GameSpot said:Yosuke Hayashi, Leader, Team NINJA
Why do people enjoy fighting games?
I would say that competing against others is human nature. The most primitive form of competition is through fighting. In this way, fighting games are very close to the human instinct, and they don't need to be described in words. So it's for this reason that I believe fighting games are loved and played across the globe.
How important are nontraditional modes...
Yosuke Hayashi: If you look at sex for example, the Dead or Alive girls have always been known for that. So... okay let me ask you one thing right now: When you look at this concept of sex, when you go and meet a woman, do you go and look at her breasts - do you judge a woman...![]()
Andriasang said:The big news in crossover fighting earlier this week was that Virtua Fighter 5's Akira would be...
John Andersen said:Yosuke Hayashi, leader of Tecmo Koei's Team Ninja, supports...
Gamasutra said:"We've always had the sex factor in the game; in the past, the female characters had to have big breasts, they had to have scanty dress," says Hayashi. "In DoA 5 especially, we're trying to focus on the real women that surround us; the voice of a female, the mannerisms. We are being realistic about it."
If Team Ninja's goal truly is to dignify the Dead or Alive franchise a bit, then it seems the team risks alienating some fans who may have just tuned in for the flesh parade. But...
EDGE said:In an interview, Hayashi told us: "In terms of collaboration titles, there are staff on our team who just love fighting games...
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Having entered two fairly large tournaments now and finishing in the top 16 of each (just thought that had to be...
Fumihiko Yasuda said:“It’s very easy to develop for. We’re finding it very similar to develop for Wii U as for the Xbox 360 and PS3. …They’ve asked us what we would like to see from the hardware, and when we give them feedback we can see that they’re definitely listening to it and making changes. The hardware is still constantly changing.
Yosuke Hayashi said:We’re thinking about all sorts of things. Right now, our Wii U development is focused just on Ninja Gaiden, but we’re definitely keeping...