Keita Takahashi, the creator of Katamari Damacy, has revealed that she left Bandai Namco so that she did not limit himself to working with only […] Japanese people “.
Takahashi, who left Bandai Namco in 2010 after 11 years and recently announced his next project, to an T, which will be published by Annapurna, emphasized the importance of sharing skills and experiences with developers around the world to “obtain ideas from different perspectives.”
“I left [Bandai Namco] Because I didn’t want to just work with people there. I was wondering why I was just doing games with Japanese, “Takahashi told GamesPark (thanks, automaton).
“I thought that if I could develop games with more people from other countries, I could get ideas from different perspectives.
“I am currently developing games with a variety of people around the world.”
Takahashi added that knowing the different cultural customs and expectations of different countries is also valuable when making games.
“American schools do not have the habit of changing shoes as Japanese schools do,” Takahashi explained. “Once a team member asked me how the school space full of shoes.
“I don’t know how school culture is in the United States, so I had no choice but to use Japanese elements.”
Takahashi ended up saying that he was committed to “Mak[ing] Games with whom I feel satisfied, so I would like people to play them if they wish. “
“I think I should probably make games while I think about the target audience, but I will work on that in my next life,” he added.
A T launched on May 28 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and PC, including Xbox game Pass.
A new Katamari Damacy game was also recently revealed, which will be released exclusively in Apple Arcade.
Katamari Damacy Rolling Live will be the first original game of the series in almost eight years and will arrive in Apple Arcade on April 3. Once again, players will need to roll the Katamari to “roll, hit and grow” and please the king of all cosmos.
