Platinum Games head Tatsuya Minami leaves

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GribbleGrunger on 21 April 2016

PlatinumGames' big boss Minami-san has stepped down, according to this article. Kenichi Sato taking over. https://t.co/koAU64VJ9o
— John Ricciardi (@johntv) April 21, 2016

http://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2016/04/21/12228.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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I wonder what impact, if any, will his departure have. Do we know why he's leaving?

Please excuse my bad English.

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JEMC said:
I wonder what impact, if any, will his departure have. Do we know why he's leaving?

Maybe a new studio

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Ruler said:

JEMC said:
I wonder what impact, if any, will his departure have. Do we know why he's leaving?

Maybe a new studio

Maybe, time will tell.

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Mike_L on 21 April 2016

I really hope Minami's departure doesn't affect Platinum's output. The team has always stood for high quality ever since it was founded as "Studio 9" 12 years ago, later renamed "Clover Studio" and in 2006 respawned as the independent "PlatinumGames".

Metacritic	Game (Platforms)	Date
93	Viewtiful Joe (GC, PS2)	Oct 7, 2003
86	Viewtiful Joe 2 (GC, PS2)	Nov 18, 2004
93	Okami (PS2, Wii, PS3)	Sep 19, 2006
73	God Hand (PS2)	Oct 10, 2006
81	MadWorld (Wii)	Mar 10, 2009
90	Bayonetta (PS3, X360, Wii U)	Jan 5, 2010
75	Infinite Space (DS)	Mar 16, 2010
84	Vanquish (PS3, X360)	Oct 19, 2010
73	Anarchy Reigns (PS3, X360)	Jan 8, 2013
82	Metal Gears Rising: Revengeance (PS3, X360, PC)	Feb 19, 2013
78	The Wonderful 101 (Wii U)	Sep 15, 2013
91	Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)	Oct 24, 2014
77	Transformers: Devastation (PS4, XB1, PS3, X360, PC)	Oct 6, 2015
72	Star Fox Zero (Wii U)	Apr 22, 2016
?	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhatten (PS4, XB1, PS3, X360, PC)	May 24, 2016
?	Nier: Automata (PS4)	2016
?	Scalebound (XB1)	2017

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