# BEC Co., Ltd.
**Wikidata**: [Q54151009](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54151009)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/bec-co-ltd

## Summary
BEC Co., Ltd. was a Japanese video game developer and corporate subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment. Founded on 1990-12-04 and officially dissolved on 2011-04-01, the company was headquartered in Nakano, Tokyo and was also known as Bandai Entertainment Company.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1990-12-04.  
- Dissolved / abolished: 2011-04-01.  
- Country: Japan.  
- Industry: Video game industry; instance of an organization and a video game developer.  
- Parent organization: Bandai Namco Entertainment.  
- Official name: BEC Co., Ltd.; also known as Bandai Entertainment Company.  
- Headquarters: Nakano, Tokyo; address qualifier: 1-11-7, Higashi-Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo.  
- Headquarters coordinates: latitude 35.707397222222, longitude 139.66383611111.  
- Corporate relationship: follows Bandai Namco Forge Digitals.  
- Identifiers: KISTI ID K000286509; MobyGames company ID 8284 (former scheme: bec-co-ltd).

## FAQs
### Q: What was BEC Co., Ltd.?
A: BEC Co., Ltd. was a Japanese company that operated as a video game developer and corporate subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment.

### Q: When was BEC Co., Ltd. active?
A: BEC Co., Ltd. was founded on December 4, 1990, and was dissolved on April 1, 2011.

### Q: Where was BEC Co., Ltd. headquartered?
A: The company was headquartered in Nakano, Tokyo. The registered address qualifier is 1-11-7, Higashi-Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, with coordinates 35.707397222222 N, 139.66383611111 E.

### Q: Who owned BEC Co., Ltd.?
A: BEC Co., Ltd. operated as a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment.

## Why It Matters
BEC Co., Ltd. represents a distinct corporate entity within Japan’s video game industry during the 1990s and 2000s. As a developer organized under a major publisher, Bandai Namco Entertainment, BEC functioned within the publisher–developer structure common in the industry: delivering software development capabilities aligned with a larger corporate strategy. Its formal existence from 1990 to 2011 spans important eras of console and handheld gaming, and its corporate identifiers (KISTI and MobyGames IDs) and formal headquarters data provide concrete reference points for researchers tracing company histories, industry consolidation, or the organizational lineage of Bandai Namco’s development units. The company’s dissolution in 2011 is also a documentable event in the corporate restructuring of Japanese game developers and publishers.

## Notable For
- Being a Japanese video game development company established on 1990-12-04.  
- Operating as a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment.  
- Officially known both as BEC Co., Ltd. and Bandai Entertainment Company.  
- Having a documented corporate headquarters at 1-11-7, Higashi-Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo (coordinates 35.707397222222, 139.66383611111).  
- Having cataloged industry identifiers: KISTI ID K000286509 and MobyGames company ID 8284.

## Body
### Overview
- Name: BEC Co., Ltd. (official name); alternative name: Bandai Entertainment Company.  
- Nature: Organization; specialized classification: video game developer.  
- Country of registration/operation: Japan.

### Corporate timeline
- Inception date: 1990-12-04.  
- Dissolved / abolished date: 2011-04-01.

### Ownership and relationships
- Parent organization: Bandai Namco Entertainment.  
- Corporate relationship detail: follows Bandai Namco Forge Digitals (as provided in structured records).

### Location and headquarters
- Primary headquarters city: Nakano, Tokyo.  
- Street/address qualifier: 1-11-7, Higashi-Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo.  
- Geographic coordinates (headquarters): latitude 35.707397222222, longitude 139.66383611111.

### Industry and classification
- Industry: Video game industry.  
- Instance of: organization and video game developer.

### Identifiers and external records
- KISTI ID: K000286509.  
- MobyGames company ID: 8284.  
- MobyGames former-scheme identifier: bec-co-ltd.

### Corporate status
- The company was formally dissolved on 2011-04-01, marking the end of its independent corporate existence in the public records provided.

## References

1. MobyGames