The folks over at
Gamusutra recently ran an interesting story on Square Enix's president and his stance on next generation game-making:
In a continuation of a
recent interview by Japanese newspaper Nikkei Business, Square Enix and Taito CEO Yoichi Wada has commented broadly on game industry innovation, as well as the possibility of new collaborative hardware developed by Square Enix and Taito.
Taito itself
was acquired by the esteemed publisher and developer in late 2005. In the interview, which was
partially translated by consumer website GameSpot, Wada commented that more innovation is needed within the industry, and went so far as to say that “if we don't see some [next-generation] titles that differ from traditional games, the industry is in trouble.”
He added that the Nintendo DS, which features a library that includes several titles that deviate from traditional games offered by other platforms, offers “an idea of the potential” for creating the sorts of new games and experiences
...