Dies Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco – LEVELUP

According to an official statement issued by Bandai Namco, Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco, died on Sunday, January 22. At the time of his death, the board had 91 years of age and according to the company, in which he remained with the character of a counselor, the announcement of his death was delayed a week to allow the family to perform the funeral honors corresponding with calm and tranquility.

Bandai Namco assures that in the near future will organize a farewell meeting for Nakamura, who founded the company Nakamura Manufacturing in 1955, which became Namco in 1977, and became known for classic hits such as Galaga, Galaxian and Xevious, although its star more shining was Pac-Man, released to the public in 1980.

in Addition to having held various management positions

both in Namco as in Bandai Namco, Nakamura was an honorary member of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Tokyo and received the Order of the Rising Sun in 2007 for his great career. There is No denying that Masaya Nakamura was one of the most important figures in the beginnings of the industry of video games, both in Japan and in the rest of the world and we wish him peace in his final rest.