Namco was founded by Masaya Nakamura on June 1, 1955, as Nakamura Seisakusho,[lower-alpha 2] beginning as an operator of coin-operated amusement rides. After reorganizing to Nakamura Manufacturing Company in 1959, a partnership with Walt Disney Productions provided the company with the resources to expand its operations. It entered the video game industry after acquiring the struggling Japanese division of Atari in 1974, distributing games such as Breakout in Japan.