Bloomberg reports that in addition to these games ending, Bandai Namco also canceled or paused production on multiple games, including a game based on characters from the Naruto and One Piece anime, as well as a project commissioned by Nintendo.

Bandai Namco has become the first Japanese publisher to lay off developers this year, although their approach is very different to Western companies.

Several” Bandai Namco Entertainment games have been canceled and the company’s staff is being reduced, according to a new report. Bloomberg claims that Bandai Namco is encouraging staff to resign voluntarily as it struggles with lackluster sales.

Japanese game company Bandai Namco is reportedly sending staff to “expulsion rooms” where they have nothing to do after a number of projects were canceled, including one said to be for Nintendo. Bloomberg reported that Bandai Namco,