For a while now, Tekken followers have been asking for a journey to Waffle House. Not in actual life, thoughts you, however in-game. And whereas it appears like Tekken 8’s director is fishing for it, there hasn’t been a bit on the road from Waffle House.
Over on X/Twitter, Tekken recreation director Katsuhiro Harada was responding to followers nonetheless eagerly asking for a Waffle House stage in Tekken 8. It is a frequent demand that is gained a lot of steam as Harada himself has expressed curiosity in studying extra on the matter.
Harada stated he “totally understands” followers’ requests. A lot so, the truth is, that he is already been occupied with it, and apparently taken motion to attempt to make one thing occur.
“Over the previous yr or extra, I’ve truly tried to make contact by a number of totally different channels,” stated Harada on X/Twitter. “Nonetheless, and that is purely my very own hypothesis, I think that the dearth of response could also be attributable to the truth that the challenge I am identified for revolves round ‘fighting-themed video video games.'”
To be trustworthy, inside the bounds of what I can say, I totally perceive your (you guys) request—that is exactly why I had thought-about taking up this problem. In actual fact, I had already been occupied with it fairly a whereas in the past.
Over the previous yr or extra, I’ve truly tried to make… https://t.co/Sa5oSpk2IZ
— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) May 13, 2025
Harada famous that “no response” equals a very uncommon case. He additionally stated if utilizing a totally different title or format is suitable, so long as “the core message is maintained,” then he could be prepared to noticeably rethink and discover this once more.
So it looks as if Kazuya and Jin will not be settling their familial variations beneath the yellow gentle of a Waffle House signal anytime quickly. A parody model may occur although, or an in-universe facsimile. Harada suggested “Hustle House” in another post, which is not a unhealthy possibility.
Tekken 8 is at present swinging into a new replace with Patch 2.01, after confirming the impending addition of Fahkumram to the Tekken 8 roster. Again in April, Harada responded to fan frustration over Tekken 8’s Season 2, and stated the tuning staff is working “across the clock” to learn suggestions and work on future modifications for the higher.
Eric is a freelance author for IGN.