© Bandai NamcoNintendo found a winner when it launched its Nintendo Direct broadcasts nearly ten years ago. By revealing information about upcoming games in an online presentation, it offered a massively accessible format and we haven’t seen any end competitors competing in their own versions. Inside Xbox, Ubisoft Forward, Sony’s State of Play … the list goes on, and (pun) Bandai Namco could be Next.
“Bandai Namco Next” is a new trademark filed on December 29 at the European Union Intellectual Property Office. There is a long list of covers, but outside of games, that includes online publications, sports competitions, computer networks, movies, and toys.
Trademarks do not necessarily it means that anything will happen, but speculation has also been fueled by one Elden ring the trailer leaked online yesterday. When Bandai Namco’s upcoming restructuring in April is considered, it is possible that its new president Masaru Kawaguchi is also looking for a new approach.
There is certainly potential for this idea, should the company continue with it. When you remember that Bandai Namco’s portfolio covers franchises like now Ace Combat, Dark souls, Digimon, Pac-Man, Soulcalibur i Tekken, we would be curious to see what he has planned.
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