What to Make of Keita Takahashi?

Posted by Zonk on Monday January 23, 2006 @02:50AM from the spin-a-sphere-get-some-fans dept.

Edge Online has a piece looking at the rise of Keita Takahashi, the creator of Katamari Damacy. From the article: "But just how do you accelerate from unknown newcomer, through cult hero, to toast of the establishment in the time it takes most developers to produce a single game? Back in 2003 Katamari Damacy was unknown, a demo disc given away at the Tokyo Game Show which was dismissed by many as a one-note wonder - a novelty game which no one would play for more than ten minutes. Then, some neat timing: just a fortnight after the game's release in Japan, and the early flurry of word-of-mouth from those whose interest had been piqued at TGS, Takahashi presented the game at GDC's experimental game workshop."

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I don't think it matters. by AEther141 · 2006-01-23 02:58 · Score: 5, Insightful

Really, he could be the saviour of the games industry or he could be a one hit wonder, he could be a nice guy or an asshole. It's all irrelevant - he produced a superb work of art and should be applauded for it. Everything else is just pointless punditry.