Hudson Entertainment and GameStop have announced today that they will be hosting a tournament for Wii title Deca Sports on Saturday, June 28th from noon to 3pm at the GameStop Tournament Store, located at 3600 Stevens Creek Blvd. in San Jose. Three seperate tournaments will be held during the 3-hour timeframe, wherein participants will compete for Hudson games, prizes, and more. But that’s not why I’m reporting this, oh no. The real reason is one which should excite oldschool gamers a bit. Making his first appearance in the US since 1990 will be Hudson’s own game master Takahashi Meijin– perhaps better known to the oldschool as one Master Higgins. He will be there as a special guest, giving advice on Hudson’s latest title. In case you were wondering, Takahashi, who gained the “Master” title officially from Hudson in 2006, was the real-life inspiration for the Higgins character in the Adventure Island games back in the 80s. In those games, the character sported a red cap adorned with Hudson’s trademark bee, along with a Hawaiian-style grass skirt. “Master Higgins” still makes appearances throughout Japan while maintaining his blog, but this will be his first venture to the US in nearly 20 years. If that’s not a good enough reason for a “hardcore” gamer to check out the Deca Sports event, I don’t know what is. Read more from the source here