{"id":126210,"date":"2022-07-02T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-133920"},"modified":"2022-07-02T03:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T03:30:00","slug":"bandai-namco-forms-new-studio-with-pokemon-developer-ilca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/02\/bandai-namco-forms-new-studio-with-pokemon-developer-ilca\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandai Namco Forms New Studio With Pok\u00e9mon Developer ILCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fe39be0e6383e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fe39be0e6383e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fe39be0e6383e\/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Pokemon Diamond And Pearl\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_brilliant_diamond_and_shining_pearl\">Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl<\/a><\/strong> developer ILCA is working on the next entry in the long-running Ace Combat series, and as part of this, it&#8217;s established a new company with Bandai Namco known as Bandai Namco Aces.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Bandai Namco owns 51 percent of the studio, and ILCA owns 49 percent. The aim is to deliver &#8220;deep and lasting high-quality content&#8221; including Ace Combat games.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bandai Namco and ILCA have jointly created a new company, &#8220;Bandai Namco Aces&#8221;. ILCA CEO Takuya Iwasaki is the President &amp; CEO, while Ace Combat brand director Kazutoki Kono is the Executive Vice President.<\/p>\n<p>It appears this new company will lead development on the next <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AceCombat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AceCombat<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLAhWjhZmR\">https:\/\/t.co\/FLAhWjhZmR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Acepedia (@AceCombatWiki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AceCombatWiki\/status\/1542701556876861442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Apart from Pok\u00e9mon and Ace Combat, ILCA has supported projects like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dragon_quest_xi_s_echoes_of_an_elusive_age_-_definitive_edition\">Dragon Quest XI<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps4\/nier_automata\">NieR: Automata<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-one\/yakuza_0\">Yakuza 0<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps4\/naruto_shippuden_ultimate_ninja_storm_4\">Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4<\/a><\/strong>, and even other Bandai Namco games like the upcoming release <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/one_piece_odyssey\"><strong>One Piece Odyssey<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a message from the team at Bandai Namco Aces:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Ace&#8221; has many meanings, such as &#8220;the best,&#8221; leading person,&#8221; excellent,&#8221; and &#8220;amazing&#8221;. We will continue to focus on quality, where &#8220;the best and brightest = Aces&#8221; develop &#8220;many of the best contents and services = Aces&#8221;, and create excitement for fans around the world.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>If we hear any developments, we&#8217;ll let you know.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company The Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl developer ILCA is working on the next entry in the long-running Ace Combat series, and as part of this, it&#8217;s established a new company with Bandai Namco known as Bandai Namco Aces. It&#8217;s headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. 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