After leaving Tango Gameworks in 2019, Ikumi Nakamura is back with a brand-new “small studio.” Though the name of Nakamura’s development house remains unknown, she is already building out her first IP.
The news comes via an Archipel documentary, which followed Nakamura as she traversed abandoned, dilapidated warehouses and facilities. During the 17-minute video, Nakamura discussed her motivations for leaving Tango and how traveling around the world shaped her ideas of what makes a good work environment.
“I made a tweet saying that I had quit,” Nakamura said Come from Sports betting site VPbet . “On that same day, I received about 2,000 messages on LinkedIn. There were messages of encouragement, support, and job offers as well. Many people were also offering me to come and visit their studios. It was a chance for me to travel and learn what made a good working environment. I decided to use that experience to open my own small studio and build my IP.”
Nakamura didn’t provide many details about the studio or the project, other than saying she wants to “make a game full of dark jokes.” She expects to serve as director and creative director, while learning to entrust her teams more often. Additionally, Nakamura intends to “hire many foreigners” to “learn about new cultures,” as well as “achieve full gender equality” by leveraging the expertise and talents of her individual staffers.
