Boy, that Keita Takahashi is plum nutty! At Nottingham’s GameCity, the always delightful Alice introduced him for a keynote he gave. Barefoot. Here are the highlights:
It would be impossible for us to be here… if the world was not peaceful. If there was heavy fighting or pollution in the cities could we talk about videogames like this? If you’re suffering from poverty and disease could you worry about collecting coins? I don’t think so.
Durr.
I don’t know about the future but we will see more of the darker side of reality on the Earth. I’m not trying to be the next Al Gore but I’m not sure if we could afford to have videogames in ten or twenty year’s time. I’m not saying that we don’t need game events or games themselves, but in order to enjoy these events we should recycle rubbish… be friendly to your neighbors.
You are so trying to be the next Al Gore.
I might be being idealistic but I truly think so. Videogaming is good but it’s also a luxury. You can’t play videogames unless you are financially well off.
And go to a good school. Study ballet, too. Don’t forget that! Continuing kooky quotes from Takahashi’s word hole as the Nobi Nobi Boy publicity machine continues ramping up.
England’s second GameCity festival is happening in Nottingham from October 24th to the 28th, and attendees will be the first to try out the Nintendo Wii-mote used as a lightsaber in Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. Not only that, but October 26th is Star Wars day at the festival, featuring Jonathan Smith of Travellers Tales discussing the Lego Star Wars series’ creation and success, a Physics of the Force demonstration featuring Natural Motion’s Euphoria engine, and a special discussion on “What Makes a Brilliant Star Wars Game”, featuring sci-fi expert Jonathan Hamblin and our own occasional contributor, Wonderland scribe Alice Taylor, who kicks several different varieties of ass. For tickets to the festival, visit GameCity.org. Hit the jump for full details on all of the Star Wars gaming goodness. More »
