He also helped restructure Altus, the publishing arm known for franchises Shin Megami Tensei and Persona, when its parent company was purchased by Sega Sammy.
This comes as part of a wider company restructure that will see the pachinko aspects and the interactive entertainment aspects merged into one company.
Nagoshi was promoted to Chief Creative Officer in 2012 and became the executive director of the Yakuza franchise starting with Yakuza 0, which became an international hit and said to be the reason behind the worldwide popularity of the franchise.