Detective Pikachu studio and frequent Pokemon collaborator Creatures Inc. has undergone a big leadership shake-up.
As reported by Serebii owner Joe Merrick earlier today on April 5, CEO of Creatures Inc. Tsunekazu Ishihara and president Hirokazu Tanaka have both stepped down from the company. The developer's new CEO will be Yuji Kitano, while Tomotaka Komaru will server as executive vice president after the changes at leadership.
">April 5, 2023Oh wowTsunekazu Ishihara and Hirokazu Tanaka have stepped down as CEO/President of Creatures Inc.The new President & CEO is Yuji Kitano, with Tomotaka Komura as Executive Vice President pic.twitter.com/et3cREFD04
Oh wow
— Joe Merrick (@JoeMerrick) April 5, 2023
Tsunekazu Ishihara and Hirokazu Tanaka have stepped down as CEO/President of Creatures Inc.
The new President & CEO is Yuji Kitano, with Tomotaka Komura as Executive Vice President pic.twitter.com/et3cREFD04
You might recognize Tsunekazu Ishihara from hosting recent Pokemon Presents showcases over the past few years, and that's because not only is he CEO of Creatures Inc., but he's also the CEO of The Pokemon Company. Tanaka, meanwhile, hasn't been such a public face for Pokemon, but oddly enough is a musician who pioneered chiptune music. Hey, the more you know.
It's important to remember that these changes don't explicitly effect The Pokemon Company, which remains the chief driving force behind the mainline Pokemon games. As of right now, Ishihara appears to be sticking around as the CEO of The Pokemon Company, so while he's given up one major role in the Pokemon franchise, he's very much maintained another.
Creatures Inc. is still supposedly hard at work making Detective Pikachu 2. The sequel has been missing in action for several years now, but according to the studio's website last year in 2022, Detective Pikachu 2 is very much still alive and in active development.