Kojima Vows to Leave Industry if Next Project is a Failure

[Logan Westbrook]

Kojima Vows to Leave Industry if Next Project is a Failure

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has said that he will leave the videogame industry if he messes up his next project.

Hideo Kojima is giving himself an ultimatum, either his next project is a success, or he will quit the industry. He made the confusing claim in a tweet [http://twitter.com/Kojima_Hideo/status/12047778465], which, when translated from Japanese, reads:

"The next project will challenge a certain type of taboo. If I mess up, I'll probably have to leave the industry. However, I don't want to pass by avoiding that. I turn 47 this year. It's been 24 years since I started making games. Today, I got an ally who would happily support me in that risk. Although it's just one person. For a start, it's good."

It's not clear if he's referring to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker [http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Solid-Peace-Walker-Sony-PSP/dp/B002BS47TE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278534503&sr=1-1] or some other, as yet unannounced, project, but as it's Kojima, expect it to be a little on the strange side.

Source: CVG [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php]


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[Starke]

Somehow this strikes me as some kind of supervillian ultimatum. His next project? To RULE THE WORLD.

 

[Rainboq]

Hmmmmm, is it wrong that I'm kinda looking forward to him leaving? I couldn't stand MGS4

 

[Sir Kemper]

He's a strange, strange man isin't he?

Well, thats why we love him.

 

[Casual Shinji]

It's okay Kojima, failure is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Random Argument Man]

Hmmmmm, is it wrong that I'm kinda looking forward to him leaving? I couldn't stand MGS4

Well, it's just one game. I wouldn't get my torchs and pitchforks for only one game.

 

[Exterminas]

Please define "mess up".

I mean, every game with a respectable buget behind it is going to sell at least some copies, these days.

 

[Mordwyl]

Is he going with an actual homoerotic game this time?

 

[Composer]

oh noes?

 

[soapyshooter]

So its either MGS: Peacewalker or MGS: Rising. Oh wait, could be a totally new IP. Interested to see what the huge risk is.

 

[FinalDream]

If this came to pass it would be a great shame, I am a huge fan of Kojima's work.

 

[Quaidis]

RapeLay Solid 2 by Hideo Kojima.

Pardon. When he says taboo and that it will probably get him fired, my first thought came to that one game that horrified many.

 

[Brad Shepard]

it wont happen, hes making way to much cahs for that to happen.

 

[CoverYourHead]

The man has enough fan boys that will buy it regardless.

I have my doubts that it'll fail.

Note: I'm not harshing Kojima fanboys/girls. I'm pretty much one of them.

 

[Cody211282]

Something tells me the thing that will "challenge a certain type of taboo" will be a game like DOA, and it will probably be the girls just naked, can't say I will miss him though.

 

[Matt_LRR]

No room for Hideo

-m

 

[RWillers]

I wonder what exactly is a success for him.

Is he going with an actual homoerotic game this time?

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

He could skirt the bet by not actually making any more games, and just be a producer or an executive producer who has considerable creative control written in to his contract.

 

[Antari]

Or if anything it will take him roughly 200 5 minute speech sequences to explain it all in the end. This guy doesn't like getting to the point, until hes past it.

 

[senorcromas]

Holy hell I want that duck thing.

Oh, and oh noes... and stuff.