Shukuo Ishikawa, former president of Bandai Namco, dies

Company Bandai Namco announced that its former president and director died on September 9 Shukuo Ishikawa. He was 69 years old. “We are very grateful for the support and kindness he showed us throughout his life. The funeral and burial were held in private with the closest relatives,” the publisher wrote.

Ishikawa had been with Namco since 1978 before the merger. In 1988, he created a slot machine. Vani Vani Panik known in America as Wacky Gator.

He later participated in a number of games as an executive producer. You can call, for example, the series SoulCalibur, Xenosaga And Tales of.

He became the head of Bandai Namco in 2009. He had to lead the company out of financial troubles, which he did by developing a strategy called IP Axis. The publisher focused on speed and innovation. Ishikawa led the company until 2018, when he became chairman of the board. A year later he definitely left Bandai Namco.