Katsuhiro Harada Discusses the Tekken Series, Live Events, and More
Apr 1, 2024
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Katsuhiro Harada, longtime producer of the Tekken series, discusses the evolution of the game to target a global audience, the importance of live events for the fighting game community, and his thoughts on the future of the genre and game development in an insightful and engaging conversation with Shuhei Yoshida.
Katsuhiro Harada shares insights on TEKKEN's global evolution and audience targeting.
Live events are crucial for the growth of the fighting game community.
Harada-san discusses future trends in game development and the fighting genre.
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The audio version of this interview is entirely in Japanese. To watch the subtitled version, please visit our YouTube channel.
Shuhei Yoshida chats with longtime producer of the TEKKEN series, Katsuhiro Harada. Together they discuss Harada-san's journey from working at a Namco arcade to joining the development team for TEKKEN; how the series has evolved to target a global audience; the importance of live events to the growth of the fighting game community; and his thoughts on the future of the genre and game development in general.
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