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"The best interview ever" with former Capcom employee, Game Republic founder Yoshiki Okamoto

December 29, 2008 in Interview comments 9

Game Republic's founding member, Yoshiki Okamoto, talked with 1UP's recently engaged James Mielke recently about a variety of topics, including Street Fighter IV co-developer Dimps and its president Takashi Nishiyama's sexual preference (or lack thereof). Why..we're not sure.

The rest of the interview is just as entertaining, so check it out if you're feeling strange but also want to learn more about video games...and hitting on your PR girl.

1UP: The president of Dimps [Takashi Nishiyama] lives in the same apartment complex as you. Do you guys ever talk? And who else from the industry do you hang out with?

YO: He actually lives in the same building, on the same floor, right next door to me. Mr. Nishiyama used to work at Capcom as well, so we bonded over the hard work we shared there, and we've been good friends ever since. Both of us had long stretches where we weren't in a relationship, but he would always be sharing a room with some guy. Not me, I mean we were friends. Just friends. I'm pretty sure Mr. Nishiyama is bisexual. But I'm straight. I only like girls, but he likes both. Mr. Nishiyama taught me how to turn my ideas into game design documents, but he didn't teach me about men.
chautemoc via 1up.com »
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  • 3
    Cruxis Mana Dec 29, 08
    This interview is all kinds of awesome. lol.
    quote
    Hiroko Minamoto: James has been studying Japanese. He's going to propose to his Japanese-American girlfriend next month. [Editor's note: She said yes.]

    YO: [Applauds] I had a Japanese wife once, too, but we got divorced. [To Hiroko] Make sure to tell him that they're [Japanese women] scary. [Laughs] Korean women are even scarier. Really, really scary.

    1UP: [In Japanese] They're a little scary.

    YO: You see! He said it too! Everyone knows! After you get married, they change into another person entirely. Like if you were looking at them through a scouter in Dragon Ball, you would see their power level start to skyrocket, [Makes rapid beeping noises] then it breaks. That's what happened to my ex-wife. Like Frieza.
  • 3
    Akira_EX Dec 29, 08
    This is like the best interview ever.

    quote 1up
    1UP: This may sound stupid, but Sam Kennedy wants me to ask, what cars do you drive? We heard you once had a Ferrari, but someone crashed it. Is that true?

    YO: No, no, it was a Porsche. One of my employees crashed it. But other people have lots of accidents in my cars. My mom crashed a 2002 BMW GTR I used to drive. Now I'm riding a Joker scooter, a Monkey scooter from Monkey, a Rich mountain bike, an Esteema station wagon, and a BMW 750. I used to have a girlfriend that I was riding too. But I went out to the parking lot to get her the other day and she wasn't there anymore. [Laughs]
    • 1
      Tenken Dec 29, 08
      quote 1up
      1UP: I think that usually applies to the mother-in-law.

      YO: Where does your future mother-in-law live?

      1UP: In Japan.

      YO: That's good, you want her to be far away. Are you planning on living in Japan or America?

      1UP: Japan, one day.

      YO: That's not good. Right now, you're at the peak of your happiness, but it's all downhill from there. Relationships have good points where they go up a little, but in general, it's all downhill.
      Priceless.
  • 1
    Storm Dec 29, 08
    Though there's barely anything on games here, the interview is pure gold.
  • 1
    kspiess Dec 29, 08
    That's a great interview. I love how the whole 'political correctness' thing we have in North America has not corrupted the Japanese yet. Makes the interviews so much better.
  • 1
    The Omega Dec 29, 08
    Man, this was one of the best gaming interviews I've ever read, and that was mostly because it had little about gaming
  • 1
    Killosity Dec 29, 08
    That was an awesome interview; if only more people were that relaxed and carefree in the industry.
  • 0
    StarJet Dec 30, 08
    ROFLMAO! This is the craziest interview ever! It's like the man's talking about random things that come to his mind. By the time I finished reading it, I even kinda forgot who that person is.

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