Hayashi was recently interviewed by System Update of the New York Daily News. Most of the interview is spent on things we've heard about Dead or Alive 5 before. However, on the second page, Ebenezer Samuel brings up the comparisons of fighting entertainment between Dead or Alive 5 and NetherRealm studios' Injustice: Gods Among Us:
Hayashi responded when brought up with the comparison - stating that Injustice is piggy-backing off of a long established franchise of characters:
Source: System Update
Ebenezer Samuel said:But DoA hardly seems to go “all-in” with its entertainment approach. Granted, it’s hard to make a judgment on the quality of the game’s interactive elements after seeing just two levels, but Team Ninja’s “Hollywood blockbuster” effect seems subtle when compared against what we saw from Injustice: Gods Among Us.
That much-hyped 2013 superhero fighter — from NetherRealms, the folks who brought us Mortal Kombat — will also feature highly interactive environments. A hands-off demo of that game showcased DC Comics villain Solomon Grundy using a car to smash Batman, then piledriving the superhero through a building into another vast section.
Hayashi responded when brought up with the comparison - stating that Injustice is piggy-backing off of a long established franchise of characters:
Ebenezer Samuel said:“We don’t have the established history of a Superman or a Batman,” [Yosuke Hayashi] said. “But for the series, it’s how you raise those characters, and raise them like raising a child. For us, we have to make Dead or Alive 5 the game that supports the people who have supported us for all these years.”
Source: System Update