Atari Founder comes back to Atari

Nolan Bushnell returns to Atari after 32 years

One of the founding fathers of video game industry, Nolan Bushnell, who founded Atari back in 1972 has returned to the ailing company by taking a place on its Board of Directors.

In a press statement, Nolan said,

I am very excited to be reacquainted with Atari at a time when it is poised to make interesting strides in key growth areas of the games industry. The company and its iconic brands have always been important to me, and I look forward to further guiding them at the board level.

The man behind the Atari 2600 game console, Nolan Bushnell was forced out in 1978 after a management dispute and during his time out founded another 20 companies including Chuck E. Cheese’s. Could we see a change of fortunes for Atari? Only time will tell.

Bushnell and Virden will be filling the positions left open by Gardner and CEO Harrison.

Atari Founder comes back to Atari

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