DoA Creator Says Online Is New Arcade

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to this interview with Dead Or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki at Gamespy. The discussion covers the forthcoming Ninja Gaiden, as well as the new Dead Or Alive Online title we've previously mentioned, but the most interesting part of the interview may be Itagaki's assertion that "When you look at arcade culture, it's pretty much dying. I feel that it needs to be replaced with something else, and that is online gaming. Online connects the homes around the nation to create an arcade-like experience without going to an arcade."

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The World Would Be Boring w/o Cheesecake

[robbway]

Okay, perhaps the most interesting thing about DoA1 was the incredible, gravity defying bounce. And I'm not talking about the ring-out bounce. Although the other games had sweeter graphics, much sweeter, the zero-g breasts in the first game were pretty much the only reason to play. Will that be in the game? How about with enhanced graphics?

She kicks high.

home is definitely the place for DOA3

[Flunitrazepam]

Somehow I doubt I'm the only one who feels there are certain, uh, advantages to playing DOA3 at home... with the curtains shut.. and the door locked Not sure I'd want to get THAT interactive at an arcade