1UP: "Metal Gear Solid Touch has likely caused a lot of heads to be scratched across the game industry today -- a full on MGS game on a fledgling platform that features a couple decent titles and approximately eight squillion one-shot gimmicks? Don't tell that to MGS director Hideo Kojima. Along with MGS Touch creative producer Yasuyo Watanabe, the man sees great opportunity in the tiny device -- in fact, when the game is released next spring, he hopes it opens up an entirely new userbase for his games.
Here are a few choice excerpts from the interview with Kojima and Watanabe published in Famitsu magazine this week:
This is Watanabe's first "real" game. Up to now, she was Kojima Productions' chief web designer, working on a variety of Flash stuff for the site.
Kojima: She almost never give me any lame ideas during presentations; she has a good sense for that sort of thing. Around the time I noticed that, the iPhone was released and started to become a major movement. I'm a huge fan of the iPod and Apple products in general, so if they're putting out a game platform, then naturally I want to compete on it -- and I thought that her design sense would work perfectly on the iPhone."
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The winner of the Pokémon Go Championship grand finals in Orlando was stripped of their title, allegedly for 'unsportsmanlike conduct' during their victory celebration. The celebration involved the winner removing their headset, standing up, and pumping their fists before shaking hands with their opponent. Many believe the ruling was excessive and that winner's victory celebration was tame compared to celebrations by winners in other competitive games.
There are people that get offended seeing others just enjoying a moment, or enjoying a hobby, or just having fun.
Can someone explain to me what is so problematic with this? I watched video multiple times and all I see dude having bit of celebration. None of his actions felt aggressive or seem like they symbolize anything... Like winning sure deserves bit of celebration like that. I mean who wants to live in the world where you aren't allowed to be excited or have bit of burst of happiness when you win? Like was he supposed to act like emotionless robot? He should be allowed to have bit of his victory "hell yeah" moment, even if it is before shaking hands with opponent. Like it is not like he didn't shake hands or whatnot. And it is not like he is like some super serious government official to have to stick to protocol to a letter. This whole thing is just ridiculous.
Least exciting news to come from the kojima camp.
Very good choice of words. The man knows how to handle interviews while laying out the truth.
Awesome idea. I first thought it would be another gay Acid game but since Kojima has a hand on it I know and am confident that whatever he does on any platform would be perfect no matter what it is. "You're pretty good" Mr.Kojima.
Kojima is an ass! I don't have an iphone and don't want one. But I have a DS and PSP. I hope it flops just like MG4.