![]() ![]() Located in San Diego, California, the Museum is already offering online programming as it prepares to open its physical location in 2021. It is a division of the San Diego Comic Convention, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that produces globally recognized comic and pop-culture conventions and events. The nonprofit Comic-Con Museum celebrates the ongoing contributions of comics and popular art forms. As of 2016, PAC-MAN™ had generated more than $14 billion in revenue and is considered by many to be one of the most influential video games of all time for its simple yet complex approach to restructuring video game narratives. After being created by Toru Iwatani, a Japanese game designer, the game was first released in Tokyo in May 1980 and shortly thereafter made its debut in the United States. Since its creation, PAC-MAN™ has become one of the most popular video arcade games of all time. PAC-MAN™ has been featured in music, television, film and more. ![]() PAC-MAN™ is one of the longest-running video game franchises in history and signaled a shift in video game storytelling as well as character development. “We look forward to PAC-MAN™ delivering more fun for everyone for years to come.” “PAC-MAN’s™ enduring popularity and relevance speak volumes to his position as an icon in the video game and pop culture worlds,” said Dennis Lee, Director of Brand Marketing at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. “By recognizing the work of creators, which includes gaming, we aim to inspire a deeper appreciation of comics and the popular arts.” “Recognizing the impacts of comics and popular arts through the Museum Character Hall of Fame is a way to demonstrate how characters both reflect and shape our cultural landscape,” said Eddie Ibrahim, Senior Director of Programming for the Comic-Con Museum. Characters inducted into the Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame will be incorporated into the Museum’s physical space, scheduled to open in 2021. The Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame aims to recognize the contributions of timeless icons that have made a significant impact on comics as well as popular arts and culture. PAC-MAN™ joins Batman, who was the first character inducted in 2019.
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