Follow a game's rules, not its story: Exit 8 director Genki Kawamura on the secret to a successful movie adaptation
… Was it difficult to adapt Exit 8 to film considering that it's relatively light on story? …
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Exit 8 is a free-to-play multiplayer browser game set in a dungeon where players cooperate to escape.
WarioWare director Goro Abe leaves Nintendo after 25+ years
… Abe's exit comes after a report last summer revealed employees at Nintendo Japan tend to stay with the company for an average 14.4 years , Nintendo of Europe colleagues stay on for an average 11.1 years, and Nintendo of America, 10 years. …
US Patent Office rejects Nintendo's 'summon subcharacter and let it fight' patent
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Games and movies are rushing to jump into bed while they're still getting to know each other | Opinion
… Today's filmmakers have often grown up playing games themselves – Genki Kawamura, director of the recently released Exit 8, being a case in point . …
"It's a totally crazy market" – The seismic impact of the AI boom on video game hardware
… I expect further consolidation of the hardware landscape: Microsoft continuing to exit hardware, Sony leaning more heavily on third-party manufacturing, and potentially new entrants like Valve having to rethink their pricing strategies." Harding Rolls adds: "I’m expecting storage and memory prices … …
"There was that period in time, pre-Sonic, where it was, 'You're so lucky that Hollywood is even looking at you'"
… "The themes that your game is about, the world that your game is about, that's more important than necessarily the specific narrative," he says, echoing Exit 8 director Genki Kawamura's take that following a game's rules is more important than translating the story . …