At the tail end of E3 2011 (literally 4:30 on Thursday when the floor closed at 5), Jason Fanelli sat down with Katsuhiro Harada, creator of the wildly popular Tekken fighting franchise, and his translator Michael Murray to talk about the future of the franchise, the effect of the Japanese earthquake on his team, and how social media allows him to interact with his fans in new and exciting ways. There’s even a brand new, never-before-revealed piece of information at the end…enjoy!
Katsuhiro Harada: "I’d like to share that I’ll be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. With the TEKKEN series reaching its 30th anniversary—an important milestone for a project I’ve devoted much of my life to—I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close."
Yeah, Tekken has been his baby so it'll be interesting to see the direction the next game takes...if they even decide to make it without him.
Bandai Namco is considering working on a remastered version of its 2011 fighting game, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, for modern platforms.
Would be nice to see a fighting game releasing with the complete roster for a change …
Gamereactor: "The Tekken series is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and to mark the occasion, veteran Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada - who has been involved with the series since the very first game - visited Sweden and we recently had the chance to talk to him."
I don't think there's been enough new characters between Tag 2 to now to warrant a Tag 3.
Besides, there's that other Tekken game supposedly not canceled.... TxSF......
Tekken tag tournament 2 is one of my favourite Tekken games ever so I would love another one :)
Great interview, Harada seems like a really cool guy.