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[Nirolak]

I think I'll just let this one speak for itself.

On February 7, a user named "yoichiw" appeared on Twitter.

Yoichiw? Could this possibly be Yoichi Wada? As Yoichi "Imperial Hot Square Enix CEO" Wada?

Initially, Yoichiw user made some pretty standard tweets about his follower count.

But then he started to refer to himself as a CEO. In one tweet, he said that the reason he'd waited so long to start using Twitter was because there are risks in using your real name on such a service. "It will be revealed that even though I'm a CEO, I can't speak English and that I'm not doing work."

Later posts seemed to suggest that Yoichiw was visiting the studio behind Batman Arkham Asylum, and later Hitman and Kane and Lynch studio IO Interactive. The person writing under the IOInteractive username is capable of writing Japanese, which surprised Yoichiw.

More recently, Yoichiw made a few posts about Last Remnant. You know, the multiplatform RPG that still hasn't been released on PS3. He said nothing about the PS3 version. Instead, he provided a surprisingly (given the character count limit) deep analysis of what was good and bad about the game.

So is "yoichiw" really Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada? ITmedia asked Square Enix and got an affirmative.

If you want to see what the CEO of Japan's biggest RPG maker (for now) has to say in 140 characters or less, add yourself to the at present 6,000 or so people following Yoichiw.

Source: http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/02/10/yoichi_wada_on_twitter/

Now as for answering questions about memes, that article is rather picture heavy, so I'll just link to it. Here's the opening though:

Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has a Twitter account. Let's view his Tweet log to see what he thinks about a couple of our favorite Wada-related memes.

More here: http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/02/11/yoichi_wada_memes/

 

[NIN90]

Why do I have to laugh so much about Imperial Hot?
I'm at class, jesus christ.

 

[Cedille]

I no longer can search here anymore, but is there anybody who doesn't know yet Matsuno is also on Twitter?

 

[Nirolak]

I no longer can search here anymore, but is there anybody who doesn't know yet Matsuno is also on Twitter?

Judging by Matsuno's friends list, so are apparently a very large number of Japan's major game industry figures.

They all seem to have joined fairly recently as well, which would normally point to a fake, but uh, since Square Enix confirmed this one, assuming the others are also real, I guess they all just decided to start at the same time.

Thanks for the information.

 

[BocoDragon]

Matsuno's Twitter?......

.....2010 is too much.......

 

[Nirolak]

Matsuno's Twitter?......

.....2010 is too much.......

http://twitter.com/YasumiMatsuno

I assume this is the one Cedille was referring to. I have no article confirming it though.

 

[Cedille]

http://twitter.com/YasumiMatsuno

I assume this is the one Cedille was referring to. I have no article confirming it though.

It's Matsuo, as Sakimoto followed him.

 

[madara]

Well someone give him the business about FF13 for me!

 

[yencid]

Can someone that can translate japanese make a brother account to translate his tweets :lol

 

[RomanticHeroX]

It's Matsuo, as Sakimoto followed him.

I'm more amazed by Sakimoto being on Facebook. I wonder if he'd accept my friend request.

 

[Fersis]

YoichiW: @Kagari Stop stalking me!!! Make it stop!

 

[Eyemus Lutt]

So apparently even Nintendo CEO Iwata has a twitter account http://twitter.com/satoruiwata

Spoiler

I doubt it's real.

 

[Regulus Tera]

I'm not sure if this qualifies as a "meme" or not, but have you seen the Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children cover art that substitutes Tetsuya Nomura for Cloud an Wada for Sephiroth?

(Wada says "All the FF games go to MS..." while Nomura says "I will protect Versus.")

Twitter user Kazahane, a student from Kanagawa who likes minor RPGs (including, it seems, Resonance of Fate, which he played and cleared in 54 hours), asked Wada if he'd seen the image (he described it in detail in his question).

Wada's response was "No. What is that?"


But Wada later posted a link to a Twitpic post showing the image. This was followed by a post where he wrote, "That picture is from MS@E3, right? The stupid looking one with the arms wide open. Those were the directions from MS's stage staff!!"

Brilliant.

 

[Nirolak]

YoichiW: @Kagari Stop stalking me!!! Make it stop!

I can't imagine some of the scary tweets he probably receives.

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

well at least his tweets will see simultaneous global releases I guess.

 

[Kagari]

:lol Wada's messages greatly amuse me.

 

[spidye]

So apparently even Nintendo CEO Iwata has a twitter account http://twitter.com/satoruiwata

Spoiler

I doubt it's real.

:lol

Good, so now I can cross Apple off the list of potential competitors. That thing is weaker than a NeoGeoPocket. Nintendo Westsiiiiide!

:lol

 

[Hot Coldman]

Someone tell him about Thi4f. Maybe he doesn't know it's called Thi4f, and will agree with our disgust.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Later posts seemed to suggest that Yoichiw was visiting the studio behind Batman Arkham Asylum

noooo

stay away from them, Wada

they made a good game in a fairly realistic period

they don't want your germs

 

[mehdi_san]

I tried to ask him about about KH BbS on the PS Store, but he didn't answer T_T

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

:lol :lol at wada's twitter. Something strangely hilarious about it.

 

[Brazil]

:lol

:lol

:lol

 

[Haunted]

I don't know why, but that's hilarious.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

You know

I know we don't support invasions or raids or anything

But I'm going to keep tweeting "すばらしきこのせかい 2" (It's a Wonderful World/The World Ends With You) to Wada until he gets off his ass and greenlights it.

