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 identified.
Kato established the Ys and Legend of Heroes developer in 1981 on the age of 34, with its video games happening to construct the inspiration 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 grew to become chairman of its board of administrators.
Each the Legend of Heroes- higher identified by its subseries, Trails– and Ys have risen to nice heights underneath Kato’s stewardship, with the 2 sequence going worldwide and multiplatform through the years, discovering each essential acclaim and industrial success by it.
Of their announcement of his passing, Falcom supplied their condolences to the household whereas sharing that solely shut family members might be permitted to attend the funeral. In addition 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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