I have been going to the Tokyo Game Show since 2004. I believe this is the first year that Hideo Kojima is not appearing on stage.
Here is 2004.
[Photo: Game Impress Watch]
And 2005.
[Photo: IT Media]
2006.
[Photo: Sieca]
2007.
[Photo: DogSV]
This is 2008.
[Photo: 4Gamer]
And 2009.
[Photo: 4Gamer]
2010.
[Photo: 4Gamer]
2011.
[Photo: Gamer]
2012.
[Photo: Kobedenshi]
2013.
[Photo via Jonathan Sewell]
Last year.
[Photo: 7chord]
This year.
[Photo: Konami]
This is not Hideo Kojima. It’s an announcer guy and Sentarou, a Japanese comedian who really loves Metal Gear. Neither of them made The Phantom Pain. And who wants to hear from the guy who created the game? Eh…
The odd thing — in a year of odd Konami things — is that Hideo Kojima was at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, but as a visitor.
This reminds me of when Kojima recently wandered around Tokyo autographing things because there wasn’t a signing session set up for The Phantom Pain.
Top photo: S_blacky
Comments
7 responses to “This Is Not Hideo Kojima”
First post? Fine I’ll do it.
Fuck Konami.
It’s his phantom.
First!!
Edit: goddammit
He has found the fountain of youth…I’m sure of it!
I know how this sounds, but it has a lot to do with his ethnicity.
My wife is Chinese, and about a year older than me, but for as long as we’ve been a couple people have assumed that she’s somewhere in the vicinity of 5-10 years younger than me. Apparently white skin just ages and creases earlier.
Can confirm.
My partner is 2 years younger than me. I still get asked for ID when buying beer.
Good point. 🙂