I thought this happened a while ago?

In any case, it is a little sad, the gaming community needs more people like him. I really long for a game development community with premiere Japanese developers like him, Hideo Kojima, Hironobu Sakaguchi who weren't afraid to stand at the fore of new technology in gaming, to do it better than the rest, but most importantly, combine it with state of the art game design, innovative ideas and generally pushing the industry forward in terms of gaming experience and storytelling.

Sakaguchi not so much anymore, but Lord knows guys like that would be doing it a hell of a lot better than all these western developer clowns who hold the reigns of HD Gaming today. Its truly sad.

On a personal note, I came up with the Sega Genesis during the 16-bit era. I have fond memories of After Burner, Sword of Vermillion, and remembered how crazy it was when Virtua Fighter came out. Although I also was more into games like Sonic and Shining Force, I definately respect him and thank him for the great memories he allowed me to have during my childhood.