Suzuki wins an award!

The AIAS announces today that Sega's Yu Suzuki will be presented with this years Hall of Fame Award at D.I.C.E. in February.

ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES (AIAS) NAMES SEGA's YU SUZUKI WINNER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS HALL OF FAME AWARD

Suzuki will accept award from 2002's winner Will Wright at the Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas, February 27, 2003

LOS ANGELES, CA - [January 7, 2003] - The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences today announced that SEGA®'s Yu Suzuki will receive its coveted Hall of Fame award. The award will be presented as part of the Interactive Achievement Awards at the 2003 D.I.C.E. Summit (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain), at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, February 27, 2003.

"Yu Suzuki joins an impressive roster of game creators who have won this award for their leadership and innovation," said Paul Provenzano, President of AIAS. "He has not only created some of the best video games in the world, but he has also helped enhance awareness and appreciation of this interactive art form."

"I am greatly honored to receive the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Award," said Yu Suzuki, executive officer and leading video game developer, SEGA Corporation. "I am pleased to be highly commended by the AIAS as a Hall of Fame Inductee along with many industry visionaries."

Mr. Suzuki will receive the award from the 2002 winner, Will Wright of Maxis (SimCity, The Sims, The Sims Online). Other past winners include 2001's winner John Carmack (DOOM, Quake); 2000's winner Hironobu Sakaguchi (Final Fantasy); 1999's winner Sid Meier (Civilization, Railroad Tycoon); and 1998's winner Shigeru Miyamoto (Pikman, Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda, Mario).

Mr. Suzuki is widely recognized as one of the forefathers of console video gaming. He is best known for his many industry firsts and genre breaking games including "OutrunTM," "Space HarrierTM," "ShenmueTM," and the "Virtua FighterTM" series. The "Virtua Fighter" series is recognized for its contributions in the fields of Art & Entertainment and is the only video game on permanent display in the Smithsonian Institution's Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology Innovation, at the Smithsonian's Natural Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

The standards for consideration of a Hall of Fame Award are very high. Criteria considered by the Academy Board include: pioneering a new genre or redefining an existing genre with a significant advance (i.e. changing the face of the art form); influencing other designers and products; demonstrating the highest level of creativity and innovation which results in ongoing cultural significance and influence; and consistent product success of a scale that expands the scope of the industry.

In addition to receiving the Hall of Fame Award, Mr. Suzuki will participate in a workshop at the 2003 D.I.C.E. Summit with fellow Hall of Fame winner, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto. "An Audience with the Masters" is a rare opportunity for attendees to pose questions directly to game design masters.

The Academy will present Interactive Achievement Awards in 30 craft, console, computer, and online categories. Aside from the Hall of Fame Award, highlights include an overall Game of the Year as Innovation in Gaming.


Taken from www.planetgamecube.com Congrats Suzuki!


Also, in case you didn't get the link from my other thread. This site has some funny pics... like this one...

http://www.juice2000.com/dailypic/pod253.jpg

 

congrats to mr. suzuki and a funny pic indeed =]

 

Anyone up for a huge national VF1 gathering at the Smithsonian

 

Congratz to Suzuki-san and can somebody tell me what is funny about a little girl sleeping with a used condom on her face? /versus/images/icons/confused.gif

 

I think it's VF2 that's on display there.

 

more news......

Virtua Fighter Quest???????????

http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2908274,00.html

Let's just hope this article is true.

 

Re: more news......

vfquest is old news announced around march last year
coming for gamecube to celebrate 10th anniversary VF.

Also shenmue was supposed to be the original VF Quest game. Originally supposed to Akiras quest to learn to be a fighter, but they decided to converted to shenmue instead.

on the topic of shenmue - shenmue 3 to be a movie?

 

Re: more news......

Pheonix, everyone knows it is old news. But if you read the article, it says that one of the sources inside sega states in an interview that he would like to get the game production going. Meaning it has not been worked on due to many other projects. They still want to get it out before the end of this year due to the 10th anniversary.