Japanese game creators discuss 2026 ambitions

4Gamer.net has published the 2026 edition of its annual end-of-year interviews with Japanese game creators. The website interviewed 194 creators this year, several of which tease new titles and announcements to come in 2026. Get the notable tidbits below. ■ Arc System Works Kenji Satou (Known for River City: Rival Showdown , River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next ) -Ambitions for 2026 “Thank you greatly for the support you’ve shown towards our company’s titles. 2026 will be the Kunio-kun 40th anniversary commemoration year. I’d like to make it a year we can celebrate together with everyone who has supported the series thus far. Please continue to give us your support and patronage.” ■ RS34 Daisuke Nagata (Known for Karous , Radirgy , etc.) -Ambitions for 2026 “In 2026, I’d like to consciously seek out new encounters and challenges. As for our next work, I can’t say anything yet, but we’re preparing various things, including approaches different from before, so I’d be happy if you could look forward to it!!” ■ Idea Factory Hikaru Yasui (Known for Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters , MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy , Touhou Spell Carnival , etc.) -Ambitions for 2026 “Thank you so much to all of the fans who have supported the Neptunia series! The excitement surrounding its 15th anniversary year in 2025 far exceeded our development team’s expectations. It was none other than the fans who continued to send us their passion, love, and support, who made this year the best one yet, and for that, we are truly grateful from the bottom of our hearts. The power we received has undoubtedly become a great source of strength for our next step. “And now, it is finally 2026. “We sincerely hope to further accelerate the excitement of this commemorative year and finally deliver the long-awaited latest numbered entry in the Neptunia series that everyone has been eagerly anticipating. With a ‘prayer’ to deliver the best game possible, Tsunako and the rest of the staff are currently hard at work in development with the goal of exceeding everyone’s expectations. “Please look forward to a new Hyperdimension story in 2026, and we sincerely ask for your continued support!” ■ ATLUS Shinjirou Takata (Known for the Devil Survivor series, Tokyo Mirage Session s #FE , Shin Megami Tensei V , and Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance ) -Ambitions for 2026 “We released RAIDOU Remastered in June 2025 and Persona 3 Reload for Switch 2 in October, and we’re now at a point where things like demo releases and patch support have finally settled down... or so we thought. It looks like it may be a little while longer before I can report anything next.” Atsushi Nomura (Known for Persona 4 Golden remastered, Persona 5 Tactica ) -Ambitions for 2026 “Counting back to Revelations: Persona , which first released in 1996, the Persona series will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026. I would like to express my gratitude to those who have supported us for...

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