In response to the high volume of requests for its inclusion, Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada has made perhaps the inadvisable decision to ask fans why they want a Waffle House level added to the game. For the uninitiated or the international, Waffle House is an American restaurant chain, with most of the company's 1,900 US stores located in the midwest and south of the country.
IGN spotted the interaction when the storied director solicited feedback from his 300,000 followers, asking: "Ok, I will only ask once about this request. Why do some communities send me requests for "Waffle House"? Please explain the basis for the request, including the original story, history and background."
Fans of both fighting games and good food made fast quickly responded, explaining that, culturally, Waffle House is a favourite place for Americans to engage in fisticuffs. Being open all night, the chain has become somewhat infamous as a place where physical altercations allegedly regularly occur.
Emerging from beneath a barrage of memes and clips of public waffle-induced violence, Harada thanked fans for explaining Waffle House's unique position in American society. Sadly, as the adult in the room, Harada had to clarify that trademarks and rights issues would probably prevent the fast-food chain from appearing meaningfully in the Tekken series, but we suppose anything is possible.
Would you like to see a Waffle House stage race Tekken 8? What is it about waffles that brings out the worst in people? Let us know in the comments section below.
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I'm not a big Tekken fan, but I'd buy at least two copies of the Tekken 8 Ultimate Edition for every platform it's on if they added a Waffle House level.
Just make it Waffle Home and lets go
If I can play as Tifa beating up drunks at a Waffle House I would make Tekken 8 my first fighting game purchase.
Just gimme an order of Hashbrowns: Smothered, covered, capped, peppered, chunked, diced and topped. Hold the country. That's for eggs n biscuits. Pretty sure you can do most of that while Tekken-ing. Oh and one pecan waffle.
the waffle house serve waffles 🥞 and fades 👊 on the menu
I would rather have Anna, Julia Chang, and Bruce make their return before we get a Waffle House stage. 😂
I love the way Harada phrased his request to the Tekken community to resemble something you'd find in an exam for some social science course at university.
Please remember to use the Harvard Referencing style in your answer.
As an American, that is funny as heck. I mean WH parking lot after dark is basically an underground fight club.
Change it to Pancake Manor and you 're good to go.
This would be one excellent meme. I wish it would happen
Just make it Smile Burger
They would need to give every character a gun they can pull for the authentic Waffle House experience.
No joke I went to one one time when I was tipsy to get some hashbrowns. Two dudes started arguing. I saw one guy pull his shirt up and then go for a Glock. I got out of that place faster than anyone has ever moved in their life.
They could have a Waffle House parody of a stage and not worry about copyright. But if they do, they could do a co-marketing deal. For example, get some Tekken theme Waffles or in-game currency if you go to a Waffle House.
Lol...this Article is Embarrassingly Hilarious, because as an American it's Sadly True, that IF you go to a Waffle House in the "After Club/Bar Hours" your chance of Seeing or Getting into some kind of Fisticuffs or Worse, exponentially goes Up in conjunction with the Amount of people's Blood Alcohol Content... It makes me think of the (Metallica song)- "Sad But True"... Good Food, Bad Situation...but Excellent Song!
Happy Gaming ✌!
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