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Today, several Koei Tecmo developers and executives discussed their plans for 2021 in a large group interview at Famitsu.
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Today, several Koei Tecmo developers and executives discussed their plans for 2021 in a large group interview at Famitsu.
Kenichi Ogasawara, producer of Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence, Toukiden and Persona 5 Scramble, mentioned the 40th anniversary of the Shibusawa Kou brand next year, adding that Koei Tecmo is working on a game suitable for this memorable milestone and encouraging fans to yearn for it this.
Keisuke Kikuchi, producer of Fairy Tail and Atelier Ryza mentioned that the company is preparing to announce some games until spring, with a wide range of games in development. He also added that next year will mark Fatal Frame’s 20th anniversary (of which he was also a producer), so he hopes to celebrate in some way.
General manager Hisashi Koinuma explained that he would like to accelerate the use of Koei Tecmo’s IP and actively invest in new games for Japan and abroad. He also confirmed that KT will release many games in 2021, so users should look forward to them.
Koei Tecmo President Kou Shibusawa explained among his 2021 goals that the company will continue to develop games in the oriental style that fans around the world can enjoy. In particular, there will be games based on Japanese history and culture.
Director Yosuke Hayashi mentioned that now that the new hardware has been released, he feels that expectations for a game are growing. Developing a title that not only meets expectations, but also exceeds them is difficult, but he would like to create each game so that fans will be happy and surprised.
Atelier Ryza producer and Atelier Ryza 2 producer Junzo Hosoi explained that the Gust brand will face a variety of challenges in 2021. There will also be title revelations that could not be announced in 2020.
Nioh 2 director Fumihiko Yasuda explained that for Team Ninja the development of the Nioh series came to an end after seven years, but there are several projects that will begin full-scale development in 2021.
Dynasty Warriors producer Akihiro Suzuki mentioned that he is working to deliver new information about Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires soon.