Keiichi Yano

Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

At GDC over a decade ago, Elite Beat Agents creator Keiichi Yano mentioned that he pitched an action game to Nintendo. We now actually know that this was a music-based platformer, though it never really moved forward beyond that initial talk with the Big N. Yano thought it would be interesting to have a platformer in which the music synced to your movements.

Yano also told Liam Robertson during an interview that he made a number of other pitches to Nintendo. However, it’s unclear what exactly these were.

Here’s the full interview clip with Yano:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments

It’s been nearly a decade since we last saw an entry in the Elite Beat Agents / Ouendan franchise. That begs the question: will iNiS ever work on a new game? Elite Beat Agents creator Keiichi Yano does seem up for it.

Speaking with Polygon, Yano mentioned the following:

“I have a great relationship with Nintendo. I think, as with many of these types of games that have this following and at some point they come back, I think there will be a right time when it feels like [the series] should come back. A lot of times, the platform will dictate those kind of things.”

Yano also said that he would “certainly love to make another version of it, and hopefully it’s on the next platform.”

Look at the video below for Yano’s full response.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments

Polygon has put up the latest video in its “Devs Make Mario” series. In today’s feature, Kill.Switch creator Chris Esaki makes a level in the game, which is playtested by Elite Beat Agents creator and Jumo co-founder Keiichi Yano. View it below.

Esaki’s Super Mario Maker level is located on the official bookmark site here.

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