namco name.^[8]^[9]

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Year	Title	Platform(s)	Ref.
2011	2nd Super Robot Wars Z Hakai-Hen	PlayStation Portable
	Gundam Memories: Memory of the Battle	PlayStation Portable
	Ambition of Mobile Suit Gundam: New Gillen	PlayStation Portable
	Weiss Schwarz Portable	PlayStation Portable
2012	Super Robot Wars OG Saga Masou Kishin II: Revelation of Evil God	PlayStation Portable
	2nd Super Robot Wars Z Saisei-hen	PlayStation Portable
	Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation	PlayStation 3
	Lagrange: Kamogawa Days	PlayStation 3
	Super Robot Wars: Card Chronicle	iOS
	2nd Super Robot Wars Original Generation	PlayStation 3
2013	Gundam Card Battler	iOS
	Magi: Hajimari no Meikyū	Nintendo 3DS
	Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission	Nintendo 3DS
	Super Robot Wars UX	Nintendo 3DS
	Super Robot Wars Operation Extend	PlayStation Portable
	Super Robot Wars Original Generation Saga: Masō Kishin 3 – Pride of Justice	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
	Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Infinite Battle	PlayStation 3
2014	Magi: A New World	Nintendo 3DS
	3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-hen	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
	Mobile Suit Gundam Side Stories	PlayStation 3
	Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masō Kishin F – Coffin of the End	PlayStation 3
2015	3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-hen	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
	SD Gundam Strikers	iOS
	Super Robot Wars BX	Nintendo 3DS
	Super Robot Wars X-Ω	iOS, Android
	Gundam Battle Operation Next	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
2016	Digimon World: Next Order	PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4	^[10]
2016	Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
2017	Super Robot Wars V	PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, PC
2018	Full Metal Panic! Fight: Who Dares Wins	PlayStation 4
	Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5	^[11]^[12]
	Super Robot Wars X	PlayStation 4, PlayStation VIta, Nintendo Switch, PC
2019	Super Robot Wars T	PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
2019	Disney Tsum Tsum Festival	Nintendo Switch
2020	Namcot Collection	Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	^[13]
2021	Super Robot Wars 30	Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4	^[14]^[15]
2021	Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation: Code Fairy	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
2022	Dragon Quest X: Awakening of the Five Walkers Offline	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC

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Japanese: 株式会社B.B.スタジオ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha B.B. Sutajio

[1]
"Bandai Namco Corporate History". Bandai Namco Holdings. April 2011.
[2]
Watashi, Kato (1 September 2005). "バンダイの戦略とベックの戦術～販社と開発のより良い関係～" (in Japanese). ITMedia. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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Niizumi, Hirohiko (13 September 2005). "Bandai and Namco outline postmerger strategy". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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"Bandai Namco Holdings: Corporate History". Bandai Namco Holdings. 23 November 2013.
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Gantayat, Anoop (6 April 2011). "Banpresto and Bec Merge to Form B.B. Studio". Andriasang. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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"バンプレソフトとベック、4月1日付で合併しB.B.スタジオに". GameBusiness.jp (in Japanese). iiD. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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"History". Banpresto. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
[8]
Mitsuki, Aki (6 April 2011). "バンプレソフトとベックが統合されB.B.スタジオに。「スーパーロボット大戦」シリーズは今後もバンプレストレーベル作品として発売". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Aetas. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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ITmedia Staff (5 February 2014). "「バンダイナムコゲームス」にレーベル統一ゲームから「バンダイ」「ナムコ」「バンプレスト」消滅". ITmedia (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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Romano, Sal (16 September 2016). "Digimon World: Next Order coming west for PS4 2017". Gematsu.
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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM BATTLE OPERATION 2
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‘Gundam Battle Operation 2’ Finally Gets A Proper Western Release
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Russel, Graham (19 June 2020). "Namco Museum Archives: The 7 Best Games to Play". Siliconera. Curse, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
[14]
Gundam, Mazinger, SSSS.Gridman, and more collide in new Super Robot Wars game
[15]
Super Robot Wars 30 Scores October Switch Release With English Subtitles

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[1] Japanese: 株式会社B.B.スタジオ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha B.B. Sutajio

[history-2] [1]
"Bandai Namco Corporate History". Bandai Namco Holdings. April 2011.

[3] [2]
Watashi, Kato (1 September 2005). "バンダイの戦略とベックの戦術～販社と開発のより良い関係～" (in Japanese). ITMedia. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[4] [3]
Niizumi, Hirohiko (13 September 2005). "Bandai and Namco outline postmerger strategy". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[5] [4]
"Bandai Namco Holdings: Corporate History". Bandai Namco Holdings. 23 November 2013.

[Andriasang-6] [5]
Gantayat, Anoop (6 April 2011). "Banpresto and Bec Merge to Form B.B. Studio". Andriasang. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[7] [6]
"バンプレソフトとベック、4月1日付で合併しB.B.スタジオに". GameBusiness.jp (in Japanese). iiD. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[History-8] [7]
"History". Banpresto. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[4Gamer.net-9] [8]
Mitsuki, Aki (6 April 2011). "バンプレソフトとベックが統合されB.B.スタジオに。「スーパーロボット大戦」シリーズは今後もバンプレストレーベル作品として発売". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Aetas. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[10] [9]
ITmedia Staff (5 February 2014). "「バンダイナムコゲームス」にレーベル統一ゲームから「バンダイ」「ナムコ」「バンプレスト」消滅". ITmedia (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[gematsu_post-11] [10]
Romano, Sal (16 September 2016). "Digimon World: Next Order coming west for PS4 2017". Gematsu.

[12] [11]
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM BATTLE OPERATION 2

[13] [12]
‘Gundam Battle Operation 2’ Finally Gets A Proper Western Release

[14] [13]
Russel, Graham (19 June 2020). "Namco Museum Archives: The 7 Best Games to Play". Siliconera. Curse, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[15] [14]
Gundam, Mazinger, SSSS.Gridman, and more collide in new Super Robot Wars game

[16] [15]
Super Robot Wars 30 Scores October Switch Release With English Subtitles

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