Team Ninja's Hayashi on Other M collaboration, Miyamoto's influence on his career
A portion of a GamesIndustry interview with Yosuke Hayashi...
Q: We were fascinated by Nintendo's decision to work with Team Ninja on Metroid. Looking back at the project, how do you feel about it and how Metroid: Other M was received? What lessons were learned?
Yosuke Hayashi: Other M was the first game that let us work with an external partner whose philosophy towards development is completely different to ours. This was a great chance for us to revise and rethink our approach to development, and this experience is something that is being applied in the studio.
Q: Which game designers have had the biggest influence on you and your career?
Yosuke Hayashi: That would definitely be Shigeru Miyamoto. If it weren't for him I wouldn't be here now.
Q: We were fascinated by Nintendo's decision to work with Team Ninja on Metroid. Looking back at the project, how do you feel about it and how Metroid: Other M was received? What lessons were learned?
Yosuke Hayashi: Other M was the first game that let us work with an external partner whose philosophy towards development is completely different to ours. This was a great chance for us to revise and rethink our approach to development, and this experience is something that is being applied in the studio.
Q: Which game designers have had the biggest influence on you and your career?
Yosuke Hayashi: That would definitely be Shigeru Miyamoto. If it weren't for him I wouldn't be here now.
