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Hideki Kamiya shits all over Kotaku
- Thread starter jett
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What bigger examples do you need other than his tweets. There are so many tweets of his that are so condescending even when the person asking them has no ill will or secret agenda when asking those questions. I mean he seems to literally club everyone asking him questions on a particular topic as one and insults them equally. It would be far better to ignore if he does not want to talk about it but tweets like "Hey Kamiya I would love it if you were to make X game" and seeing responses such as - "Yeah too bad "or "Fk off" is not what I would call sensible responses. I mean there are far better developers than him who dont have such an attitude.
The point is they're just meaningless tweets. Being prickly or brusque on Twitter does not make you one of the biggest douches in the industry.
Show me something real. Like from an interview, a speech, whatever. Even a blog post is better than Tweets.
Yeah, no, you're going to have to post some examples because he's perfectly nice to people who aren't idiots.
How are tweets meaningless exactly? Do they not reflect his attitude or opinions? I have not read any of his interviews..
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
I have the strangest feeling that if this whole incident is not sparked by Kamiya's indifference towards PC gaming, then a whole great deal of people wouldn't be that incensed towards his tweets in the first place--at least not on the level that is being displayed.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
So...
Kotaku is now responsible for making Kamiya fans and Steam fans be at war with each other
dat lack of context
Also at least PG has a better genre spread of games
Definitely, especially with the Valve name-dropping
Kotaku is now responsible for making Kamiya fans and Steam fans be at war with each other
dat lack of context
Also at least PG has a better genre spread of games
Definitely, especially with the Valve name-dropping
That devilish smile begged for having the phrase.
One of my favorite images involving Kamiya.
he's such a tryhard
Thank you.
I asked my wife and a couple of friends (the closest native Japanese people I have to hand) and they expressed a similar reaction. While "gaijin" can have negative connotations when used in the wrong context, it's all the stuff preceding it that's over-the-top or harsh in their eyes.
Obviously a few more personal accounts don't exemplify the whole Japanese mindset, but to all the people saying "omg you guys defending him", maybe we're simply trying to defend/explain a culture we're attempting to integrate into, rather than immediately dismissing it as ignorant and offensive based on some Tweets and translations.
Also, regarding the whole "chewed out by Inaba" thing, I'd like to point out that Inaba himself posted the (rather amusing) exchange between he and Kamiya on his own Twitter feed, suggesting that the whole thing was treated in a lighthearted way. You can take offense to it if you want, and not many will argue that Kamiya is the most polite guy they know, but it's not going to harm him, PG, or the industry. It might harm your perceptions, but everything else is perfectly safe.
Mexican Sting
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So he's basically the Heath Hirchart of gaming, now?
No one's gonna get that reference.
Wonderful response to a trash opinion piece.
If you're going to use insults, be prepared to be insulted right back.
Edit: As for the whole "gaijin" thing... I honestly have no clue why it's such an issued or some people in the thread. I could understand if it were a slur for a traditionally oppressed group in Japan the way nigger is used in the United States, but here it's really just used for exasperation at some members of an English speaking foreign audience.
Double edit: Holy shit this thread is two years old.
If you're going to use insults, be prepared to be insulted right back.
Edit: As for the whole "gaijin" thing... I honestly have no clue why it's such an issued or some people in the thread. I could understand if it were a slur for a traditionally oppressed group in Japan the way nigger is used in the United States, but here it's really just used for exasperation at some members of an English speaking foreign audience.
Double edit: Holy shit this thread is two years old.
Did you seriously bump a two year old thread just to make a joke you freely admit you don't think anyone will get?