Executive served as Chairman until his passing.
Masayuki Kato, the founder of Japanese developer Nihon Falcom, has sadly passed away the age of 78, the company has announced.
Kato founded the company back in 1981 and, as highlighted by our friends over at Time Extension, chose the name ‘Falcom’ as a play on the Millenium Falcon from Star Wars, ultimately adding in ‘Nihon’ as he felt the single word title wasn’t quite enough on its own.
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