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Nintendo Co., Ltd. (任天堂株式会社) is a Japanese company founded in 1889, who currently focuses in the video game industry. Nintendo is one of the biggest and most well-known companies in the gaming market; being responsible for consoles such as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Wii, and franchises such as Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong. The company has multiple global subsidiaries, including the U.S.-based Nintendo of America, Inc. in Redmond, Washington.
Nintendo and its affiliates have had many collaborations with Namco (and later, Bandai Namco), often in connection with the Pac-Man series. This includes the development and publishing of Pac-Man games by Nintendo, as well as third-party releases of Pac-Man games on Nintendo consoles (e.g. Pac-Man for the NES). Additionally, Namco has worked on development for games based on Nintendo's IPs, such as the Mario Kart Arcade GP series.
Pac-Man releases[]
Developed games[]
- Pac-Man Vs. (2003, Nintendo GameCube) - developed by Nintendo EAD.
Exclusively-published games[]
- Classic NES Series: Pac-Man/Famicom Mini: Pac-Man (2004, Game Boy Advance) - re-release of the Famicom/NES version of Pac-Man.
- NES Classic Edition/Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer (2016) - a "plug & play" system featuring the Famicom/NES versions of Pac-Man and Galaga.
Non-exclusively published games[]
- Pac-Man (1993, NES) - published by Nintendo in Europe and Australia.
- Pac-Attack (1993, SNES) - published by Nintendo in Europe and Australia.
- Ms. Pac-Man (1994, Game Boy) - published by Nintendo in Europe and Australia.
- Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994, SNES) - published by Nintendo in Europe and Australia.
- Pac-In-Time (1995, Game Boy) - published by Nintendo in Europe and Australia.
- Hello! Pac-Man (1998, Super Famicom) - Published by Nintendo in Japan for the Nintendo Power service.
- Pac-Man (2000, Game Boy) - Published by Nintendo in Japan for the Nintendo Power service.
Other/Misc.[]
- Mario Kart Arcade GP series (Mario Kart Arcade GP, Arcade GP 2, Arcade GP DX) - developed and published by Namco, based on Nintendo's Mario Kart IP.
- Super Smash Bros. series (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) - developed by Bandai Namco Games and Sora Ltd., published by and based on Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. IP.
- Namco Museum DS (2007, Nintendo DS) - Namco-published compilation featuring Pac-Man Vs.
- Namco Museum (2017, Nintendo Switch) - Namco-published compilation featuring Pac-Man Vs.
- Pac-Man 99 (2021, Nintendo Switch) - developed by Arika as part of Nintendo's "99" series; released as part of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
Merchandise and accessories[]
- Pac-Man Nintendo DS stylus (2004) - promotional stylus released in Japan by Namco, published under both Pac-Pix and Pac 'n Roll branding.
- Pac-Man amiibo (2015) - NFC figurine released in the Super Smash Bros. line, for use with various Nintendo consoles.
- Pac-Man Split Pad Pro (2020) - a Nintendo Switch controller developed and distributed by HORI.
- Pac-Man Split Pad Compact (2023) - a Nintendo Switch controller developed and distributed by HORI.
- Pac-Man Enhanced Wireless Controller (2025) - a Nintendo Switch controller developed and distributed by PowerA.
- Pac-Man Protection Case (2025) - a Nintendo Switch carrying case released by PowerA.
Trivia[]
- With the exception of the Virtual Boy and Pokémon Mini (both of which are considered commercial failures), every Nintendo console has had at least two Pac-Man-related games released for it.