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Okamoto interview with Gamesutra says: DS Market in Danger of Atari Crash

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2008-05-02 18:57:14 by aDub in VideoGame2Play
...Okamoto has issued a sharp warning on the glut of DS software Okamoto was a 20-year veteran of Capcom, creating titles such as Time Pilot and 1942, and also ran independent developer Flagship (Zelda, Resident Evil titles), before going on to create Genji and Folklore developer Game Republic in 2004 According to initial comments from Okamoto,...
 
Tags: okamoto, okamoto interview, game republics okamoto, games, first-party titles, titles, third-party games, interview, nintendos success
 
 
 
 
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Yoshiki Okamoto: DS might experience Atari crash

2008-05-02 20:34:11 by Nicolo S. in Nintendo DS
 
...Okamoto , known for his work on Street Fighter and head honcho of Game Republic , made an alarming observation predicting a dark age for the Nintendo DS In particular, he brought up the Atari crash (more commonly known as the video game crash of 1983/1984) and said history may repeat itself Talking to Gamasutra, Okamoto was quoted saying ...
 
Tags: atari crash, yoshiki okamoto, okamoto, games, third-party games, low-quality games, nintendo, first-party wii games, titles
 
 
 
 
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Bonus Talk: Ex-Capcom Legend Okamoto On Tough Osaka Ladies

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2008-05-03 08:00:38 by Christian Nutt in GameSetWatch
...Okamoto on Gamasutra yesterday - and it's honestly one of the best and most insightful profiles we've run in a while, especially good because Okamoto was the force behind Capcom for so many years and rarely speaks on the record in this depth As we noted in the intro: "Okamoto was a 20-year veteran of Capcom, creating titles such as Time Pilot...
 
Tags: osaka, okamoto, osaka notorious, game, game republic, yoshiki okamoto, ladies, people, people talk
 
 
 
 
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Video Game Market "Atari Crash" Coming Soon? Game Republic's Okamoto Thinks So

2008-05-02 22:54:45 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...Okamoto made a few unsettling comments actually, and again, and this is those whispering voices saying this, but you've started hearing the phrase 'Atari crash' pretty frequently," Okamoto said. "People are talking about how the second 'Atari crash' is around the corner. And Nintendo is the one that has to figure out a way to stop it
 
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Street Fighter II Creator Warns Of Impending Industry Collapse

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2008-05-02 12:44:06 by Earnest Cavalli in Wired: Game|Life
...Okamoto worries that the often terrible game selection heralds a return to the 1983 "Atari Crash I think it's a fact that the market blew up more rapidly than even [Nintendo] thought it would. And the faster something expands, the easier it is for it to deflate again, right?" Okamoto asks First-party Wii games are the only titles selling...
 
Tags: games, third-party games, sub-par games, atari crash, titles, first-party titles, first-party wii games, street fighter, nintendo
 
 
 
 
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The Itagaki vs Tecmo Soap Opera Continues

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2008-07-24 15:08:37 by Stephany in Gaming Today
...Okamoto, which is an actual tape recording of Yasuda calling Itagaki a money grubber and saying that Itagaki was owed incentive money after all - which was in reality approved by the Tecmo board despite his claims to the contrary Okamoto recorded the conversation with Yasuda because he was continually harassed by him, was called names and and...
 
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Brash Partners With Genji Creators On Movie Game

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2008-03-12 14:45:10 by Chris Kohler in Wired: Game|Life
...Okamoto The unlikely bedfellows will team to produce a game based on an unannounced "popular" Hollywood film, set for release in 2010 Game Republic's works include Genji and Folklore Brash's catalog includes Jumper and Alvin and the Chipmunks That's what I mean about strange bedfellows. After Alvin, it seemed like we could safely write off...
 
Tags: game, game play experience, brash, game republic, games, games brash entertainment, japan game studio, hollywood film, hollywood
 
 
 
 
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Japanese game makers invade GDC '08

2008-01-23 04:37:00 by Destructoid.com in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...Okamoto, CEO of Game Republic and creator of Time Pilot and Street Fighter II GDC will now host dual wireless translation services in the hopes to widen the Japanese audience at the event
 
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Interview: Mizuguchi Talks Rez HD

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2008-01-23 22:35:35 by Chris Kohler in Game | Life
...Okamoto, have followed suit, filling Japan's game industry with a pool of independent development talent that had never before existed there For his latest project, Mizuguchi went back to the well, licensing a game of his own creation, Rez , back from Sega. He has updated the cult hit game -- a blend of entrancing techno music, trippy...
 
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