<![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Even if I'd see Tomonobu Itagaki drunk, high or freshly out from a drug and alcohol rehab center I'd still love him. He is my childhood here and we should never talk bad about our heroes. Thumb up!

Tobru

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Itagaki and Jaffe get so much hate. I can't totally speak for Jaffe, but for the most part these guys are just refreshingly honest and blunt about things. Maybe its the very un-japanese way Itagaki acts in terms of respectfulness or the way he dresses, but these are not reasons to hate on him. I wish more developers were this honest.

Kaosu

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> No real bashing this time Itagaki?

Keep it up, and you won't sound as retarted as the Blue Dragon guy.

remanance

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> "badassery development"
here we go! :D

babaz

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> I love people that wear their sunglasses inside buildings. Light bulbs can be so bright sometimes...

Karobka

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Thereby goes hope of Ryu Hayabusa killing Yoshimitsu in Soul Calibur or like...

So he's an engineer?

Ultrasinc

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> i'd have to agree with some of the previous commenters, i took itagaki for a scotch guzzling, womanizing, shit-talker, which, after you think about it, he is, but after this interview, he seemed to actually have some pretty good insight into game development, and i dunno about the whole classic car metaphor, more like it (the ds) prints money, and he wants some of it, plus the dual screens and stylus makes for interesting game mechanics, okay itagaki, you're not as much of an ass as i thought you were, i guess i respect him more now, plus he did make ninja gaiden

gstatty

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> @MasterOfPastures:

Yer and wtf do you do? jeesh people.

Goemon

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Itagaki should wear a sword on his back. It would fit him so perfectly.

Never actually take it out, but just keep it there. For airport security purposes, he could even have a fake one that's just a scabbard with a hilt, no blade.

Moonshadow101

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> He'll never be as dreamy as Kojima-san... *swoon*

Enigma_20XX

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Great read! Itagaki seems like a really cool guy. You guys should have ripped off his sunglasses and took a picture. I'm not sure you would've made it out of the building though...

GamerNamedTim

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> As much as I would like to read this, I don't.

All in all I have to say while I've only played a couple of times. I loved it, don't get me wrong. But it was dare I say... same old DOA.

I felt like I was playing DOAU just with less costumes, and pretty graphics.

I REALLY WISH they would go back to what DOA2 had for unlocking costumes. Just playing story mode, and time mode is VERY DULL! In DOA2 you had to work for them!

And as far as I see it Tekken 6 as of now is a huge leap for the Tekken series! There doing a crap load of it to make it seem like a new Tekken game, not some rehased game. I think Itagaki should see Tekken 6 as fairly decent rival instead of something that will just suck.

If all DOA5 is, is DOA without tag team I for one as a DOA fan will be disapointed.

Sailorcancer

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Itagaki seriously looks like an old pretentious asshole. I'm waiting to see his "I'm too sexy for everything" music video. I wonder what he felt about that horrible Dead or Alive movie.

Datalock

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Yo whats up with all the hate. Seriously the people who have that much hatred for someone are either jealous or have some kind of hidden blind rage thats responsible for kicking kittens. Itagaki is responsible for some of the greatest action games to ever come out of Japan so let the man be and judge him on his work.

Nexus6

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Best Itagaki interview I've read in ages. It's refreshing to hear him discuss Team Ninja and not slag everyone else. I think the one big reason he left out as to why they are making a game for the DS is that it will be an instant money maker. The DS still sells like hot cakes, and now Team Ninja can cash in too. I would to if I were them.

coalhalo

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Anyhoo, that was a really good interview. Nice work fellows! Awesome JYG too.

Brackynews

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> That is one suave motherfucker.
Who's the woman on the right?

Brackynews

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Jesus, Itagaki's face looks like someone it caught on fire and then someone tried to put it out with an icepick and a chainsaw. It's a special man who could make Seal and Edward James Olmos feel good about their complexions by comparison.

Andy S.

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> @MasterOfPastures: He looks like what if the term "mid life crisis" had a mid life crisis.

MehGinla

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> One question I'd like to know thew answer to from 'Gaki is, what type of powers he has that makes blurry photos when you try to take a picture w/o his sunglasses? I think it'd be funny to show him the pictures and get a response.

angry_gamer

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> OMG, does time ninja works on Sunday? Thats such a bummer, and having a boss like Itagaki must suck too...

migsho

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> In before itagaki face/moon cross-over zoom.

Oh wait, I'm getting confused with all this yellow.

Elixir

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> He may seem cocky, but he does seem to have a genuine love of gaming and wants to excel at making them. Can't fault him for that.

Gumbydunzeeto

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Itagaki-san is awesome in an ozzy osbourne kind of way. Much props.

Fabrice

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Itagaki's honesty rules.

Gam3r

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Two thoughts:
1. "Military commander decision simulation" - that sounds like liquid awesome bottled just for me. Someone who doesn't suck go do it. Now.
2. "If I could just drink and sleep, that would be great for me." - greatest quote ever and quite possibly the most truthful statement any man has ever uttered.

code.monkey

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Itagaki is my hero

roflcopter616

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> It's funny... I usually come on here and slam this dried-out wanna-be rockstar lookalike, but I may be changing my ways. See, the last couple of interviews that I've read (this one and one on Gamasutra) have started to sway my opinion. Sure, the guy is cocky and looks like a complete douchebag in his little cool guy uniform, but I'm starting to think that he and I would have a good time drinking together.

pwnedbynoobs

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> sounded like a good time was had by all

demonwolf

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Itagaki is too cool for planet earth.

DigitalHero

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> This was quite an amazing read, and I think I actually gained respect for Itagaki from reading this. :]

Sorry to hear your game title didn't work out. I'd buy!
Oh yeah, and:
Well, when Namco publishes Death By Degrees DS, we'll ask you again.

"Death by Degrees DS?", he sneers. "Okay, we'll take you up on that." <-- rofl award of the year

Furious_Liver

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Every picture I see with that dude it it makes me want to punch him and tell him "AINT NOBODY THAT COOL DOUCHE."

modeps

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Good read. You should have ended the interview by asking if he wanted to do a line of blow. Cocky or not, the guy seems honest in his answers.

dabu

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Yeah totally spiff article. :)

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Shadows of Light DS (Decision Simulator)

check please.

ca$h

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Nice little interview. I enjoyed it. Good job.

Detha

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> itagaki is very cocky that is all

mossberg

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> We need to get rid of him....

lolspaceship

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> dudes are too cool for school.

InvaderBotGir

]]> <![CDATA[Second Hand Smoke With Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki]]> Itagaki looks like an aging pornstar with no tracks left on his tires. Sorry, but thats the vibe i get.

MasterOfPastures

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