There’s no real breaking news here, but it’s just nice to hear about. As I’m sure many of you know, Tomonobu Itagaki is the former leader of Team Ninja, and he has since left the company and now works with a large number of his former Team Ninja colleagues in an independent game developing company that they’re currently calling the Tokyo Vikings. Meanwhile, Team Ninja is now working hand-in-hand with Nintendo on Metroid: Other M. What does Itagaki think about the project? Here’s a bit from a recent interview:
How do you feel about the Team Ninja-doing-Metroid-reinvention news? Is this something you would have welcomed when you were still there?
Itagaki: Metroid is a fantastic game that I played a lot on the Disk System when I was a child. I also know Mr. Sakamoto, the producer at Nintendo, very well. He fathered Samus Aran. He’s been making games since I was a child, so he’s a veteran I really respect. I think [Yosuke] Hayashi will learn a lot working with him. I hope Team Ninja works hard in making a good game.
Like I said, always nice to hear these things.
