Toru Iwatani - Famous Video Game Designer

Toru Iwatani Net Worth

$10,000,000

Toru Iwatani, the famous Japanese video game designer, has a net worth of $10 million. Best known for creating the iconic arcade game Pac-Man in 198, Iwatani’s contributions to the gaming industry have made him a household name in the world of gaming.

Key facts:

Toru Iwatani is a Japanese video game designer.
He is best known for creating the arcade games Pac-Man in 198 and Pole Position in 1982.
In 1977, Iwatani joined the computer software company Namco.
He created the idea for a video game called Pakku-Man which was changed to Pac-Man for the U.S. release.
In 2007, he developed the game Pac-Man Championship Edition for the Xbox 360, which he stated would be his final game.
He also created the game Libble Rabble.
Iwatani taught at the Osaka University of Arts and became a full-time lecturer at Tokyo Polytechnic University in 2007.
He holds a Guinness World Record for Pac-Man being the most coin-operated arcade machine installed worldwide with almost 300 thousand.
Iwatani made a cameo appearance in a movie.

Basic Information About Toru Iwatani

Category	Business › Designers
Professions	Video Game Designer
Net worth	$10,000,000
Date of birth	1955-01-25 (71 years old)
Place of birth	Meguro
Nationality	Japan
Gender	Male
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