PERSPECTIVE
Starting At Zero
Reflections on the past and hopes for the future
TOSHIHIRO NAGOSHI
My regret for entering an industry where I didn’t belong and my shame for contributing nothing were indescribable
Congratulations to the team at Edge for reaching the 30th anniversary of the magazine’s publication! I also started my journey in the videogame industry at around the same time – 34 years ago, in fact, when I joined Sega’s coin-op division. What most people don’t know is that it was not my first career choice. It was a time without the Internet, so naturally it was somewhat unusual for students to aim for the videogame industry right after graduation. There were lots of questions. What is a gaming company like? What kind of people work there? What kind of work do they do? There was little information available. I studied film in college but couldn’t find a job in that field, so, with no information, I plunged into the videogame industry simply because it seemed interesting.