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Bandai Namco Ent. Files for 5 'Encore' Trademarks
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Bandai Namco Entertainment filed for five separate trademarks on September 4 that were made public on September 17. The trademarks include:
- Splatter House Encore
- Genpei Tōma Den Encore
- Wagan Land Encore
- Kaze no Klonoa Encore
- Mr. Driller Encore (logo pictured at right)
All five titles without the word "Encore" are titles of games Namco has published.
Bandai Namco Entertainment released Katamari Damacy Reroll (Katamari Damacy Encore in Japan), an HD version of its Katamari Damacy game, for Nintendo Switch and PC in December.
Bandai Namco Entertainment and Shueisha also joint-filed a trademark for "Rise of New Champions" on September 2 that was also made public on September 17. All six trademarks were related to video games and merchandise.
Source: J-Plat Pat via @piercesword (link 2), Gematsu, Siliconera
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