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Rei on 10 November 2008

You forgot what Kitase and Nomura dont like each other. I only see one of them leaving( in 10 or so years) and this is not Nomura.

There are no indicators of him being unhappy with all these recent events. Actually judging by his latest interviews and the video report about the company he made himself for DKSigma event, it seems to me he is pretty happy with how things are going. Maybe he even wants Kitase to leave, who knows?

But anyway, there is one thing I've learned during the last 5 years: Gaming industry is not like Movie industry - creators names dont matter here. Sakaguchi and Matsuno pretty much proved that to me.



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MrBubbles on 10 November 2008

idk if this is true...it certainly doesnt sound believable...

but anyways...if i had an employee make comments like that about me...he would be fired yesterday



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zexen_lowe on 10 November 2008
MrBubbles said:
idk if this is true...it certainly doesnt sound believable...

but anyways...if i had an employee make comments like that about me...he would be fired yesterday

But it's the employee who's directing the most important project your company has for the next two years, and with Nomura they are two of the most talented developers in the industry. I'd certainly hesitate in firing them

EDIT: I forgot it was Kitase, not Nomura who said that




Reject on 10 November 2008
MrBubbles said:
idk if this is true...it certainly doesnt sound believable...

but anyways...if i had an employee make comments like that about me...he would be fired yesterday

 

Considering those 2 emplyees are the biggest in SE and arguably in the whole of the Japanese gaming industry, something tells me Wada would let them say what they want as long as they remain.



c0rd on 10 November 2008
Reject said:
MrBubbles said:
idk if this is true...it certainly doesnt sound believable...

but anyways...if i had an employee make comments like that about me...he would be fired yesterday

Considering those 2 emplyees are the biggest in SE and arguably in the whole of the Japanese gaming industry, something tells me Wada would let them say what they want as long as they remain.

I'm curious, how come people seem to disclude Nintendo when they make statements like this? I see it often enough, even Kojima said something that would disclude Nintendo from "the Japanese gaming industry."



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Baddman on 10 November 2008
Darc Requiem said:
Wouldn't bother me either way really. Nomura and Kitase have successfully submarined what use to be my favorite RPG franchise.

This!

 



MrBubbles on 10 November 2008

i wouldnt care if the employee lays a dozen golden eggs on my desk every morning.



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Reject on 10 November 2008
c0rd said:
Reject said:
MrBubbles said:
idk if this is true...it certainly doesnt sound believable...

but anyways...if i had an employee make comments like that about me...he would be fired yesterday

Considering those 2 emplyees are the biggest in SE and arguably in the whole of the Japanese gaming industry, something tells me Wada would let them say what they want as long as they remain.

I'm curious, how come people seem to disclude Nintendo when they make statements like this? I see it often enough, even Kojima said something that would disclude Nintendo from "the Japanese gaming industry."

 

How about because I was talking about employees and not businesses......



FinalEvangelion on 10 November 2008

It probably has less to do with the 360 stuff, and more to do with the tensions with Wada. From what I know, Sakaguchi and Uematsu left for similar reasons.

SCEJ would have a nice home for both of them, and I wouldn't be surprised if they end up there.  It seems that Sony gives alot of freedom to First/Second party to try new stuff, and that's what I love about Sony.



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c0rd on 10 November 2008
Reject said:
c0rd said:
Reject said:
MrBubbles said:
idk if this is true...it certainly doesnt sound believable...

but anyways...if i had an employee make comments like that about me...he would be fired yesterday

Considering those 2 emplyees are the biggest in SE and arguably in the whole of the Japanese gaming industry, something tells me Wada would let them say what they want as long as they remain.

I'm curious, how come people seem to disclude Nintendo when they make statements like this? I see it often enough, even Kojima said something that would disclude Nintendo from "the Japanese gaming industry."

How about because I was talking about employees and not businesses......

So, do you believe Kitase or Nomura have influence anywhere close to Miyamoto's?

Or is he not an employee? I'm sure there are others, though.