The Japanese study responds to the high frequency of date changes in video games such as Yo-kai Watch 4 and the new Inazuma Eleven.
Akihiro Hino, CEO and president of Level-5, has responded in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine to the questions asked by his community about the frequent delays that accompany his most recent releases. Titles like Yo-kai Watch 4 for Nintendo Switch (its expanded version has also been released on PS4) or the reboot of Inazuma Eleven, which has even experienced reboots, are the trigger for this concern.
“I still can't go into details; but in other games, anime and movies we will also face new challenges, so stay tuned, ”he begins. "The development of our games continues to see delays, and that continues to make our fans regret, but I want us to develop appropriately the titles we are working on," even if that implies a new delay, he assumes.
Inazuma Eleven: Heroes ’Great Road
Inazuma Eleven: Heroes ’Great Road, no specific date
Although it does not specifically explain what is happening with the one desired by many Inazuma Eleven: Heroes ’Great Road, which will be coming out soon (in 2020, according to the official website) for PS4, Xbox One and mobile devices. Your ad came in 2016.
Sales, in fact, have not accompanied recently. According to data collected by Famitsu magazine itself, the return of Yo-kai Watch on Nintendo Switch with what has been its first numbered delivery away from Nintendo 3DS, Yo-kai Watch 4, had to settle for only about 300,000 units sold in Japan, far from the more than 3 million accumulated copies of the second part in that country, which was a true mass phenomenon in Nintendo 3DS thanks, in large measure, to the acceptance of the animation series.
In FreeGameTips we dedicate a report to the figure of Akihiro Hino, one of the most renowned presidents in the current videogame industry for his ability to convert interactive entertainment franchises into potential films, series, manga or other derivative products. An example is in the Ni No Kuni movie, which will arrive this January in the Netflix video on demand platform.
The next Level-5 date with players in Europe is Snack World: From Dungeon to Dungeon – Gold Edition for Nintendo Switch this February 14.
