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Super Monkey Ball. Yakuza. Brown awesomeness. Those are three things that SEGA game designer and fashion plate Toshihiro Nagoshi is best known for. His latest game Ryu Ga Gotoku KENZAN! (aka Yakuza 3) was released today in Japan. Commenter Bellamy sends this good ol' fashioned Kotaku Stalku:
I pre-ordered Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! at the Shinjuku Bic Camera in Tokyo as after playing the demo I was really interested in giving the final product a serious playthrough. Today being the release date, I headed over to Bic Camera as soon as I could leave work. I arrived at the store around 7:30pm, got my copy and was told that there were holding a Japanese-style raffle and to take my recipt over to another section of the videogame area.For those that don't know, a Japanese raffle is a kind of lottery where when it's your turn, you spin a hexangoal box around a few times, and out comes a colored ball to determine your prize. I got the lowest level - a "high quality oil cloth."
The highest reward were fairly large posters for the game, and when I got over there, some guy in a flashy jacket was bent over one of them with a pen in his hand. In case you hadn't guessed, it was indeed the
director, Toshihiro Nagoshi, autographing some of them. I didn't feel right asking for his autograph since he was already making the posters for the winners, but I had the good luck to see that he was on his way out - the poster I had seen him sign was his last.We rode down the elevator together (with his staff), and then as we got off I worked up the nerve to ask him for his picture. One of his staff was kind enough to offer to hold the camera so I could appear in the picture too...
For a guy as flashily and expensively dressed as he was, he was very nice, and to be honest a bit tired - I think the final push had taken it's toll, as his pants were a bit dirty too.
At least his leopard jacket was still spotless. Oh. Wait. NEVERMIND.
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Am I the only one who is surprised that Kotaku hasn't posted anything yet on Ziff Davis declaring bankruptcy?
Woah. So what you say is that we should get some oil cloths so we can meet game developers.
Sweet.
@Nineballsofdeath: Agreed.
@Nineballsofdeath: *Ahem* [kotaku.com]
Bellamy my man, its nice to see that you are doing well.
Thats awesome that you got to hang out with him and have your picture taken, call me jealous.
Anyway, I bet that my man Toshihiro was wearing white pants....which are an absolute bitch to keep clean.
@Nineballsofdeath: @FarmboyinJapan: Kotaku Stalku ALWAYS comes before actual news! :D
"At least his leopard jacket was still spotless. Oh. Wait. NEVERMIND."
*smacks forehead*
@Nineballsofdeath, Quilt, Zenian: Fail, fail, and Omega fail.
"At least his leopard jacket was still spotless. Oh. Wait. NEVERMIND."
I lol'd. Don't ever make me lol at such a joke. Ever again.
I'm serious.
Oh yeah I forgot the game came out today!
D:
Cool stuff though!
@Nineballsofdeath: [kotaku.com] <-- cockslapped.
@FarmboyinJapan:
Yup, white pants, and yes, they are quite hard to keep clean. The cuffs were a bit dirty, but totally understanable - the guy just delivered Sega's highest profile game in years.
With the bonus he deserves, I hope he gets a whole new jacket and pants! Maybe move from leopard print to tiger too?
Was his staff all hot womens?
Why in the bloody hell you never asked about US/EU release... i want this game so badly.. i want slash some japanese tiny thugs with my twin blades, and i want to strike miyamoto musashi's wrath on those motherfuckers :P
@Kyle81:
Nope, 4 guys, likely Sega marketing staff, as he didn't seem totally comfortable/familiar with them. Course, could have just been his exhaustion.
*stops trolling, goes back to playing*
@Bellamy:
Sweet.
I did manage to catch a glimpse of Hideo Kojima one time at Roppongi Hills around lunch time, and I wet myself just a tiny bit. But it looks as if you kept your cool....nice.
But anyway, I'm hoping that you roll out again to the Kotaku TGS party (If there is another one) this year too!
@Witzbold: What the duce? Why would you ban him? Oh well not my call.
@FarmboyinJapan:
*I lied last time, I'm really going to play this time, I swear*
Ya, I'd love to have another gathering, even if it's not a sanctioned one.
Hell, I'd be up for a small gathering (even, dare I say it? A game party) any time enough people are in Tokyo.
Just send me a message and we'll work something out.
You know how to whistle, don't you?
@Bellamy:
Well, I start a new job in Tokyo on 4/2....and am down for whatever after work.
i need this game...in english or w/ english subs.
Black pants is the only way to go.
@Bellamy: Just left Tokyo last Friday. Foiled! While I was living there I was always wondering why there weren't more Kotakuite meetings.
can you spot the "Dandy"?
oh why cant i dress that cool? if i tried i would explode, true fact.
Don't forget that this genius man was also involved (as a Director?) with the brilliant Spikeout Digital Battle Online (don't be confused with the awful Xbox semi-sequel).
@NotAZombie: Thats right its not your call so dont question it.
Sides it wasnt me who banned him anyways.
That sucks.
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