Bandai Namco Studios Malaysia Opens Studio

PETALING JAYA (Selangor, Malaysia), Sept 6 (Bernama) -- Bandai Namco Studios Inc, with the help of Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (MDEC), has opened a studio in Kuala Lumpur, Bandai Namco Studios Malaysia Sdn Bhd (BNSMY). The studio was formally launched in-house during a private ceremony with the attendance of Managing Director of BNSMY, Makoto Ishii, and Director of Creative Content & Technology Division of MDEC, Hasnul Hadi Samsudin. Bandai Namco Studios develops contents that provide "Dreams, Fun and Inspiration" to gamers all over the world and the company is constantly aiming for cost-appropriate content creation in optimal locations for development so that they may reach out to more customers in emerging markets. In a statement Monday, Hasnul said, having a major industry player such as Bandai Namco setting up a studio here spoke volumes of the country's talent pool, games industry and national economy. "Our games industry is stronger than ever and we are excited to see what lies ahead. At the same time, we are thrilled to be collaborating with the Japanese game industry to grow this region together. "We hope that Bandai Namco Studios Malaysia will play an active role in developing our local games ecosystem towards our national mission in becoming the leading ASEAN games development hub," he said. Meanwhile, Ishii said, BNSMY will do its best effort to become the best content developer in Asia by producing top-notch contents that caters to this region. "We would like to thank our partners for their continuous support in setting up the studio and we look forward to a wonderful future with much success," Ishii said. The new studio will collaborate with Bandai Namco Singapore Studios to focus on the development of contents for their customers in the world. The Malaysian studio will become Bandai Namco's hub for visual art production in the region in an effort to strengthen their partnerships with key partners in the neighbouring countries and build a global art production organisation. The studio is partnering with Malaysia's leading CGI studio, Lemon Sky Animation Sdn Bhd, to ease the commencement of business and with the support from MDEC. Bandai Namco Studios is a proud supporter of MDEC's aspirations in making Malaysia a regional hub for games development under the #MYGAMEON initiative. --BERNAMA