Like so many people, it appears a few of Helldivers 2 director Johan Pilestedt’s most formative gaming recollections are of early Nintendo video games. The truth is, Helldivers 2 most likely would not exist with out Nintendo, because the Arrowhead Studios CEO has revealed the home of Mario is the rationale he acquired into sport improvement.
In response to an totally foolish tweet claiming Nintendo and PlayStation are “the ONLY two REAL gaming manufacturers,” accompanied by side-by-side photographs of the 2 firms’ most beloved icons, Pilestedt requested, “the place is the blue aspect’s champ for democracy?” seemingly suggesting Helldivers 2’s defenders of democracy needs to be added to the picture of PlayStation characters.
Following up on that, he added: “Additionally, the rationale why I grew to become a sport dev is Nintendo. All love for all video games all over the place!”
Additionally, the rationale why I grew to become a sport dev is @Nintendo. All love for all video games all over the place! ❤️March 27, 2024
You hear that, big-shot troopers of the Galactic Warfare? You would be nothing if it weren’t for a few chubby plumbers, a nimble gorilla, and a vaguely elvish-looking boy with a sharp inexperienced hat.
I actually, actually want Pilestedt would’ve clarified which early Nintendo video games particularly impressed him to take up sport improvement, however one can solely think about Contra is fairly excessive up the checklist, what with its concentrate on commandoes despatched to thwart armies of alien invaders intent on destroying the Earth… yeah, it is gotta be Contra.
One factor we do know is that Pilestedt has lengthy been a PlayStation fan along with Nintendo, and likewise, he appears to have gravitated towards video games a few group of individuals devoted to preventing a terrific injustice on the planet. Simply this week, he revealed he spent a lot of his childhood taking part in Closing Fantasy 7 and “strolling right into a wall” whereas he slept in actual life.
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