Masaya Nakamura who founded the video game company Namco and who was named "the father of pac-man" died at the age of 91 on January 21. Namco, which is now known as Bandai-Namco after a merger in 2005 had released a press release saying: "Nakamura was a key player in Bandai-Namco's global growth. His pet saying was that his company delivered varied and total entertainment. He took pride in having fun and games for his job."
Founder of Pac-Man Dead At 91
The "father of Pac-Man" had made a cameo appearance in the movie, Pixels.
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En esta imagen, tomada el 3 de junio de 1997, Masaya Nakamura, conocido como el “Padre de Pac-Man", en Tokio. Nakamura que fundó la empresa japonesa de videojuegos que creó el exitoso juego, pionero en los juegos de arcade y los parques de entretenimiento, falleció el 22 de enero de 2017, según Bandai Namco. Tenía 91 años. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Bandai-Namco stated that they will not comment on the cause or any personal details regarding how Nakamura passed away. A private funeral will be arranged but the company is planning a separate memorial.
Namco released Pac-Man video game in 1980 and known as one of the best selling games of all time.
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