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itten’s Naotaka Shimamoto on Tokyo Highway, Crash Octopus – and creating games that catch the eye
Off the back of a successful Kickstarter campaign for their latest game, Crash Octopus, we caught up with itten President Naotaka ‘Shima’ Shimamoto to find out more about his approach to design.
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