Nihon Falcom founder Masayuki Kato has handed away

Masayuki Kato, the founding father of Nihon Falcom, handed away on the age of 78 on Sunday, December 15, 2024.

The reason for loss of life has not but been made recognized.

Kato established the Ys and Legend of Heroes developer in 1981 on the age of 34, with its video games happening to construct the muse to the motion RPG style.

He reportedly got here up with the identify Nihon Falcom by taking inspiration from Star Wars’ Millenium Falcon.

He served as president from Falcom’s founding till 2001, after which he turned chairman of its board of administrators.

Each the Legend of Heroes- higher recognized via its subseries, Trails– and Ys have risen to nice heights below Kato’s stewardship, with the 2 sequence going worldwide and multiplatform over time, discovering each essential acclaim and industrial success via it.

Of their announcement of his passing, Falcom provided their condolences to the household whereas sharing that solely shut kinfolk can be permitted to attend the funeral. Additionally they requested for folks to chorus from sending in flowers, incense, and different such items at the moment.

A memorial is being deliberate for the longer term; particulars are to be disclosed at a later date.

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