Spike Chunsoft shows interest in NX, talks Kenka Bancho 6, Mystery Dungeon, future
In the latest issue of Famitsu, the magazine has an interview with Spike Chunsoft president and CEO Mitsutoshi Sakurai. Spike Chunsoft handles the Zero Escape series, and is perhaps best known for its work on the Danganronpa franchise.
Sakurai spoke about a number of topics, including the company’s interest in NX. You can find various quotes from the interview below.
What have your review scores looked like so far this year?
“70s to 80s. The Witcher 3, Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus, and so on were successful. Kenka Bancho 6 didn’t perform as well as we wanted it to, but we’ve been thinking about various counter-measures since then, and we’re showing the results by releasing Kenka Bancho Otome.”
Let’s talk about Danganronpa and Mystery Dungeon…
“This [New Danganronpa V3] will be the first time we release Danganronpa on a stationary console, so we’re considering a number of interesting mechanics. I want you to look forward to it. For Mystery Dungeon, if an interesting project comes up, we’ll take it on. But right now we’re not at a state where we have something concrete and are moving forward.”
Talk about future hardware decisions…
“For stationary consoles, we’ll focus on PlayStation 4. After, Nintendo’s new hardware, the NX. I would also like to start fully working on Steam.”
What’s happening from 2016 and after?
“We’re not at the level where we can announce anything, but we’ve started work on the development of a completely new title. Additionally, we have the latest entry in the Zero Escape series, which Kotaro Uchikoshi is making. We’re making various other advancements, too.”
