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Rodriguezjr

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🇵🇷 A guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart! Content Creator on Youtube/Twitch. Also speedrun sometimes. Smash Ult: Belmont Main Sephiroth Secondary https://www.youtube.com/@Rodriguezjr | http://twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

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Rodriguezjr @rodriguezjr.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Rodriguezjr

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Monster Hunter Wilds With Friends Day 37 www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

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Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM

Rodriguezjr

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Finally learned the timing of Setsuka's Silver Moon and Fury combos. Have to input B+K, 61B, 44B+K or 33A+B pretty quick. #SoulCalibur3

December 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM

Rodriguezjr

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Marvel Rivals Winter Event 2025 www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

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Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Rodriguezjr

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Monster Hunter Wilds With Friends Day 36 (Festival of Accord: Lumenhymn) www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

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Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM

Rodriguezjr

@rodriguezjr.bsky.social

Monster Hunter Wilds With Friends Day 35 www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

Rodriguezjr - Twitch

Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM

Rodriguezjr

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Monster Hunter Wilds With Friends Day 34 (TU4 | Gogmazios) www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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December 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM

Rodriguezjr

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Borderlands 4 Playthrough Pt. 24 www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

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Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM

Rodriguezjr

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Playing some Pokes www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

Rodriguezjr - Twitch

Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM

Rodriguezjr

@rodriguezjr.bsky.social

Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

Rodriguezjr - Twitch

Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Rodriguezjr

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 1st Playthrough (Pt 5) www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

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Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM

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Wario64

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Katsuhiro Harada to leave Bandai Namco at end of the year

I’d like to share that I’ll be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025.
With the TEKKEN series reaching its 30th anniversary—an important milestone for a project I’ve devoted much of my life to—I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close.

My roots lie in the days when I supported small local tournaments in Japanese arcades and in small halls and community centers overseas.
I still remember carrying arcade cabinets by myself, encouraging people to “Please try TEKKEN,” and directly facing the players right in front of me.
The conversations and atmosphere we shared in those places became the core of who I am as a developer and game creator.

Even as the times changed, those experiences have remained at the center of my identity.
And even after the tournament scene grew much larger, many of you continued to treat me like an old friend—challenging me at venues, inviting me out for drinks at bars.
Those memories are also deeply precious to me.
In recent years, I experienced the loss of several close friends in my personal life, and in my professional life I witnessed the retirement or passing of many senior colleagues whom I deeply respect.
Those accumulated events made me reflect on the “time I have left as a creator.”
During that period, I sought advice from Ken Kutaragi—whom I respect as though he were another father—and received invaluable encouragement and guidance.
His words quietly supported me in making this decision.

Over the past four to five years, I’ve gradually handed over all of my responsibilities, as well as the stories and worldbuilding I oversaw, to the team, bringing me to the present day.
Looking back, I was fortunate to work on an extraordinary variety of projects—VR titles (such as Summer Lesson), Pokkén Tournament, the SoulCalibur series, and many others, both inside and outside the company.

Each project was full of new discoveries and learning, and every one of them became an irreplaceable experience for me.
To everyone who has supported me, to communities around the world, and to all the colleagues who have walked alongside me for so many years, I offer my deepest gratitude.
I’ll share more about my next steps at a later date.
Thank you very much for everything.

【Postscript】
Although I will be leaving the company at the end of 2025, Bandai Namco has asked me to appear at the TWT Finals at the end of January 2026, so I expect to attend as a guest.

For 30 years I kept saying, “I’ll do it someday,” and never once performed as a DJ at a tournament event.
So instead, I will be releasing—for the first and last time—a 60-minute TEKKEN DJ-style nonstop mix (DJ mix), personally edited by myself, together with this announcement.
Listening to it brings back many memories.
Thank you again, sincerely, for all these years.

‘TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix’ by Katsuhiro Harada 1 is on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/pEYofA4yXOwyC7lj0O

December 8, 2025 - The Final Day of TEKKEN’s 30th Anniversary -
Katsuhiro Harada

December 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM

Rodriguezjr

@rodriguezjr.bsky.social

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 1st Playthrough (Pt 4) www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

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Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM

Rodriguezjr

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I would say I'm pretty deep in #MetroidPrime4Beyond already with about 80% scans/ 60% item pickups. Don't know what people's issues are with the GF troops since they're hardly in your way & get like 30 seconds of screen time. Also able to do more stuff in the Desert area now.

December 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM

Rodriguezjr

@rodriguezjr.bsky.social

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 1st Playthrough (Pt 3) www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

Rodriguezjr - Twitch

Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM

Rodriguezjr

@rodriguezjr.bsky.social

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 1st Playthrough (Pt 2) www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

Rodriguezjr - Twitch

Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Rodriguezjr

@rodriguezjr.bsky.social

Played about 5/6 hours of #MetroidPrime4Beyond so far and I will say the Myles hate is way overblown. The game so far feels very much like the first 3 Prime games from what I remember of them.

December 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM

Rodriguezjr

@rodriguezjr.bsky.social

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 1st Playthrough (Pt 1) www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

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Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM

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Ken'pai!

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I FINALLY FOUND IT.

Been looking for this stupid video for fucking EVER but GOOGLE SUCKS SO MUCH SHIT NOW

December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM

Rodriguezjr

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Marvel Cosmic Invasion 4 Player Co-Op Campaign Playthrough

Marvel Cosmic Invasion (4 Player Co-Op Full Campaign Playthrough)

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December 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM

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Ultima

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THEY GOT MANGO SENTINEL IN COSMIC INVASION

December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM

Rodriguezjr

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Marvel Cosmic Invasion Playthrough With Friends www.twitch.tv/rodriguezjr

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Just a guy that loves video games and some Mario Kart. Also, speedran Star Fox Zero and a Belmont main & Sephiroth/Rob Secondaries in Smash Ultimate.

www.twitch.tv

December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM

Rodriguezjr

@rodriguezjr.bsky.social

Beaten #AgeOfImprisonment. While I don't want to spoil much, I did really like how a bit more in depth they went with the Master Sword mostly and it was also cool getting some details about some random areas within BotW/Tears.

December 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM