Obituary: Shukuo Ishikawa, ex-Bandai Namco president, passes away at age 69

Shukuo Ishikawa, a feeble president for Bandai Namco inside the late 2000s, handed away at 69 years extinct on September 9. Per Oricon News, the developer launched a assertion explaining it selected to abet until after his personal funeral to masks his demise.

“We’re deeply grateful for the assist and kindness proven to him throughout his lifetime,” wrote Bandai Namco. “The wake and funeral have been held privately with shut kinfolk…and we kindly decline any floral tributes, choices, condolences, or visits.”

Born April 15, 1955, Ishikawa joined Namco (pre-Bandai merger) in 1978. He labored a few positions on the developer, together with managing director for evaluate and manufacturing. In 1988, he created the arcade sport Gator Alarm.

At Namco, he served as an govt producer on a few video games, together with the customary Soul Calibur, Xenosaga (Episodes I and III), and a pair of Tales entries.

After Bandai and Namco merged in 2005, Ishikawa grew to change into president of its video games division. By 2009, he turned appointed president of Bandai Namco Holdings, a articulate he held until becoming chairman in 2018. He solely stepped down from the corporate the subsequent yr.

Ishikawa additionally will most probably be credited with Bandai Namco’s “IP Axis Technique,” which emphasised pace and innovation. The assumption turned made in response to the corporate’s post-merger struggles inside the late 2000s, and is presupposed to beget “considerably improved” Bandai Namco’s effectivity since then.

Per Bandai Namco, there are plans to guard a public memorial supplier for Ishikawa at a later date.

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