News

You Can’t Take Your Nickname With You

Hudson Soft human mascot Takahashi Meijin is leaving Hudson. His gaming nickname might be staying put.


May 24, 2011
In Real Life

The Young Girl Who Loves Old Games

After one of Japan’s most beloved gaming mascots Takahashi Meijin revealed that he was leaving Hudson Soft, 23-year-old pin-up model Haruna Anno took to Twitter and her blog. She knew that he was leaving beforehand and talked to Takahashi about his decision, revealing that the conversation made her weep. But there’s an upside.


May 23, 2011
News

Insanely Fast Button Presser Says Goodbye

For nearly 30 years, Hudson’s human mascot has been Takahashi Meijin, who rose to prominence during the company’s heyday. Today, he revealed he’s leaving the company.


December 8, 2009
In Real Life

Being A Video Game Hero Is Hard, Ask Master Higgins

In the wake of the Tiger Woods scandal, it’s good to know not all gaming heroes are dogs. Take Hudson’s Master Higgins, aka Takahashi Meijin, star of the Adventure Island series.


April 3, 2009
News

Hudson Button Masher Comes To The iPhone

I don’t use “button masher” as a cheap label for an antiquated genre. I use it in the most literal sense, because this is an iPhone port of Hudson’s famous Shooting Watches.


March 10, 2009
In Real Life

It Gets Harder To Press Buttons As You Get Older

J

ust ask game developer Hudson’s human mascot Takahashi Meijin. In his prime, he could press a controller button 16 times in a second, earning him the nickname “16 shot.”


June 27, 2008
Uncategorized

Takahashi Meijin: New Adventure Island Coming, Maybe Star Soldier As Well

Hey, it’s Hudson icon, Takahashi Meijin! Otherwise known as Master Higgins. Dude’s in the US at the moment on a promo tour for Hudsons’s Adidas commercial Deca Sports, and yesterday sat in on a big roundtable interview. Most of the stuff discussed you can live without, but for these: Meijin confirms that a new Adventure Island game is in development, to be released via WiiWare. He then almost confirms, with a little help from Hudson USA’s Mike Pepe, the fact they’re also working on a new Star Soldier game, again for the Wii. Wonderful!

Interview with Master Higgins [Zentendo]


May 26, 2008
Uncategorized

Hudson Gets DS Lite Hinge Cracks, Too

Arrrrrrgh! DS Lite hinge cracks know no bounds!! Even Hudson’s human mascot and human turbo switch Takahashi Meijin has been hit with crackage. He blogs:

Well, well, the other day my DS Lite got a hinge crack.

Didn’t the white DS Lite go on sale in Fall 2006? I’ve used this for the past two years, and then like that, a mysterious crack.

Well, Takahashi Meijin was carting around a DS from the faulty batch. Nintendo’s long since fixed that crack problem. Correct? Master Higgins DS Problem [16Shot via my game news flash]


April 7, 2008
News

Hudson Doing Well With Wii

 Hudson is coming back in a big way, and it’s got one thing to thank: Nintendo hardware. Hudson profits have increased fourfold thanks to concentrating on the Nintendo Wii and the Wii’s Virtual Console. Says incoming Hudson president Michihiro Ishizuka: Two years from now will be the time when game-software developers’ profits are expected to grow the most, after the winner and loser for consoles becomes clear. I will ensure earnings jump in the next three years by promoting licensing of our games and increasing spending on promotions.

Guess someone besides Nintendo is making money off the Wii. Hudson, for instance. Hudson Doing Well Wii Wise [Bloomberg]