Katsuhiro Harada Discussed Tekken Waffle House Stage Issues 

Tekken 8 Director Katsuhiro Harada discussed the possibility of a Waffle House stage appearing in the game on social media, during which he brought up his attempts at communication with the restaurant’s owners and representatives regarding outreach about a licensing arrangement. He also suggested a replacement possibility called the “Hustle House.”

Harada actually first mentioned the possibility of a similar sort of stage inspired by the Waffle House in Tekken 8, but that featured a different name or possible distinctions if an agreement couldn’t be reached. He noted, “If we can't get that “House” name license, how about we call it “Hustle House” stage? Doesn't that make sense to everyone?”

Then, in a longer statement, Katsuhiro Harada noted he’d actually been attempting to contact the Waffle House owners in the hopes of getting the license to feature it as a stage in Tekken 8. He noted, “Over the past year or more, I've actually tried to make contact through several different channels. However, and this is purely my own speculation, I suspect that the lack of response may be due to the fact that the project I'm known for revolves around “fighting-themed video games.’” 

Harada also explained that was his reasoning behind mentioning the Hustle House option. He noted, “That said, if—like I suggested earlier—using a different name or format is acceptable as long as the core message is maintained, then I would be willing to seriously reconsider and explore this again.”

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In another comment on social media, Harada also described a Waffle House employee deflecting a thrown chair by a customer as “an excellent parry.”

Tekken 8 is available for the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the next major update will add Fahkumram and a Pac-Man stage as DLC.

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