Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5683044-20170202223750

Hi, this is Driller from the administration team, and I have some sad news to share:

Masaya Nakamura, the man who founded Namco, created Pac-Man, and acquired Drillimation Studios, has died on January 22, 2017 at the age of 91.

Nakamura was born on Christmas Eve in 1925. He founded the Nakamura Amusement Manufacturing Company, which would later become Namco. He was famous for creating mechanical horses that you see at department stores, and of course, the heart of it all, being Pac-Man. Namco bought Drillimation in 1985 for $200 million, and The Drillimation Series would go on to become one of the highest grossing video game franchises in the industry.

We will miss him. Please throw in your ema slabs on here! 