 

[Hot Coldman]

You know

I know we don't support invasions or raids or anything

But I'm going to keep tweeting "すばらしきこのせかい 2" (It's a Wonderful World/The World Ends With You) to Wada until he gets off his ass and greenlights it.

DO IT, FOR THE GOOD OF MAN

 

[badcrumble]

http://twitter.com/YasumiMatsuno

I assume this is the one Cedille was referring to. I have no article confirming it though.

I told him that I want him to return to Ivalice :>

 

[NeoUltima]

Wada you going on twitter man?

 

[HamPster PamPster]

http://twitter.com/YasumiMatsuno

I assume this is the one Cedille was referring to. I have no article confirming it though.

I don't suppose there's someone who just re-tweets Matsuno's tweets in english is there?

Sheesh, you can stalk Shane or pretend to be the Nintendo CEO but the important tweets aren't being made!!!

 

[Princess Skittles]

But I'm going to keep tweeting "すばらしきこのせかい 2" (It's a Wonderful World/The World Ends With You) to Wada until he gets off his ass and greenlights it.

I like you.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

:lol

:lol

http://tinyurl.com/yfcfdmu You wanna live longer? Pick up a WiiMote! I heard Natal causes erectile dysfunction. Nintendo Westsiiiide!

Shiggy aint making a cat game.He dont even know how to say cat in english.Hell, he called gorillas 'donkeys' for 13 years. Im back, bitches!

:lol :lol

 

[Princess Skittles]

Oh God, the Iwata Twitter is :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol.

http://tinyurl.com/yfcfdmu You wanna live longer? Pick up a WiiMote! I heard Natal causes erectile dysfunction. Nintendo Westsiiiide!

New NPD numbers hit. Who's number 1? Here's a hint...Aint no Party like a Mario Party cuz a Mario Party don't stop! Nintendo Westsiiiide!

9/9 was 'Sega Dreamcast Day'? I was to busy counting the money from 'Mario and Sonic Olympics' to notice. Pimpin aint easy! Holla!

It's one note, for sure, but I can't stop laughing at one.

 

[Nairume]

I told him that I want him to return to Ivalice :>

Ask him about Zetegenia instead. Maybe he'll be more receptive.

 

[jooey]

Oh God, the Iwata Twitter is :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol.

it's really not.

 

[Princess Skittles]

it's really not.

Ah, my mistake then.

I'll go watch The Big Bang Theory or Family Guy, or whatever it is you consider funny instead.

 

[BlueWord]

The fact that Yasumi Matsuno has a twitter, and is seen, publicly, to be in contact with a number of figures (including Akihiro Hino - the president of Level 5!), it boggles my mind. You'd think GAF would've been all over this within hours.

 

[polyh3dron]

I came in expecting him answering the question "WHO WAS PHONE?"

 

[desa]

Nintendo westsiiiide!

 

[Anticitizen One]

Nintendo westsiiiide!

Every nintendo thread from now on :lol

 

[LiquidMetal14]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :
lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :
lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
:lol :lol :lol :
lol :lol :lol

 

[silverbullet1080]

You know

I know we don't support invasions or raids or anything

But I'm going to keep tweeting "すばらしきこのせかい 2" (It's a Wonderful World/The World Ends With You) to Wada until he gets off his ass and greenlights it.

 

[Andrew2]

I don't use twitter(or facebook) for that matter(don't have any use for them), however if Kazunori-san were to ever have either I would sign up.

 

[Azure J]

ShockingAlberto needs a lesser soultron tag for that idea.

Also holy fuck, that Satoru Iwata twitter account is so juvenile but so fucking hilarious at the same time!

Kaz called to brag that PS3 sales rose 300%. Too bad a $299 ass still smells like ass. See you at TGS Bitch! Ya Heard!

Those frenchies at Ubi better stop talkin trash about DS sales. One bad report and they're ready to surrender...go figure. Holla!

@Pravus_Prime It's called Wii Sports Resort , Not Wii Walk Your Fat Ass Around the Beach Looking At Stamps Resort. Do some push ups, bitch!

Reggie has been in Tokyo for 2 days already? Punk is ducking me because of the DS sales. Is Iwata gonna hafta smack a bitch?

If I see one more punk saying Darksiders is just like Zelda, I'm gonna stick an ocarina in their ass. Nintendo Westsiiiide!

:lol :lol :lol

 

[NetMapel]

Nintendo Westsiiiide !!!

 

[Fimbulvetr]

You know

I know we don't support invasions or raids or anything

But I'm going to keep tweeting "すばらしきこのせかい 2" (It's a Wonderful World/The World Ends With You) to Wada until he gets off his ass and greenlights it.

I told him that I want him to return to Ivalice :>

You guys are awesome.

 

[bernardobri]

9/9 was 'Sega Dreamcast Day'? I was to busy counting the money from 'Mario and Sonic Olympics' to notice. Pimpin aint easy! Holla!

Oh man :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[Minamu]

I guess it's fake then?

 

[paperheart]

well at least his tweets will see simultaneous global releases I guess.

:lol Good one!

Oh God, the Iwata Twitter is :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol.

Nintendo Westsiiiide!

It's one note, for sure, but I can't stop laughing at one.

Haha. I've heard it all now.

 

[Aru]

:lol Wada's messages greatly amuse me.

What did you tell him ? :lol

 

[Matsuno]

Is this a recent Matsuno photo?
http://twitpic.com/15dbgs
and this storyboard...
http://twitpic.com/13y33c

 

[Twig]

Someone tell him about Thi4f. Maybe he doesn't know it's called Thi4f, and will agree with our disgust.

wait is that real

edit: oh god it is ;_;

edit edit: oh phew